Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy amid lawsuit by Georgia election workers

A representative of Freeman and Moss declined to comment.

The Gateway Pundit’s bankruptcy is the latest consequence for media outlets and individuals who falsely claimed that voting fraud led to Donald Trump’s 2020 loss to Joe Biden.

In December, Freeman and Moss won a $148 million defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and Trump attorney who spread false allegations against them. Giuliani also has filed for bankruptcy.

Additionally, the election workers won an undisclosed settlement from One America News Network two years ago. As part of the settlement, the network admitted there was no evidence they committed fraud.

In addition to civil damages, the false voting fraud allegations accusations led to criminal charges against Giuliani and others in Georgia. Federal prosecutors also cited the allegations when they indicted Trump last summer.

Freeman and Moss were featured in security video from election-night counting at State Farm Arena that Giuliani and others said was a “smoking gun” for voting fraud. It was not.

State investigators reviewed the entire video – not just the snippets Giuliani highlighted – and interviewed numerous people who were involved in or witnessed the counting. They found the video showed nothing but ordinary ballot counting.

The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office also investigated and found nothing improper happened. Nonetheless, Trump, Giuliani and others continued to accuse Freeman and Moss by name of fraud. The election workers endured months of death threats and racist harassment, and Freeman ultimately fled her home.

The workers filed their lawsuit against The Gateway Pundit in 2021. In its bankruptcy filing, the company said it has estimated assets of $500,000 to $1 million and liabilities of $100,000 to $500,000.