US EditionElon Musk ‘Must’ Face Voter Fraud Lawsuit over $1 Million-a-Day Giveaway Scheme During US Election, Says Judge
Plaintiff alleges Elon Musk's campaign used a $1 million daily lottery to gather personal data and influence voter support during the 2024 election, per US District Judge Robert Pitman.
- On Wednesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin ordered Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla founder, to face a lawsuit alleging deception linked to a $1 million-a-day giveaway, finding the plaintiff's claims plausible enough to proceed.
- Filed on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, the lawsuit alleges Jacqueline McAferty, Arizona resident and plaintiff, says Musk and America PAC induced voters in seven battleground states by promising $1 million winners chosen randomly while requiring personal data.
- The judge pointed to statements saying defendants were "awarding" the $1 million and "won," and wrote, `It is plausible that plaintiff justifiably relied on those statements to believe that defendants were objectively offering her the chance to enter a random lottery- even if that is not what they subjectively intended to do.` Pitman said a political data brokerage expert could testify about the value of personal data from battleground states.
- A day earlier, a Philadelphia judge refused to halt Elon Musk's giveaway, while Musk sought dismissal citing several 'red flags' and denying harm to petition signers.
- Musk's political activity adds context: he founded America PAC to support Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and publicly awarded Kristine Fishell a $1,000,000 cheque on October 20, 2024.
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In the US election campaign, Elon Musk was considered a great supporter of Donald Trump and promised to give away large sums of money among voters. Now he has to answer for the questionable actions in court. And that's not the only low blow for Musk: Tesla is also running mediocrely. US tech billionaire and former Donald Trump supporter Elon Musk has to face a civil lawsuit for fraud and breach of contract around the 2024 election. US federal ju…
In the election campaign for Donald Trump, the tech billionaire had promised voters in contested states a million dollars. Now he has to answer for it in court.
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Elon Musk must face accusations that he defrauded voters when he promised them the opportunity to win a million dollars for signing a petition in the days leading up to last year's presidential election, won by Donald Trump.A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Arizona woman can proceed with her allegations that she would never have signed the Musk Political Action Committee's petition for America nor would she have handed in personal identi…
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