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Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies

Hindenburg Research · 2020

"Nikola is an 'intricate fraud' built on false claims about its technology, including a truck rolling downhill in a video."

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In 2020, Hindenburg Research exposed Nikola Motors, a highly valued hydrogen truck startup, as an intricate fraud built on CGI and fake demonstrations. Founder Trevor Milton had faked almost every major technological breakthrough the company claimed.

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