BEIJING, January 26 (TMTPOST) — Multinational electric vehicle maker Tesla will sue Chinese influencer Chen Zhengang for defamation, Securities Times reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. Tesla has confirmed the news report, stating that the company has already filed a lawsuit in court. Tesla said on Wednesday that it has officially initiated a lawsuit against Chen, who has millions of followers on social media. According to Tesla, Chen fabricated data in the testing of a Tesla car in his video. Chen uploaded the two controversial videos in April 2021, in which he tested two electric cars’ emergency braking…