As voters head to the polls in the US presidential election, Tesla CEO and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit alleging fraud in his $1 million-a-day giveaway campaign. Musk, a public supporter of Republican candidate Donald Trump, initiated the donation to voters who signed a petition approving the Constitution, with the promise of daily cash prizes. However, Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty filed a class action lawsuit in Austin, Texas, claiming the campaign was misleading.

McAferty’s complaint alleges that Musk’s organization, America PAC, falsely assured participants that winners would be chosen at random, even though she claims the results were predetermined. The lawsuit claims the campaign served to drive traffic to Musk’s social media platform, X, and to collect personal information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, for potential profit by selling the data.

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McAferty’s legal action follows a recent ruling by a Philadelphia judge that denied a request to stop Musk’s gift. That request was made by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who called the campaign an “illegal sweepstakes.” While the judge’s ruling was largely symbolic, as Musk apparently has no plans to continue awarding prize money after Election Day, it highlighted concerns about the campaign’s legality and ethics.

The class action lawsuit seeks more than $5 million in damages on behalf of all signatories who claim they were misled by the promotion. Musk, a Texas resident, has not publicly responded to the lawsuit, as reported by Reuters.

Google is facing criticism from Musk over its search results

In a separate controversy, Musk raised concerns about Google’s search functionality, suggesting it could favor Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Musk’s post on X pointed out that a Google search for “where can I vote for Harris” returned polling information, possibly due to the fact that Harris is also the name of a county in Texas. Instead, a search for “where to vote for Trump” would have returned results that mentioned Harris.

Google responded to Musk’s question by explaining that its “where to vote” panel can trigger county-related search results, as seen with names like “Harris” or “Vance,” which correspond to county names. The company clarified that it is working on a fix and that only a small portion of users are searching for polling places this way.

The incident sparked ongoing debate about the search engine’s perceived bias, an issue Trump has previously criticized, saying Google’s search results tilt toward the Democratic candidate.