The Wall Street Journal claimed Tesla’s board was quietly searching for Elon Musk’s replacement, but board chair Robyn Denholm says that’s completely false and WSJ knew it before publishing. Denholm directly denied the story, reaffirming Musk remains CEO and the board has full confidence in him. The article cited anonymous sources but admitted it wasn’t clear if Musk was even aware of the supposed search. Despite having Denholm’s denial in advance, WSJ ran the story, drawing accusations of deliberate media fabrication.
TESLA BOARD OPENED SEARCH FOR A CEO TO SUCCEED ELON MUSK – WSJ
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) May 1, 2025
🚨🇺🇸 WSJ CAUGHT RED-HANDED PUBLISHING FAKE TESLA NEWS | BOARD CHAIR EXPOSES MEDIA FABRICATION
WSJ's latest Elon hit piece got caught manufacturing news with claims Tesla's board was actively searching for his replacement.
Board Chair Robyn Denholm shut down the story… https://t.co/hPhXtcimgH pic.twitter.com/h0rFMpG4Ag
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 1, 2025
It is an EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS that the @WSJ would publish a DELIBERATELY FALSE ARTICLE and fail to include an unequivocal denial beforehand by the Tesla board of directors! https://t.co/9xdypLGg3c
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 1, 2025
BREAKING: Tesla, $TSLA, says the WSJ report claiming their Board of Directors began searching for Elon Musk’s successor is “absolutely false.” https://t.co/tc7oX2tiGi pic.twitter.com/7GsUciXHOY
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 1, 2025
🚨🇺🇸 WSJ BUSTED: "ELON REPLACEMENT" STORY EXPOSED AS COMPLETE FICTION
The Wall Street Journal's "scoop" claiming Tesla's board was searching for Musk's replacement wasn't just wrong—it was journalistically unethical.
Publishing after receiving an explicit denial from Tesla's… https://t.co/zO3cR7YOKt pic.twitter.com/ztzDEhsvS5
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 1, 2025