Musk on trial says his tweets don’t always affect Tesla stock

‘Just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly,’ the Tesla boss told a jury.

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc’s chief executive, told a jury on Friday investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects in a trial over his 2018 interest in taking the electric carmaker private, which shareholders allege cost them millions in trading losses.

Musk’s testimony began with questions about his use of Twitter, the social media platform he bought in…