Pravda is Elon Musk’s worst idea ever

This idea isn’t Boring. It’s Insane.

He’s an entrepreneur, a genius, a doer and, at times a man with incredibly thin skin.

Elon Musk showed his worst, most petulant self on Wednesday when he tweeted:

“Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda …”

While the name, which is Russian for “Truth,” indicated a bit of a wink, I get the feeling the Tesla CEO is quite serious and angry.

This has not been Elon Musk’s quarter. He’s still trying to fix Model 3 robotic production issues and get deliveries on track (he’s making progress, BTW), he went after analysts on an earnings call following a month of stock price declines, there was yet another reported Tesla crash, and a recent report in Reveal claimed numerous safety issues at his Freemont, California, Tesla production plant.

Among the charges was that there’s a lack of yellow warning paint because “Musk hates yellow,” (yes, I agree, that sounds ridiculous) and that the forklifts don’t beep as they should when backing up. In a series of tweets, the beleaguered Musk called “bs” on the report.

“Tesla factory literally…