Board chair slams false Tesla CEO search report. WSJ ran story after being told it was wrong. Elon hit piece ignored facts already in hand. ‘EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS’

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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.

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