[thejerz]

Has anyone else noticed a PR smear campaign against Tesla?

[glibgil]

Anyone else? You haven’t even noticed it. Unless, you want to cite some examples

[VectorLock]

Blame the Russians. They seem to have the right intersection of effective propaganda machinery and oil interests.

[skybrian]

It can be explained by the usual press cycle. Once something becomes famous enough, they are automatically a news hook. Any surprising news about them (positive or negative) gets clicks.