TSLAQ
TSLAQ (pronounced "Tesla Q") is a loose, international collective of largely anonymous short-sellers, skeptics, and researchers who openly criticize Tesla, Inc. and its CEO Elon Musk. The group primarily organizes on Twitter, often using the $TSLAQ cashtag, and Reddit to coordinate efforts and share news, opinions, and analysis about the company and its stock. Edward Niedermeyer, in his book Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors (2019), establishes the catalyst for the formation of TSLAQ in July 2018 to be the doxxing by a Twitter user of Lawrence Fossi, a Seeking Alpha writer and Tesla short seller who uses the pseudonym Montana Skeptic.
| Nickname | $TSLAQ, TESLAQ |
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| Named after | Tesla ticker symbol + "Q" which is NASDAQ notation for bankruptcy |
| Formation | July 24, 2018 |
| Type | Anti-Tesla, networked advocacy, fraud deterrence, pro-shorting |
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Region | International |
Key people | Lawrence Fossi (@montana_skeptic), Randeep Hothi (@skabooshka), Martin Tripp, @Paul91701736, @TESLAcharts |
| Website | https://www.tslaq.org |
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TSLAQ highlights what it claims to be a variety of dangerous, deceptive, unlawful and fraudulent business practices by Tesla. On occasion, TSLAQ has exchanged hostilities with Tesla fans over social media. An online group, TSLAQ's activities at times include taking aerial photography and visiting parking lots used by Tesla for storage.