Posted on 11/23/2022 1:32:54 PM PST by lowbridge
Earlier today, Business Insider dropped a bombshell about Elon Musk having close and substantial financial ties to disgraced FTX head and über-extreme-ultra-mega crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried:
Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly owns a $100 million stake in Elon Musk's Twitter https://t.co/QrQI8lfz3F
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) November 23, 2022
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There was just one teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy little problem with Business Insider’s scoop: it wasn’t true.
Elon Musk
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False. Also, Business is still not a real publication. Just give up.
3:15 AM · Nov 23, 2022
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Nich Carlson
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Our readers (including you!) are smart enough to know what “reportedly” means.
That story reflects what Semafor reported. (We’ve included your denial in the story.)
Why would we give up when we are having so much fun reporting stories like these?
9:39 AM · Nov 23, 2022
As always: BI=BS
“financial ties to disgraced FTX head and über-extreme-ultra-mega crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried:”
also he a a huge liberal democrat donor
“Reportedly” is right up there with “alleged” as slimy weasel-words used by the media to legally absolve and distance themselves from the bullshit they disseminate as gospel.
BI is the business world’s Pravda, with an occasional piece of honest writing slipped in as a “cover” their ass item.
Their “source” for the story - Semafor - is a media outlet OWNED by Sam Bankman-Fried!
BI is a glorified blog edited by a man who is banned from trading by the SEC.
I called out BI as a Leftwing rag long, long ago
Their opening gambit is always slander.
In June 2022, The New York Times reported that Semafor “will initially be supported by around $25 million from investors, with early revenue coming from advertising and live events. They plan to eventually charge for subscriptions.” According to Crunchbase, as of Oct. 2022 Semafor was funded by 5 investors: Sam Bankman-Fried, John Thornton, David G. Bradley, Jessica Lessin, and Jorge Paulo Lemann.
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