Elon Musk Settles Lawsuits Over Voter Giveaway Claims
In October 2026, Elon Musk reached a settlement with two Arizona residents who had sued him over his $1 million voter lottery program. The plaintiffs alleged that the giveaway was fraudulent and not as randomly structured as claimed by Musk or America PAC. During legal proceedings in Austin, Texas, representatives for Musk's political action committee admitted that winners were preselected rather than chosen at random. This contradicted earlier public statements from Musk about the randomness of the selection process. The plaintiffs argued they would not have participated if aware of the non-random nature and accused America PAC of collecting personal data without clear limitations or transparency on its use. The settlement terms remain undisclosed, but it resolves legal challenges that had questioned whether the giveaway constituted an illegal lottery under state law.
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