Dark Capital · DC-049
WE ROLLED A TRUCK DOWN A HILL. GORDIAN MOTORS TOOK AN 11% STAKE. THE VIDEO WAS IN THE DECK.
A one-minute and forty-seven-second video showed a Helion truck driving along a deserted highway, but an analyst later revealed it had no engine, proving the company faked the footage. Following this revelation, Gordian Motors withdrew from a billion-dollar stake, and the founder was convicted of fraud.
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