You can see a clear correlation between the amount of Tesla stock being shorted and the number of negative Tesla press that shows up on sites like Hacker News / Reddit. It's surprising how blatant it is.
I can’t believe it, but I guess “correlation doesn’t imply causation” needs to be said on a site that is nominally for hackers.
Also the possibility of confusing (reversing) cause and effect
The prior is assuming of course given the input that WSJ is biased towards negative press against Tesla in general along with the massive short amounts already, it would be in whoever's interest to try and ensure that they can bring as much volatility to the situation in order to make a profit.