moldyoldy

In the days leading up to and following the 2020 p**********l e******n on Nov. 3, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump and conservative media outlets such as Newsmax and American Thinker repeatedly spread false statements claiming that the the e******n had been stolen via v***r f***d. One of the most repeated (and repeatedly debunked) claims was that the company D******n V****g Systems had used its software to rig the e******n.

We have published several articles debunking these claims. Other news outlets and e******n officials have also thoroughly investigated and debunked claims that D******n had engaged in fraudulent activity to rig the e******n. But you don’t have to take our word for it. On Jan. 15, 2021, the conservative website American Thinker published a statement admitting that it had published false statements about v***r f***d.

The American Thinker wrote:

American Thinker and contributors Andrea Widburg, R.D. Wedge, Brian Tomlinson, and Peggy Ryan have published pieces on www.AmericanThinker.com that falsely accuse US D******n Inc., D******n V****g Systems, Inc., and D******n V****g Systems Corporation (collectively “D******n”) of conspiring to steal the November 2020 e******n from Donald Trump. These pieces rely on discredited sources who have peddled debunked theories about D******n’s supposed ties to Venezuela, fraud on D******n’s machines that resulted in massive v**e switching or weighted v**es, and other claims falsely stating that there is credible evidence that D******n acted fraudulently.

These statements are completely false and have no basis in fact. Industry experts and public officials alike have confirmed that D******n conducted itself appropriately and that there is simply no evidence to support these claims.

It was wrong for us to publish these false statements. We apologize to D******n for all of the harm this caused them and their employees. We also apologize to our readers for abandoning 9 journalistic principles and misrepresenting D******n’s track record and its limited role in tabulating v**es for the November 2020 e******n. We regret this grave error.
American Thinker is the latest organization to issue a statement admitting that its coverage of the 2020 e******n involved a number of false statements related to v***r f***d.


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In December 2020, D******n V****g Systems threatened to file lawsuits against news outlets that had spread false rumors about the company. Shortly thereafter, Newsmax published an article to clarify statements about D******n and Smartmatic, another v****g software company engulfed in false v**er-fraud rumors.

Here’s an excerpt from the statement published by Newsmax:

There are several facts our viewers and readers should be aware. Newsmax has found no evidence either D******n or Smartmatic owns the other, or has any business association with each other.

We have no evidence D******n uses Smartmatic’s software or vice versa.

No evidence has been offered that D******n or Smartmatic used software or reprogrammed software that manipulated v**es in the 2020 e******n.

Smartmatic has stated its software was only used in the 2020 e******n in Los Angeles, and was not used in any battleground state contested by the Trump campaign and Newsmax has no evidence to the contrary.

D******n has stated its company has no ownership relationship with the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s family, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s family, the Clinton family, Hugo Chavez, or the government of Venezuela.

Neither D******n nor Smartmatic has any relationship with George Soros.

Auntie Dee

KEEP on believing the lies, UNTIL you cant!

Wonttakeitanymore

The t***h really hurts you people!

moldyoldy

The t***h completely escapes trumpsters.

roy

What lies are you referring to ,keep on you will end up in a mental institution, ,or are you there now?

ChJoe

"We" is Snopes?

What a reach!!

ChJoe

So you trust Newsmax for this but not for news? Hmmm????? Oh yes, and we should look for a full confession and disclosure by Smartmatic and Domminion?

HTF are you kidding???? Yourself, obviously!


Domminion: We didn't do anything! Wha!

L*****ts: OK.

moldyoldy

If there was any proof at all of v***r f***d, then Fox, Oan, and American thinker would not be running away from those claims as fast as they can. They knew that it was a lie from the beginning.

lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

We all know dems implanted mind control circuits in those folks brains and made them say that.

Big Kahuna

Pulitzer, a whiz kid in technology, has proven that v***r f***d was very prevalent and he has proven it. He said he counted the v**es on just a few D******n machines and noted that each Bribem v**e was weighted at 1.25 and Trumps at only .75. Not only that but he proved that illegal v**es were run thru the d******n machines and many were passed through 2 to 3 times. Your bs that no v***r f***d was proven has been proven to be false over and over again. Please spare all of us your bs in the future and refrain from this old, worn out f**e story.

moldyoldy

Pulitzer could not produce evidence to get past a local magistrate. These people yelled loudly but had nothing.

Big Kahuna

Did anyone ask to see the evidence? Of course not. No one wants to see any evidence. They just want a l*****t like Slo Joe and his Ho in office to push their c****e agenda.

moldyoldy

ChJoe

Like you would know.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

The left sent their lawyers to see them, and they folded under pressure. Understandable really, a lot of good people may have lost their jobs. They might anyway once Biden/Harris steal the White House. Less than 24 hours and will know one way or the other. You do know, I hope, most all military people, in most nations, take an oath to protect their nation and it's people, not the leader, they, come and go.