Elon Musk's biographer set the record straight on whether Errol Musk ever owned an emerald mine.
Advertisement Advertisement Watch: How Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes and spends his $19.2 billionWell, it turns out that Elon Musk was telling the truth.
Walter Isaacson revealed in Elon Musk's biography, released this week, that Errol Musk never owned a mine.
"Many people came to me with stolen parcels," Errol Musk told the writer.
The biography also said Errol Musk's emerald business eventually caved in during the 1980s and that he subsequently lost his earnings from it.
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