Sad Trombone: Your Company’s April Fools’ Pranks Aren’t Funny Anymore

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Elon Musk's April Fools' tweet was so funny last year, Tesla's stock dropped about 5%. The not-so-hilarious minefield of corporate pranks

On April 1, 2018, Tesla Inc.’s founder and CEO Elon Musk tweeted a series of jokes. The funniest one? Tesla had gone bankrupt after failing to raise money. “So bankrupt, you can’t believe it,” he wrote. So funny the company’s stock fell about 5% the next day.

This year, Mr. Musk played it safe and avoided market-moving jokes. Instead, he dropped a rap song. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment.

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The problem here? “...reported as fact.” That, of course, speaks to any hack deigning to call themselves journalists. How about if the field demanded some integrity and competence from itself?

I'm cutting WSJ. You're not so funny anymore

So many ❄️ that no one has a sense of humor. Sad

Was he taken to task by SEC over this

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