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Georgia Election Workers Suing Conspiracy Website Over ‘Campaign of Lies'
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Two Georgia election workers who became the target of conspiracy theories around the 2020 election are suing The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website that published false information about them as part of a sweeping effort to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Two Georgia election workers filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against a conservative website, accusing it of knowingly publishing and
The women allege that the website and its owners knowingly published false stories about them that instigated a relentless campaign of harassment and threats.
Two Georgia election workers who became the target of conspiracy theories around the 2020 election are suing The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website that published false information about them as part of a sweeping effort to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote.
In the wake of the 2020 campaign, the site published dozens of stories promoting Trump's false claim that the election was "stolen." There is no evidence of widespread election fraud in that year's presidential race.
