A new film by right-wing personality Dinesh D’Souza circulates the unfounded claim that a concerted effort by ballot stuffers in swing states changed the outcome of the 2020 election, tilting the outcome against now-former President Donald Trump.
Independent fact-checkers have pointed out the flawed analysis used by D’Souza to connect cellphone location data and ballot site surveillance footage to suggest that more than 2,000 “mules,” or ballot stuffers, participated in an effort to undermine the integrity of the election. Election experts have done similarly.
Yet, efforts to legitimize D’Souza’s film continue.
A May 9 Facebook post claims that former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy saw this film, "2000 Mules," at the film’s May 5 Mar-a-Lago premiere and is convinced of “rampant cheating” in the 2020 election. Gowdy represented South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District from 2011 to 2019.
"I always believed that rampant cheating occurred but was skeptical that it could be proven," the post quotes Gowdy as saying. "After watching the movie I am no longer skeptical."
That post attracted more than 21,000 reactions and 9,000 shares in two days.
But, Gowdy never said what the claim attributes to him. USA TODAY spoke with Gowdy, who confirmed that he did not attend the film’s May 5 Mar-a-Lago premiere and has not seen the film.
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