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Musk defends tweets that allegedly tanked Twitter stock before buyout

Jason Weisberger
May 06, 2026
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Elon Musk (screengrab)

Elon Musk defended his conduct in federal court Thursday as former Twitter shareholders accused him of deliberately driving down the company’s stock price ahead of his 2022 purchase of the platform now known as X.

The case, which represents Twitter shareholders who sold the stock between May 13 and Oct. 4, 2022, revolves around alle…

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