Election grifters are cashing in on lies "This has almost become an industry on the right," expert says Salon · Feb 18, 2023
Do Georgia voter challenges amount to intimidation? Judge to decide GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A federal judge questioned Wednesday whether sweeping challenges to the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters amounted to voter intimidation by Texas-based True the Vote, a conservative organization that has promoted unproven claims of election fraud. Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023
2020 liars hyped fake Ukraine hospital True the Vote, a group that spread discredited election conspiracy theories, “abandoned” The Freedom Hospital Salon · Jan 23, 2023
LA prosecutor put on leave over questionable case sparked by election conspiracy theories LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney has been placed on administrative leave for his role in the questionable prosecution of a Michigan software executive that may have been sparked by conspiracy theorists who deny the validity of the 2020 presidential election. Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022
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
True the Vote fraud conspiracists jailed Leaders of Texas-based group, which promoted election conspiracy theories, were taken into custody on Monday Salon · 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
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. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022
Arizona AG seeks probe of election integrity group Arizona’s Republican attorney general has asked the FBI and IRS to look into an election integrity group that claimed to have uncovered widespread fraud in the 2020 election but never provided evidence The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022
Election software CEO is charged with allegedly giving Chinese contractors data access The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data. WEKU · Oct 14, 2022
Challenges to voters are growing before the midterms -- and have a long history as a way of keeping down the Black vote Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in for an unpleasant surprise – the very real possibility that they will be unable to vote. The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022
Texas GOP embraces debunked "2000 Mules" Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections Salon · 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. The Texas Tribune · Oct 7, 2022
Reason · Oct 6, 2022 Sometimes the Conspiracy Theorists Might Have Something of a Point: The Konnech Controversy "District Attorney investigators found that in contradiction to the contract, information was stored on servers in the People's Republic of China."
WEKU · Oct 5, 2022 A software CEO was arrested on suspicion of storing poll worker data in China The Los Angeles County District Attorney accused the CEO of a small company that makes software for election workers of illegally storing data on servers in China. The company denies the allegation.
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 Far-right sheriffs spreading Big Lie Right-wing sheriff guru: "We will not let happen what happened in 2020." To voting rights groups, it's a threat
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
The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022 MyPillow chief spends tens of millions in fresh crusade to push Trump’s big lie Mike Lindell says he has poured up to $40m into wave of lawsuits and a new movie as US experts warn of threat to democracy
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21, 2022 Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and an ally.
Salon · Jun 22, 2022 Big Tech fails on Big Lie vigilantism Trumpworld is using social media to chase down a fictional breed of fraudster known as a “ballot mule”
Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022 What '2000 Mules' leaves out of ballot harvesting claims ATLANTA — A new movie spreading suspicions of voter fraud, "2000 Mules," shows surveillance video of Georgia voters dropping off multiple ballots.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2022 FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’ A film debuting in over 270 theaters across the United States this week uses a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election nearly 18 months after it ended