Dinesh D’Souza, the filmmaker behind the conspiracist film 2000 Mules, which tried to prove Donald Trump’s stolen election narrative, admits that the movie made false claims.
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Since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, he and his followers have pushed baseless claims that the election was stolen. There is absolutely no evidence to support conservatives’ claims of election fraud. Even voter data experts hired by Trump’s own team conceded that the evidence simply does not exist of any large-scale voter fraud. Despite the facts, conservatives remain convinced of the myth of voter fraud. Their staunch belief in the conspiracy is very dangerous, given how it helped incite the violent January 6 insurrection. Nonetheless, right-wing political commentator, conspiracy theorist, and filmmaker D’Souza decided to produce a movie highlighting the false claims.
2000 Mules claims that swing states utilized paid “mules” or couriers to illegally collect and drop off extra ballots in drop boxes. However, its only “proof” was questionable statements from conservative organizations like True the Vote, faulty cellphone data, and outlandish assumptions. For example, it assumed that people whose phones pinged near ballot boxes multiple times a day must be paid mules. The biggest mistake it made was publicly accusing people, including Atlanta citizen Mark Andrews, of the very serious crime of voter fraud. In an apology to Andrews following Andrews’ defamation...
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