Elon Musk offered swing-state voters $47 for getting others to sign a petition, but they say the payments haven't come through

In early October, some signatories received hand deliveries of $47 in cash, posing for photo-ops to tout the deal. Most, though, are expecting checks in the mail, and some have grown impatient. One issue, to judge by replies to Musk’s posts on X (formerly Twitter), is that voters have misread the terms of the America PAC offer, and think that just signing the petition will earn them money. “WHERE’S MY $47? I SIGNED ALREADY,” one Donald Trump supporter replied to Musk on Sunday. “I signed up and didn’t get $47,” another X user attempted to inform Musk earlier this month, appending a skull emoji to his message. And even those who apparently understood the referral system have complained of not receiving payments. “I signed up three people but didn’t get the $47,” another person replied to Musk this week, adding, “still glad I did it but wondering if that was a scam.”

  • Capt. Wolf
    32•28 days ago

    I’m absolutely shocked that the guy who skipped out on paying his employees’ severance pay, the rent for his facilities and office spaces, and various vendors and other companies is also not paying out the bribe money he offered people… Shocked I tell you… Who could have possibly forseen this?