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by dh5 1814 days ago
Short selling provides a way and incentive for regular people to keep companies accountable. A recent example is Luckin Coffee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luckin_Coffee) which fabricated 90% (!) of sales in 2019 and was only spotted by a due diligence firm that actually sent in people to measure foot traffic in stores.