Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal Can’t Happen Until Company Proves Bot Numbers

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his $44 billion takeover of Twitter cannot progress until the social media company proves that less than 5% of its users are bot accounts. Elon Musk Wants Twitter to Show Proof of Bot Counts On Tuesday, a Twitter account posted that Elon Musk should be looking for a better deal as $44 billion seems too high with 20 percent of users being fake or spam accounts. Responding to the tweet, Musk himself wrote back saying, “20 percent fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be *much* higher. My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate. Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of.” 20% fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be *much* higher. My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accurate. Yesterday, Twitter’s CEO publicly refused to show proof of