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Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election voters
CNN • • business
Key Points:
- Elon Musk settled two remaining lawsuits related to his $1 million daily giveaways to voters during the 2024 election, ending a two-year legal battle, according to court filings.
- Musk’s super PAC conducted the giveaways in battleground states while Musk encouraged support for Donald Trump, but voters later sued, alleging they were misled about their chances of winning and the use of their private data.
- Although Musk initially claimed winners were chosen randomly, his lawyers admitted in court that winners were selected based on their potential to promote the pro-Trump super PAC.
- The terms of the settlements were not disclosed, and Musk has continued significant GOP donations and election-related disinformation efforts in 2024 and 2025.
- Authorities, including the Justice Department and state officials, raised concerns about the giveaways potentially violating vote-buying laws, but prosecutions were not pursued due to insufficient evidence.
