MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch

January 22, 2021 mike lindell, sidney powell, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Associated Press
MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Mike Lindell, better known to TV viewers as the MyPillow Guy, went to the White House last week to try to persuade President Donald Trump to keep pushing bogus theories about the election, he came away disappointed. Unexpectedly, Trump passed him — and his claims about …

QAnon

January 19, 2021 ron watkins, sidney powell, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Forbes
All The Times Trump And His Allies Winked At QAnon Before Its Followers Stormed The Capitol

Topline For months, President Donald Trump and his allies repeatedly encouraged believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory before many of them joined the mob that took over the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Here are the times Trump and members of his inner circle nodded at or tacitly endorsed the …

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says products were dropped from major retailers after voter fraud claims

Elections

January 19, 2021 2020 election, china, mike lindell, sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says products were dropped from major retailers after voter fraud claims

MyPillow CEO and ardent Trump supporter Mike Lindell says his products have been dropped by major retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl’s after his repeated false claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. Lindell told NBC Minnesota affiliate KARE on Monday that HEB Stores, Wayfair and …

Dominion Warned MyPillow CEO Of ‘Imminent’ Litigation Over Election Conspiracy

Elections

January 18, 2021 cia, mike lindell, sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from Forbes
Dominion Warned MyPillow CEO Of ‘Imminent’ Litigation Over Election Conspiracy

Topline MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell could face potential legal consequences for continuing to spread baseless allegations about election fraud—including at a recent meeting Friday at the White House—as the Trump ally is among a number of far-right personalities Dominion Voting Systems has warned …

Elections

January 15, 2021 sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from Reuters
Fact check: Video draws on past conspiracy theory over U.S. Election software

By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read Social media users have shared a video detailing a conspiracy theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS A Periscope live shared on social media, generating thousands of shares, features the …

6 conspiracy theories about the 2020 election – debunked

Elections

January 15, 2021 2020 election, ron watkins, sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from CBS News
6 conspiracy theories about the 2020 election – debunked

Watch the new CBSN documentary, “Hindsight is 2020: An Unprecedented Election,” in the video player above. On the day Congress officially counted the electoral votes making Joe Biden the next president, chants of “Stop the Steal” echoed through the U.S. Capitol. The deadly assault followed months …

QAnon

January 13, 2021 deep state, maga, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate, sidney powell, trump

Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
QAnon reshaped Trump’s party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start.

The “#Storm” envisioned on far-right message boards had arrived. And two women who had died in the rampage — both QAnon devotees — had become what some were calling the first martyrs of the cause. The siege ended with police retaking the Capitol and Trump being rebuked and losing his Twitter …

Conspiracy

January 12, 2021 maga, qanon, sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
How the antifa conspiracy theory traveled from the fringe to the floor of Congress

While much of America watched a mob of Trump supporters overrun police and break into the halls of Congress Wednesday afternoon, members of the far right chatted up an imaginary narrative of what was really going on. After weeks of planting the idea, dozens of extremists used social media to …

Conspiracy

January 12, 2021 big tech, qanon, ron watkins, sidney powell

Archived 6 years ago from Forbes
The Extremists, Conspiracy Theorists, And Conservative Stars Banned From Social Media Following The Capitol Takeover

Topline After years of what critics have charged to be insufficient efforts to rein in misinformation and hate speech online, Facebook, Twitter and a host of other social media companies sprang to action following the takeover of the U.S. Capitol, banning a host of prominent conspiracy theorists, …

Trump Lawyers Face Rebukes Over Election-Fraud Claims

Elections

January 12, 2021 sidney powell, trump

Archived 6 years ago from The Wall Street Journal
Trump Lawyers Face Rebukes Over Election-Fraud Claims

Lawyers who argued unproven election-fraud claims for President Trump face mounting ethical complaints, legal threats and professional rebukes that could follow them long after Mr. Trump’s presidency ends next week. The pushback has been particularly robust in Michigan, one of several battleground …

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