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Los Angeles Times
Business
Russ Mitchell

Elon Musk's defense of his erratic tweets: They're truthful, just not 'comprehensive'

When Elon Musk posts on Twitter about Tesla, he must follow the same federal regulations that apply to corporate disclosure, the mega-billionaire acknowledged in court testimony on Friday.

But just because he tweets something, he said, it "doesn't mean that people will believe it, or act on it."

And though he insisted his tweets are truthful, "you can be truthful, but can you be comprehensive? Of course not."

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