Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk over border property damage

The popular game Cards Against Humanity owns a plot of land on the border between the United States and Mexico. A lawsuit has been filed against Elon Musk's company for allegedly destroying this property.

Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is a well-known card game intended for adults because it combines questions and statements often considered offensive, risqué, or politically incorrect. The game has been available since 2011. On September 20, the game's owners announced they had sued Elon Musk for $15 million (approximately CAD 20 million).

An announcement appeared on Cards Against Humanity's social media (including Musk's platform X): "7 years ago, we bought a plot of land on the US-Mexico border to stop racist billionaire Donald Trump’s [nonsense] wall. But this year, an even richer, more racist billionaire—ElonMusk—[damaged] that land with tractors and garbage, so we’re suing for $15 million (about CAD 20 million)."

Cards Against Humanity accused Musk's company, SpaceX, of trespassing and destroying the property in Texas. According to the Associated Press, CAH purchased this piece of land in 2017 as part of an initiative to oppose former President Donald Trump's efforts to build a wall on the Mexican border. The money came from a fundraiser supported by the game's fans. 150,000 people contributed $15 each (around CAD 20 each) for this purpose. Over the years, the plot was maintained in its natural state.

In the lawsuit, CAH stated that SpaceX, which had previously acquired other plots near the property, placed building materials, gravel, and other trash on them without permission. CAH alleges that for at least the past six months, SpaceX had treated the company's property - located in Cameron County, Texas - as its own. When the property owners protested, they were offered a buyout offer well below the property's value by Musk's company. Instead, they sued SpaceX for $15 million (approx. CAD 20 million).

On the website www.elonowesyou100dollars.com (Elon owes you 100 dollars), a statement from the owners of Cards Against Humanity appeared. They wrote: "If we win, we’ll equally split the lawsuit's net proceeds among all 150,000 of our original subscribers, up to $100 each (approx. CAD 135). While this isn’t enough to compensate our subscribers for the anguish they’ve suffered witnessing Elon Musk defile their once-verdant land⸺where wild horses galloped freely in the Texas moonlight⸺we think it’s a pretty good start."

Neither SpaceX nor Musk himself had publicly responded to the Cards Against Humanity lawsuit as of September 22. The game's owners also joked that they might accept Twitter (currently known as platform X) as a settlement. This proposal sparked enthusiasm among many platform users. One of them wrote: "I can't wait!".