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Elon Musk agrees to settle two lawsuits over 2024 election $1 million giveaways

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Elon Musk has agreed to settle two lawsuits over $1 million giveaways that his America PAC offered to registered voters in battleground states before the 2024 presidential election, according to court filings published Thursday. The suits were filed in the Western District of Texas. They allege that Musk defrauded voters and that the winners of the giveaways had been chosen in advance. One report says a federal judge had earlier ordered Musk to testify in the cases.

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  1. Court filings published Thursday show Elon Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over $1 million giveaways in the 2024 election.

    Reported byFar Left2Center1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. The America PAC offered $1 million to registered voters in battleground states who signed an online petition.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill

  3. The suits allege that Musk defrauded voters, saying the winners of the giveaways had been chosen in advance.

    Reported byFar Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost, The New Republic
    Center
    The Hill

  4. One report says a federal judge had earlier ordered Musk to testify in the two cases.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The giveaways' winners were predetermined and voters were defrauded.

    The suits allege this. HuffPost states it in its own voice, while The New Republic and The Hill attribute it to the lawsuits. No response from Musk appears in the supplied coverage.

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over $1 million giveaways in the 2024 election. Left headlines emphasize deceiving Trump supporters; the center headline calls them voter giveaways, and the right headline focuses on the settlement count and a court order to testify.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines frame the settlement as Musk duping or lying to Trump supporters, stressing predetermined winners and his super PAC.

    Elon Musk Settles Lawsuit Over Loaded verb“Lying”States as fact that Musk lied to voters, a claim the lawsuits make but no court has established.More neutral: Over Allegations of Misleading Trump SupportersDisagree with this highlight? to Trump Supporters
    The New RepublicFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill's headline states the settlement and calls the offers voter giveaways, with the fraud allegation appearing only in the description.

    Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side outlet, a Far Right publication, headlines the settlement of two suits over the 2024 giveaways and leaves out the fraud allegations.

    Elon Musk Agrees to Settle 2 Lawsuits Over $1 Million Giveaways in 2024 Election
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left5

    Intermittent trillionaireDupingshady super PACforfeited their personal information

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    Intermittent trillionaireMore neutral: Elon Musk

    Mocking label that prejudges Musk before the case is decided.

    Intermittent trillionaire Elon Musk settled a class action lawsuit Thursday over allegations that his…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    DupingMore neutral: Over Allegations About $1 Million Giveaways

    States as fact that voters were deceived, which the lawsuits allege but no court has established.

    Elon Musk Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Duping Trump Supporters

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    shady super PACMore neutral: America PAC

    Pejorative label that prejudges the PAC’s conduct before the case is decided.

    Elon Musk has settled a class action lawsuit over allegations that his shady super PAC offered President Donald Trump’s supporters a chance to win $1 million—when the…

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    forfeited their personal informationMore neutral: gave their personal information

    Implies voters gave up something they lost, while the petition simply asked for their details.

    …petition to support “free speech and the right to bear arms”—and forfeited their personal information in the process.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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  • Loaded verb

    LyingMore neutral: Over Allegations of Misleading Trump Supporters

    States as fact that Musk lied to voters, a claim the lawsuits make but no court has established.

    Elon Musk Settles Lawsuit Over Lying to Trump Supporters

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Deception of Trump supporters
  • Predetermined winners
  • Musk's super PAC

Leaves out

  • Earlier federal court order to testify

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeftReuters report

    Elon Musk agrees to settle lawsuits over 2024 election lottery

    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 …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Elon Musk Settles Lawsuit Over Loaded verb“Lying”States as fact that Musk lied to voters, a claim the lawsuits make but no court has established.More neutral: Over Allegations of Misleading Trump SupportersDisagree with this highlight? to Trump Supporters

    Elon Musk has settled a class action lawsuit over allegations that his Loaded modifier“shady super PAC”Pejorative label that prejudges the PAC’s conduct before the case is decided.More neutral: America PACDisagree with this highlight? offered President Donald Trump’s supporters a chance to win $1 million—when the winners had already been hand-picked. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Elon Musk Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Loaded verb“Duping”States as fact that voters were deceived, which the lawsuits allege but no court has established.More neutral: Over Allegations About $1 Million GiveawaysDisagree with this highlight? Trump Supporters

    Musk promised voters in the 2024 presidential election a chance to randomly win $1 million. The winners were predetermined.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Settlement of two lawsuits
  • Court filings
  • Battleground voter giveaways
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  • The HillCenter

    Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

    Tech 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. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Settlement of two lawsuits
  • Earlier court order to testify
  • 2024 election giveaways

Leaves out

  • Allegation that winners were chosen in advance

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    HuffPost, Oct 15, 4:18 PM EDT

  • Center

    21 hr 14 min later

    Its first report, Oct 16, 1:32 PM EDT

  • Right

    6 hr 17 min later

    Its first report, Oct 15, 10:35 PM EDT

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  1. HuffPostFar LeftOct 15, 4:18 PM EDT
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 15, 10:35 PM EDT
  3. The New RepublicFar LeftOct 16, 10:44 AM EDT
  4. The HillCenterOct 16, 1:32 PM EDT
  5. The GuardianLeftOct 17, 10:42 AM EDT

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