Musk accuses Twitter of deliberately miscounting spam users in countersuit

Tesla chief says social media company miscounted accounts as part of a scheme' to mislead investors

Elon Musk has accused Twitter of deliberately miscounting the number of spam accounts on its platform as part of a scheme" to mislead investors.

The Tesla chief executive made the allegations in a countersuit against the social media company, which is taking Musk to court in an attempt to make him complete an agreed $44bn (36.5bn) takeover of the business.