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Musk says Twitter deal should go ahead if he provides proof of real account

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Elon Musk notes that if Twitter Inc. provides sampling methods Hopefully, given the 100 accounts he said and how he verified that those accounts were genuine, his $44 billion deal to buy the company should go ahead on its original terms. I have.

"But if a filing with the SEC turns out to be materially false, it shouldn't," Musk tweeted early Saturday. .

When a Twitter user asked if the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was investigating the company's "questionable claims," ​​Musk tweeted, "Good question. Why not?" did.

Twitter did not respond to Reuters' request for comment on his Musk tweet outside of normal business hours.

On Thursday, Twitter dismissed claims that Musk was tricked into signing a deal to buy his media company Social, calling it "incredible and untrue." said.

“According to Musk, he — the billionaire founder of multiple companies and advised by Wall Street bankers and lawyers — was duped on Twitter to sell $44 billion. "The story is unbelievable and untrue," said a filing released by Twitter on Thursday.

Musk took to Twitter on July 29. He filed a counterclaim, escalating his legal battle against the social media company over his bid to pull out of the $44 billion acquisition.

(Reporting by Juby Babu, Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Heinrich and Jason Neely)

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