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Doubters can and should do as Kyle Bass did, does, and apparently shall continue to do.
It be what makes a market, w/ buyers and sellers.
In the meantime, a possible Bre-X / Theranos-esque situation developing
zerohedge.com
Nikola Shares Drop After Hindenburg Research Calls It A "Intricate Fraud", Compares It To Theranos
Update 9/10/2020 0939AM EST: Nikola's CEO has responded on Twitter, saying he "needs a few hours" to respond to the report.
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Nikola shares are selling off pre-market in response to a new report from Hindenburg Research, which calls it an "intricate fraud" based on conversations with former employees.
"Today, we reveal why we believe Nikola is an intricate fraud built on dozens of lies over the course of its Founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton’s career," the report claims.
"We have gathered extensive evidence—including recorded phone calls, text messages, private emails and behind-the-scenes photographs—detailing dozens of false statements by Nikola Founder Trevor Milton. We have never seen this level of deception at a public company, especially of this size."
The report was followed by Tweets that appear to show various types of deception from the company. For example, one Tweet claims that Nikola's "One" semi truck was just rolling down a hill in a video where the company claimed it was "in motion.
Similar claims seem to show that the Nikola One was not powered on its own during its 2016 reveal, previously called into question by Bloomberg several months. Rather, the report notes there was
The report calls the reveal a "total farce".
Additionally, the report points out that inverters claimed to be made in-house from Nikola appear to have been bought from another company, with pieces of masking tape covering up their logo.
The report also questions some key hires at Nikola.
And calls into question the company's supposed battery technology.
The report comes just days after Nikola inked a partnership with General Motors, wherein GM would be supplying Nikola with fuel cells and production capacity - leaving many to wonder what, if anything Nikola was bringing to the deal. We imagine those skeptics will want to dig through this morning's report.
You can read the entire report here.
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