Yep, I agree (I was short the stock). But the question is whether lying about FSD was a big part of the raise? I don't think it was, back then everyone assumed

Yep, I agree (I was short the stock). But the question is whether lying about FSD was a big part of the raise? I don't think it was, back then everyone assumed he was full of shit because he talked literal nonsense almost constantly (the number of topics on which he is a self-appointed expert is quite extraordinary). When the market cap is $1tn, that nonsense was behind the price.