Austin Smith, the former director of Turning Point Action, the political arm of Turning Point USA, pled guilty to attempted election fraud for his effort to forge signatures while running for reelection to the Arizona Legislature. When Smith was indicted…
Newsmax settles third defamation case over 2020 election falsehoods
Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the “faith-friendly” right-wing cable network of defaming Dominion Voting Systems. Newsmax falsely claimed Dominion helped rig the 2020 election for Joe Biden. Newsmax was not required to…
Mike Lindell defamed voting company exec, must pay $2.3 million
A Denver jury this week determined MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed voting company executive Eric Coomer when Lindell falsely claimed Coomer rigged voting machines to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump and called Coomer “treasonous” and a “traitor” on…
In emotional testimony, Mike Lindell says he did nothing wrong
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has spent four years and tens of millions of dollars spreading claims the 2020 presidential election was rigged. Now, he’s spending two weeks in a Denver courtroom, fending off defamation charges in a case he calls…
Now Ryan Walters wants Oklahoma students to study alleged fraud in 2020 election
Already the most ridiculed man in public education, Ryan Walters isn’t yet done making a spectacle of his far-right agenda. The Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction now wants to rewrite U.S. history lessons to accommodate Donald Trump’s lie that he…
Lawyers admit: There’s no evidence for 2000 Mules election fraud claims
The film 2000 Mules made sensational claims: widespread election fraud had swung the 2020 election for Joe Biden. But lawyers defending the filmmakers have admitted in an Atlanta courtroom they didn’t have any evidence for these charges. The admission came…
Hillsdale College attorneys worked to overturn 2020 election results
The mission of Hillsdale College is to further “learning, character, faith and freedom,” but attorneys with the politically influential Christian school took part in efforts to create a slate of fake Michigan electors in an effort to overturn the 2020…
Mike Johnson and Steve Bannon spar over whether it is ‘God’s will’ that Joe Biden is president
The conservative Southern Baptist speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who sought to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, now says it is “God’s will” that Joe Biden is president. That didn’t sit well with another of…
Lawsuit says True the Vote sought voter intimidation, not ‘election integrity’
True the Vote, a conservative Texas organization embraced by many evangelicals, claims its 2020 “Validate the Vote” effort in Georgia was “the most aggressive election integrity operation in American history.” But a lawsuit says the group’s only goal was intimidating…
Dinesh D’Souza must defend 2000 Mules election denial claims in court
Conspiracy theorist and former Christian leader Dinesh D’Souza has failed to halt a defamation lawsuit brought against him and others behind the popular election denial film 2000 Mules and defend his widely debunked movie’s supposed evidence in a courtroom. U.S….
Another ‘Christian attorney’ pleads guilty to spreading Trump’s Big Lie
One of the most prominent attorneys of conservative evangelicalism became the fourth person to plead guilty in a Georgia courtroom to wrongly aiding former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Jenna…
Sidney Powell, who claimed she was led by the Holy Spirit, pleads guilty in Georgia election case
Attorney Sidney Powell, an outspoken conservative Christian who worked with Donald Trump’s legal team to overturn 2020 election results, pled guilty in Georgia last week to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to interfere with the performance of election duties. Her…