Elon Musk has agreed to settle two lawsuits filed by Arizona residents who claimed his 2024 voter giveaway was fraudulent. The settlement amount remains undisclosed.
In 2024, Musk pledged to award $1 million daily to a randomly selected registered voter in swing states. Two Arizona residents sued, alleging the lottery misrepresented itself as random when it was not. Philadelphia's District Attorney also sued to halt the giveaway, calling it an illegal lottery.
During a court hearing, Chris Gober, a representative for Musk's America PAC, told the judge: "The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance. We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow." This statement contradicted Musk's public claim that recipients were chosen randomly.
The plaintiffs stated they would not have signed the petition required to enter the giveaway had they known the selection was predetermined. According to the source, they accused Musk and America PAC of using the giveaway as "a ploy to obtain user data."
The petition to enter collected personal information. The plaintiffs noted the petition contained "no limitations on America PAC's use of or sale of the personal data it collects, nor does it provide any additional information about the planned use of data."
The lawsuits were filed in Austin, Texas. No details of the settlement have been publicly disclosed.