It’s a supposed blockbuster film on the political right showing widespread ballot drop box fraud in Michigan and other battleground states.
But insufficient methods and a lack of convincing evidence fail “2000 Mules” in proving its central claims about the 2020 election, according to MLive interviews with voting, technology and politics experts.
Released in May, the movie from conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has been promoted as an election fraud smoking gun by former President Donald Trump and conservative politicians and influencers.
Seventeen Republican Michigan lawmakers formally asked Attorney General Dana Nessel to investigate its claims, and multiple Republican governor candidates mentioned the movie in debates.
Experts MLive interviewed as part of a deep review of the film, however, say “2000 Mules” is unreliable in proving ballot drop box fraud in five key states, as it jumps to conclusions not supported by material presented in slick and dramatic packaging.
Misleading: Absentee votes stole Trump’s lead after polls closed
The movie begins with a montage of news clips from election night and the day after, questioning an apparent comeback by Joe Biden as mailed-in Democratic votes overtook Trump’s lead from election day votes.
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