{"id":2560,"date":"2026-03-21T03:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/jury-finds-elon-musks-stupid-tweets-caused-twitter-investors-losses\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:46:30","slug":"jury-finds-elon-musks-stupid-tweets-caused-twitter-investors-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/jury-finds-elon-musks-stupid-tweets-caused-twitter-investors-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury finds Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018stupid tweets\u2019 caused Twitter investors\u2019 losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elon Musk shown looking downward in front of upside-down Twitter logos.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Illustration: Laura Normand \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24090215\/STK171_VRG_Illo_1_Normand_ElonMusk_001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/20\/elon-musk-determined-to-be-liable-for-misleading-twitter-investors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports CNBC<\/a>. <em>The New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/20\/technology\/elon-musk-twitter-shareholders-verdict.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports that<\/a> Musk had testified this month that he didn&rsquo;t believe his posts would spook markets, but he did say that \u00ab\u00a0If this was a trial about whether I made stupid tweets, I would say I&rsquo;m guilty.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">CNBC reports Musk&rsquo;s attorneys are expected to file an appeal, as damages could reach as high as $2.6 billion, according to attorneys representing the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">While finding that Musk did not engage in a specific scheme to defraud shareholders, the jury cited two of Musk&rsquo;s tweets, f \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/898511\/elon-musk-twitter-lawsuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company 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