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Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5m to man who debunked data used to push big lie

Mike Lindell on 4 April 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Mike Lindell on 4 April 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Mike Lindell must make good on a promise and pay $5m to a software expert who debunked data the conspiracy theorist touted in advancing Donald Trump’s lie that his 2020 election defeat was the result of voting fraud, an arbitration panel decided.

In its decision, the panel said: “The data Lindell LLC provided, and represented reflected information from the November 2020 election, unequivocally did not reflect November 2020 election data.”

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