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politics2 years ago

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million for false election claims.

My Pillow founder, Mike Lindell, has been ordered to pay $5m to a software expert who proved his 2020 presidential election data was wrong. Lindell had launched "Prove Mike Wrong" with $5m as a winning prize, claiming Chinese interference in some states delivered President Joe Biden the win over Donald Trump. The private arbitration panel ruled that none of the data Lindell provided was related to the 2020 presidential election. Lindell has also been sued by voting machine company Dominion over his false claims of election interference.

politics2 years ago

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5 million for false election challenge

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has been ordered by an arbitration panel to pay $5 million to software developer Robert Zeidman for losing his "Prove Mike Wrong" 2020 election challenge. Lindell had challenged experts to prove that data he had was not from the 2020 election. The contest took place in August 2021 at a cyber symposium that Lindell was hosting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lindell is also facing legal problems from Dominion Voting Systems, Eric Coomer, and Smartmatic for defamation over his election claims. Lindell maintains that his theories are factual and that he will be showing evidence of his election claims in the near future.

legal2 years ago

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Loses $5 Million Bet on False Election Claims.

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell has been ordered by a private arbitration panel to pay $5 million to a man who won a "Prove Mike Wrong" challenge at Lindell's 2021 "cyber-symposium" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lindell made the challenge after claiming that his data showed evidence of Chinese interference in the 2020 election. Lindell is facing a $1.3 billion defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems and a defamation lawsuit from one of Dominion's former executives.

politics2 years ago

Mike Lindell's $5M Election Fraud Bet Backfires

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's firm has been ordered by a private arbitration panel to pay $5 million to Robert Zeidman, a computer forensics expert who was the only person to submit a claim to Lindell's "Prove Mike Wrong" challenge. Zeidman examined Lindell's data and concluded that it had no connection to the 2020 election and did not prove voter fraud. Lindell faces a $1.3 billion defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems and a defamation lawsuit from one of Dominion’s former executives. Lindell said the decision was "terribly wrong" and that it would be going to court.

politics2 years ago

Mike Lindell's MyPillow ordered to pay $5 million for false election challenge.

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's firm has been ordered by a private arbitration panel to pay $5m to Robert Zeidman, a computer forensics expert who proved that Lindell's data did not prove voter fraud and had no connection to the 2020 US election. Zeidman was the only expert who submitted a claim after Lindell offered the "Prove Mike Wrong" challenge ahead of a "cyber symposium" he held in August 2021. Lindell said the decision was "terribly wrong" and would go to court. Lindell also faces a $1.3bn defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems and a defamation lawsuit from one of Dominion's former executives.