Former US president Donald Trump claims a recent documentary "proves a massive illegal ballot harvesting operation took place" during the 2020 election. But experts say the evidence cited in the film is circumstantial and does not support any such allegation of wrongdoing at the polls. Dozens of judges have dismissed claims of fraud and there is ample evidence that the ballot was the most secure presidential vote ever held.

The documentary "2,000 Mules," produced by conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, "proves a massive illegal ballot harvesting operation took place in the 2020 election -- especially in key battleground counties like Milwaukee County," Trump said in a statement published May 3, 2022 on his website.

Posts promoting the film have been shared thousands of times on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, according to CrowdTangle, a social media insights tool. Trump held a watch party at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on May 4, which was attended by US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. The film was also screened at the former president's May 6 rally in Greenburg, Pennsylvania.

Rumble, a video platform, said in a May 9 statement that the film had grossed more than $1 million in its first 12 hours.

Featuring an hour and a half of suspenseful music, news footage and speculative interviews, "2,000 Mules" suggests a conspiracy in which thousands of people, known as "mules," were paid to deliver illegal votes at drop boxes in swing...

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