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0 pointsrobrenaud6y ago0 comments

Do you believe that these anti-GE claims aren't credible?

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I don’t know enough to comment on that, but the point is that so long as they are based on a shred of truth, even if over emphasized, it is hyperbole not fraud.

bduerst6y ago

Precisely. Short sellers can't spread deliberate, provably-false information, but the SEC doesn't care about exaggeration.

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0 pointsrobrenaud6y ago0 comments

Do you believe that these anti-GE claims aren't credible?

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garmaine6y ago

I don’t know enough to comment on that, but the point is that so long as they are based on a shred of truth, even if over emphasized, it is hyperbole not fraud.

bduerst6y ago

Precisely. Short sellers can't spread deliberate, provably-false information, but the SEC doesn't care about exaggeration.

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