Keep in mind that John Carreyou’s sources for the Theranos articles faced actual 24/7 surveillance, and received legally threatening letters from one of the cou

Keep in mind that John Carreyou’s sources for the Theranos articles faced actual 24/7 surveillance, and received legally threatening letters from one of the country’s top law firms (Boies Schiller). This is not to say that Musk would definitely do such a thing. However, the employee(s) who talked to the WSJ are risking personal legal liability for talking to a journalist. Any journalist worth their salt is going to allow sources to go on “deep background” when appropriate. I write all this as a soon to be Tesla customer. Yes, asking for manufacturer rebates is not completely unheard of, but it’s also the case that this very rarely happens. If you’re thinking there’s a conspiracy, keep in mind the WSJ’s auto reviewer just published an overwhelmingly positive review of the Model 3 this week, which Musk retweeted. US libel and defamation law puts newspapers in legal jeopardy if they intentionally publish false information (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan). News Corp has a couple billion reasons to let the WSJ’s newsroom do a thorough and honest job.