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Elon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election voters

Plaintiffs said that they were misled after being falsely told by Musk that million-dollar winners were randomly chosen in a lottery.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer· Oct 16, 5:17 PMElon Musk settles fraud lawsuits over his $1 million giveaways to 2024 election voters
The Hill· Oct 16, 5:32 PMMusk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

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Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveawaysTech mogul Elon Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over his $1 million check handouts to battleground voters in the 2024 election, according to court filings published Thursday. The suits, filed in the Western District of Texas, accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of defrauding voters when his America PAC offered a $1 million giveaway...

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