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Joseph Gedeon and Sam Levine

2,000 Mules director apologizes to man falsely accused of voter fraud in film

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Film-maker Dinesh D'Souza said in apology ‘surveillance videos used in the film were characterized on the basis of inaccurate information provided to me’. Photograph: John Raoux/AP

Conservative film-maker Dinesh D’Souza has issued a rare apology for his controversial documentary 2,000 Mules, a cornerstone of post-2020 election fraud conspiracy theories, but a prominent organization in the election denialism ecosystem is standing behind the film’s false claims.

The film alleged a massive voter fraud scheme involving individuals supposedly stuffing ballot drop boxes with illegal votes. Central to these claims was cellphone geolocation data provided by True the Vote, a Texas-based non-profit that has become a prominent actor in the election denial ecosystem.

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