US elections show democracies work in mysterious ways Why Dinesh D'Souza's disturbing claims caught my attention Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2024
Political novice Brandon Gill seeks to be Trump’s biggest advocate in Congress Rookie candidate Brandon Gill won the Texas GOP primary to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess. But some Republicans spent big money to keep him away. The Texas Tribune · Mar 13, 2024
Conservative Group Concedes It Can't Back Up Its Election Fraud Charges True the Vote told a Georgia court that it can't produce any evidence to support claims of widespread ballot fraud in Georgia. Reason · Feb 15, 2024
Southlake mayor and Dinesh D’Souza’s son-in-law lead pack in open North Texas congressional primary The two social conservatives are leading with money and endorsements in the crowded GOP primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville. The Texas Tribune · Feb 14, 2024
Groups increasingly use defamation law to ward off US election subversion Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell are among election deniers sued for defamatory statements regarding 2020 election The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2023
Fox News’ Jesse Watters ridiculed for raving that Trump ‘looks good and looks hard’ in Georgia mug shot Conservative host felt compelled to say he was complimenting Mr Trump ‘with an unblemished record of heterosexuality’ The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023
Election officials sue conservative voting group over refusal to produce ballot-harvesting evidence The Georgia State Election Board is asking a judge to order a conservative voting organization to produce information to help investigate its claims of ballot trafficking in the state The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Election deniers scammed donors: group "Unscrupulous" True the Vote leaders linked to "2000 Mules" film may have violated state and federal laws Salon · Jun 5, 2023
US far-right group sparks legal firestorm over drive to monitor drop-box voting Melody Jennings of Clean Elections USA teamed up with True the Vote for project that echos Trump’s false claims about 2020 The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022
How documentary-style films turn conspiracy theories into a call to action A conspiratorial film claiming liberal activists are stuffing ballot drop boxes with fraudulent votes has been repeatedly debunked, but some Republicans are mobilizing around its false claims. WEKU · Nov 3, 2022
Texas Secretary of State John Scott says our elections are secure, but he sometimes muddles that message Heading into the midterm elections, Scott has repeatedly insisted that Joe Biden is the rightful president and that Texas’ elections are free, fair and secure. But his delivery has been at times ambiguous and given oxygen to election misinformation. The Texas Tribune · Nov 1, 2022
Federal judge orders arrest of True the Vote founders behind bogus voter fraud claims US Marshals detain group’s founders in latest turn in sprawling election conspiracy theory case The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022
Don Jr. mocks Pelosi attack with meme Right-wingers are trying to turn an assault on an 82-year-old man into a joke Salon · Oct 31, 2022
Trump won't let go of the 2020 election Trump believes people voted 28 times in the 2020 election to cheat him out of a second term in office Salon · Oct 28, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022 Georgia voter sues over false election fraud accusation in ‘2000 Mules’ ATLANTA — An auditor from Gwinnett County who was falsely accused of election fraud in the film “2000 Mules” is suing the movie’s makers, Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, alleging they lied to advance a phony narrative at his expense.
Salon · Oct 26, 2022 Antifa claims scrubbed from "2000 Mules" Publisher scrambles to delete claims tying antifa and BLM to debunked election fraud lies
Salon · Oct 7, 2022 Texas GOP embraces debunked "2000 Mules" Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections
The Texas Tribune · Oct 7, 2022 How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.
WEKU · Sep 20, 2022 Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software.
Salon · Sep 20, 2022 Trump promotes Big Lie "children's book" Trump adviser Kash Patel wrote about a "terrible scheme to elect Sleepy Joe instead of King Donald on Choosing Day"
WEKU · Sep 8, 2022 A publisher abruptly recalled the '2,000 Mules' election denial book. NPR got a copy. Due to an unspecified "publishing error," the conservative publisher Regnery recalled the book version of Dinesh D'Souza's widely debunked election denial film "2,000 Mules." Here's what's inside.
The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022 Rightwing sheriffs’ groups ramp up drives to monitor US midterm elections Two Arizona-led groups boast more than 350 sheriffs as members nationwide and echo Trump’s false claims about voting fraud
Salon · Aug 4, 2022 Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years "I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here," Griner said prior to sentencing
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Trump cancels rally after he, Ivanka and Don Jr are forced to testify under oath The former president’s appearance scheduled for Friday removed from the website quietly and no explanation given
Salon · Jun 24, 2022 Anti-choice right gloats, and dreams big On social media, far right dunks extensively, promises national abortion ban and "thousand-year White Boy Summer"