US jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By AFP and APMarch 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM

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A US federal jury in California found Elon Musk liable for misleading Twitter shareholders in May 2022, causing a drop in the company's stock price. The verdict stems from a class action securities lawsuit filed by investor Giuseppe Pampena on behalf of those who sold Twitter shares between mid-May and early October 2022. The jury determined that two of Musk's tweets contained false statements violating securities rules against misleading statements that negatively impact stock prices. While absolving Musk of scheming to mislead investors, the jury's decision could result in Musk being ordered to pay billions in damages, estimated by plaintiffs' lawyers at $2.6 billion. Musk's legal team plans to appeal the verdict.

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