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Salem Apologizes, Retracts Dinesh D’Souza’s Debunked Election Fraud Movie ‘2000 Mules’
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Posted on 06/01/2024 11:04:58 AM PDT by GulliverSwift

Dinesh D’Souza’s movie that sought to prove former President Donald Trump’s fantasy that the 2020 election was stolen from him by widespread fraud has been debunked time and time again. Now, years after its release, its executive producer is retracting the film entirely.

Following the 2020 election, D’Souza released 2000 Mules as an attempt to justify Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden. Trump famously held a screening of the movie at his Mar-a-Lago estate and MAGA supporters promoted the film during it’s release in May 2022.

The film was produced by Salem Media Group, a conservative radio juggernaut that airs the likes of Sebastian Gorka and Charlie Kirk.

In a new statement, Salem apologized for the film and said it would cease distributing it. The move came after a man featured in the movie sued Salem for defamation.

The movie featured video showing the man, Mark Andrews, putting five ballots in a drop box in Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2020. D’Souza falsely claimed in the film that Andrews’ actions were criminal, describing the votes as “fraudulent.”

The statement from Salem blamed D’Souza for the smear.

“In publishing the film and the book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc. (‘TTV’) that the individuals depicted in the videos provided to us by TTV, including Mr. Andrews, illegally deposited ballots,” the company said in a statement. “We have learned that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has cleared Mr. Andrews of illegal voting activity in connection with the event depicted in 2000 Mules.”

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To: DiogenesLamp

Yeah, the Georgia Bureau of Instigation is dirty.


81 posted on 06/01/2024 2:24:12 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: GulliverSwift

So they apologized to ONE character in the movie. Whoopee! That’s earth shattering. Sure the Gallagher will be spouting it all on Monday AM.

Wrong again— the Banks who have de-banked Lindell are doing it because of what he has championed about Election Fraud.Bankers, FRiend! No one he has slandered. What ignorance on the topic.

You are beyond your depth, and clearly single minded. Mediate! For the Lord’s sake- literally. Aiding those jackasses. Something clearly off here. Maybe from under a bridge somewhere near the border. Don’t confuse Catholic Charities partnership with joey poop pants and Mayorkas to be Catholic devout Christians who are anti-abortion.


82 posted on 06/01/2024 2:25:13 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: Jeff Chandler

Truly— though it’s not a bong it’s something like a deficiency of insight, and of reality. Visions of the Anointed kind of illogic and luminal glowing.


83 posted on 06/01/2024 2:26:32 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: GulliverSwift
You *DO* sound like a troll. You say things that sound like they are a Liberal caricature of what a Conservative is supposed to be.

Pro Life? You will never again see in your lifetimes such a significant change on the issue than what Trump has provided us with his selection of judges.

He hit a grand slam, and knocked the ball out of the park.

And yes, the 2020 election was absolutely stolen, and the proof is far more massive than that little bit covered by 2000 mules.

We have had a stolen election, and people need to go to *PRISON* for stealing it. I hope Trump gets a vicious attack dog prosecutor for Attorney General, and I hope he goes down every snake hole and brings everyone involved in election fraud in 2020 to a reckoning.

They all need to be in prison.

84 posted on 06/01/2024 2:28:28 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: GulliverSwift; Swirl; John S Mosby; DiogenesLamp
And if you are delivering someone’s ballot for them, why would it be wrong to send a picture of you dropping it in?

       

Yeah, who does that? LOL!

I would appreciate such verification if I were the person who was being assisted in that manner.

Sure, Jan.

Say, Swirl, John S Mosby and Diogenes Lamp - notice how these guys come in here with all their Talking Points bases covered?

I'll bet they're taking pictures of their posts, too...   

85 posted on 06/01/2024 2:29:12 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: PGR88
In standard MSM practice, it mentions no facts of the case, or the lawsuit. Of course it must use standard slogans like "debunked."

I now regard the word "debunked" as an automatic lie. Anyone using that word is a $^%#@ liar.

86 posted on 06/01/2024 2:30:18 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: kiryandil

Or, in GA, Raffensbergers non government director of Elections— hired a contractor named Stirling. He definitely was not interested in following the massive ballot stuffing of drop boxes.

But, the movie and True the Vote got hold of video proof of the activities at these, not only in GA. The math of the ballot stuff videoed was enough to explain the steal possibility. Add in the US DOD Cyber Command data (which Acting SecDef Miller had in hand, and has written about. A good read, btw) digital massive over votes of un-provenanced “votes”— and it is overwhelming. Never forget how culpable and lying was the dem-appointed CISA director (what a weasel).


87 posted on 06/01/2024 2:31:20 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: GulliverSwift
They were turned in at the same time and location as his ballot.

How could they know that? They might know the day the ballots were picked up, but the time they were turned in? There is no time stamp at these ballot collection boxes.

It is possible ballots were segregated by the box they were turned in.

88 posted on 06/01/2024 2:32:41 PM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: GulliverSwift
It’s a poorly written article for omitting this, but Andrews was delivering ballots for family members, which is permissible under Georgia law.

And we "know" this how? Do we have proof that his "family members" filled out absentee ballots?

A man can claim anything, but once those envelopes go into the pot, there is no way to prove they were "family members."

Yeah, if I was a corrupt man filing fake ballots, I too would claim I was doing it for "family members."

89 posted on 06/01/2024 2:33:21 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: nwrep
It was his family members living with him.

He says. Is there any proof?

90 posted on 06/01/2024 2:35:01 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: kiryandil

Sort of like Cong. Weiner’s self portraits before he sent out unsolicited felicitations on the net

(Before/during his “marriage” to Huma “Muslim Sisterhood” Abedin who had all the photos on her laptop. Who then was re-assigned to Hitlery’s aide de bed. Yuck. And now— why she be dating crap weasel Soros, Jr. it’s a team effort).

Odd feeling about this liliputian poster here- something not right.


91 posted on 06/01/2024 2:36:23 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: traderrob6
Do your homework, it was proven that the 5 ballots were all from family members living at the same address. It was verified with the individuals involved.

Link?

92 posted on 06/01/2024 2:36:30 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: GulliverSwift
You can believe whatever feelings you would like to though. But I prefer facts over feelings.

Do you? Well here you go!

https://hereistheevidence.com/

Stop reporting your feelings that the election wasn't stolen, and start reporting the *FACT* that it was stolen.

93 posted on 06/01/2024 2:38:41 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: kiryandil

You know- you reminded of the “families” of voters from crack house addresses who “sent in” harvested ballots from the same address. Some of these were in the 20-30 plus ballots from the same address. Stirling and GBI wouldn’t touch those either.

The dems run the dope and the dope runners side gig with ballot harvesting. Who would question that level of deviousness. Really- the US Post Office, remember the truck of printed ballots to Philly. That really happened. Wonder if we can find the driver today, still alive.


94 posted on 06/01/2024 2:40:57 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: marktwain
That is his defense. It is impossible to prove otherwise, as long as the family members back him up.

I'm thinking it can be proven by looking at the public records as to whether these specific family members actually requested absentee ballots.

If there is no record of them being sent ballots, then the lie is proven.

95 posted on 06/01/2024 2:43:12 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Google it, it’s not disputed and common knowledge.


96 posted on 06/01/2024 2:45:01 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: GulliverSwift

His decisions on everything are, to me, his business. I have my positions. He has his. You have yours. All good. Wishing is something we all do. I wish he had better vetting on his appointments.

I’ll support him regardless of any disagreement we have on any issue. Fundamentally, he’s a fighter. Fighting is why I stopped contributing to Republicans during Bush. Wimps in the White House is not my idea of a way to protect this country. Trump is. Everything else is just detritus to be brushed aside.

A very good day to you. LOVE your user name.


97 posted on 06/01/2024 2:45:56 PM PDT by mairdie (Trump Impeachment Memes - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar https://youtu.be/eQG6liOA4wM)
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To: 21twelve
In another article it said that he was putting in ballots for he and his wife and voting-aged children that lived at home. I have done the same.

Someone said upthread that he took a picture of them before placing them in the collection box. If this is true, why would a normal person do such a thing?

Also, "evidence" that comes from "he said" is not evidence unless it has been verified by proof from other sources.

Is there a record of these ballots being sent to his wife and children who live in the home?

98 posted on 06/01/2024 2:46:38 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: John S Mosby

“the Banks who have de-banked Lindell are doing it because of what he has championed about Election Fraud.Bankers, FRiend! No one he has slandered. What ignorance on the topic.”

I thought you were referring to the lawsuits he was facing from the voting companies. I do agree that the banks should not have cut Lindell off since he was not engaging in anything criminal with his statements. This is something I side with him on. It is unjust persecution from banks.


99 posted on 06/01/2024 2:46:51 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
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To: GulliverSwift
I hate to break it to you, but most people do not think the 2020 election was stolen by Biden.

Are you a liar? Or just some kind of ignorant idiot? Poll after Poll after Poll shows that a MAJORITY of people believe the election was stolen, especially among Republicans.

*MOST* people think the election was stolen. Even a sizeable number of Democrats believe that.

100 posted on 06/01/2024 2:49:12 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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