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Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery

The Guardian World Saturday 17 October 2026, 14:42 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Trump-boosting billionaire was sued over promise to give away $1m per day to random signatories of petitionElon Musk and his ⁠America Pac political action committee said recently that they agreed to settle two ⁠proposed class ⁠actions ​alleging the billionaire entrepreneur defrauded residents in closely contested states before the ⁠2024 US election by promising voters a lottery-style daily $1m giveaway. The plaintiffs, Musk and America Pac ​told the ‌judge overseeing the two ‌related...

Trump-boosting billionaire was sued over promise to give away $1m per day to random signatories of petition

Elon Musk and his ⁠America Pac political action committee said recently that they agreed to settle two ⁠proposed class ⁠actions ​alleging the billionaire entrepreneur defrauded residents in closely contested states before the ⁠2024 US election by promising voters a lottery-style daily $1m giveaway.

The plaintiffs, Musk and America Pac ​told the ‌judge overseeing the two ‌related lawsuits in federal court in Austin, Texas, ‌on Thursday that they have reached settlements subject to court approval.

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