Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over Texas land dispute

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 over the destruction of this land.

Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is a popular card game intended for adults based on combining questions and statements often considered offensive, risque, 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.

An announcement appeared on Cards Against Humanity's social media (including Musk's portal 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."

Cards Against Humanity accused Musk's company, SpaceX, of trespassing and destroying the property in Texas. As reported by the Associated Press, CAH purchased this 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 by the game's fans, where 150,000 people donated $15 each. 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 their land without permission. CAH alleges that for at least the past six months, SpaceX treated the company's property—located in Cameron County, Texas—as its own. When the property owners protested, Musk's company offered them a buyout offer well below the property's value. Instead, they sued SpaceX for $15 million.

On the website www.elonowesyou100dollars.com (Elon owes you 100 dollars), a statement by 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. 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 portal X) as a settlement. This proposal sparked enthusiasm among many portal users. One of them wrote: "I can't wait!"