Verified X accounts promised wild cash rewards to followers if Trump won the presidency
File image of US former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaking at a rally.
Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the United States presidential election, securing enough electoral college votes to be named the 47th President. His victory in Wisconsin played a key role, along with wins across several other critical swing states, such as Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Throughout the election period, various verified accounts on the social media platform X promised cash rewards to followers if Trump won. One user pledged to give $10,000 to two people who interacted with his post, provided they followed his account, adding, “Let’s hope he wins US.”
Another account made a similar offer, pledging $50,000 to a random follower who engaged with his post if Trump became president. Meanwhile, one user posted that he would distribute $2,000 to ten people who retweeted his message and followed him, with a total reward of $20,000 up for grabs if Trump was victorious.
Another user offered 100 SOL cryptocurrency tokens to a random follower who liked, retweeted, and commented “done” on his post.
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One account offered a substantial prize of $30,000 to a random user who interacted with their post if Trump won.
Meanwhile, X's owner Elon Musk reportedly provided $17 million to people who signed a petition from his political action committee, despite a failed legal attempt to halt the initiative. To qualify, signees needed to be registered voters in swing states, raising questions about whether Musk was breaching federal laws against providing financial incentives for voting or voter registration.
District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, condemned the programme, describing it as a “scam” potentially aimed at "actually influencing a national election." Musk’s legal team defended the initiative, claiming it represented "core political speech," as signatories were endorsing the U.S. Constitution through their involvement. They also argued that Krasner’s challenge was irrelevant since there would be no further winners in Pennsylvania before the programme concluded on Tuesday.
(With inputs from agencies)
