Fact Checking Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Interference’ Video

The My Pillow CEO is recycling long-debunked claims about the 2020 election.

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Months after Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow and a Donald Trump supporter, released his first documentary, Absolute Proof, he has come out with another documentary, Absolute Interference, also purporting to show that Trump won the 2020 election. The two-hour documentary, released on April 20, recycles many familiar voter fraud claims that lack evidence. While it hasn’t gotten much attention in the mainstream media, members of Congress report many constituent calls about the film and reporters have said they’re asked about it by voters. 

The overarching claim in Absolute Interference alleges that there was “absolute proof” that there was foreign interference in the 2020 election through manipulation of voting machines, like those of Dominion Voting Systems. 

Lindell begins the documentary by saying that Absolute Interference will prove election fraud with “the most amazing evidence to add on to what we already have,” which he refers to as “100 percent proof times two.” Throughout the documentary, Lindell interviews various “experts” who claim to have evidence of voter fraud and foreign interference. 

It’s worth mentioning that Dominion Voting Systems is suing MyPillow and Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion for unfounded public statements claiming Dominion played a role in voter fraud. Lindell’s Absolute Proof, which we fact checked earlier this year, is cited in the lawsuit. 

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    Jean-Christophe Jouffrey

    Dear Kaya Himmelman,

    Mike Lindell: "Absolute Moron"? 😏

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    Jason Gibson

    No stone unturned. Well done

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    Bill Nelson

    Love the WiFi thing! Back in the early 2000s I was engaged in technology research for space systems, one of those was WiFi (on ISS you can’t just run new cables in the ceiling). We had purchased some nice test equipment and were having great fun. Turns out corporate security actually had WiFi “sniffers” and we were caught with the unauthorized equipment. Hands were slapped. Though we also had an IR based system they didn’t detect.

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    Victor Clairmont

    Well he is a true believer I will give him that.

    This is what happens when the old media and silicone valley interfere in our elections more than the Russians ever did. You get a subsection of Americans that won’t trust anything coming out of the current media landscape or the current administration (or the last one).

    Mike Lindell is a product of living with so many obfuscation and lies in the current age, that one just has to assume, even without proof (well maybe he has something but I doubt it) that the dominion system was hacked. Sad really. The culture war rots everyone’s mind to a degree.

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      Pat Riot

      Silicon valley did not interfere in US elections.

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        Victor Clairmont

        Bwhahahaha ahah!

        Wait you’re serious?

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    2. Kyle Gionis

      Ahh, so it's the media's fault. Oh and where is this silicone valley, anyway - sounds like it might be worth a visit, I mean just for research and all. In all seriousness, people are simply choosing to be obfuscated, at least to the level at which this garbage sinks. I get that there is general manipulation, etc, but c'mon, this is just not excusable for any adult.

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        Pat Riot

        Silicone Valley is in Los Angeles as I understand it. Apparently they all don't look like that naturally.

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        Victor Clairmont

        Nah, there’s an older generation that legit does not know what is going on here.

        They only have the instinct to trust nothing, and that’s not good either.

        I just realize that the crazies conspiracy theorist just don’t become that overnight.

        And neither to they get disabused of it quickly either.

        As in Mike Lindell case.

        Or people that believe entirely that Russians interfered exponentially back in 2016 to the point that made Trump president.

        I have no sympathy for either honestly. But I can see how they got there. They’re wrong, but the downward spiral of fact checking, opinionated journalism, and slanted news/coverage has led to the continued failure to trust establishment media, and the internet has only amplified that effect. Rot will always be rot. Good thing I subscribe to The Dispatch for nice fact checking.

        Heh.

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    Octávio Lima

    Someone needs to take the shovel out of his hands as it seems he cannot stop digging.

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  6. Brian M.

    Thank you for this. Unfortunately, many of us know people that turn to Lindell in the hope that their belief in Trump will be vindicated.

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    Jen

    So The Dispatch really thinks they need to spend time fact checking Mike Lindell? Why give him any ink? 😔

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      Matt Price

      It's a good thing to at least be able to point to something thorough like this if friends or family members start holding up Lindell's video as the "proof everyone has been asking for". Answering the barrage of nonsense that comes out of MAGA world is an annoying job and a thankless one, but at least someone's doing it.

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      Pat Riot

      Read my blog. Today's subject is, "People Who Pee on the Toilet Seat: How Bad Are They?".

      Seriously though, I agree with your sentiment but I also tend to cut articles like this a little slack. It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.

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      Adam Bridge

      When a sizable part of the GOP base believe the election was stolen via fraud this kind of fact checking will continue to be needed. Not that it will do a lot of good - but it provides useful information.

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      Rob W

      As Kyle said, these posts, no matter how unnecessary they seem, are a great help for responding to friends and family.

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    5. Kyle Gionis

      I'm glad they post these, so I can easily refer this stuff to my nutty friends and relatives.

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    6. Stephen Nielson

      I'm getting slammed with emails from my highly religious conservative family members telling me I need to watch this video from Mike Lindell. I didn't realize he had made a new video haha until I read this article.

      I find it frustrating because even our religious leaders (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) have put out a statement saying we need to support and respect free and fair religion. Yet, I'm still getting pushed this junk from Mike Lindell to fight the evil satanic forces in the democratic party. These family members can't figure out why they are losing their millennial children. Sad.

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      1. Stephen Nielson

        I did find it funny at the bottom of the email chains I keep getting there is always a link to 'If you need to buy a pillow you know where to get it...'

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      2. Stephen Nielson

        support and respect free and fair elections** Urgh with the dispatch not having an edit button I need to read more carefully what I write.

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      Narwhal

      He needs help. I feel pity for him. Genuinely.

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        Bill Nelson

        I feel for the employees of My Pillow who will lose jobs.

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          Narwhal

          A reasonable position.

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        mel ladi

        Yes, I do feel sorry for him. Hurts my heart a bit and yeah, I'm very well aware there are far more deserving subjects than Mr. Lindell.

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      3. Ryan

        Yeah me too. I have heard him tell his story in interviews about his recovery from drug addiction and finding faith. While I think the things he claims are misguided and indeed dangerous, at least to me he doesn't seem like one of those seedy grifters that latched on to this issue to whip up the masses and/or make a quick buck. I think Mike Lindell is a true believer

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          Narwhal

          I’ve read that his type and duration of drug addiction can cause serious brain damage. There have been studies done with brain scans. I don’t claim that he has brain damage, but if he does then he might not even be aware he needs help. And people may be exploiting him in ways we are completely unaware of.

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      4. Eric L

        Don't feel bad for him, anyone that wealthy should have the wherewithal to get the resources they need to get right.

        I do feel bad for many of the followers though... people who watch TV and listen to the radio thinking that the entire world is out to get them and only Trump can save. Now THAT is a pity.

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          Narwhal

          Tell that to Howard Hughes or Johnny Depp.

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            Adam Bridge

            Too late for HH! :-)

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    JohnF

    Khaya, this has to be exhausting for you. I hope you have a nice-long Internet-free vacation coming up.
    As for Mike Lindell, he seems intent on getting Dominion Voting Systems into the pillow business. Despite already having been sued for $1.3B, he keeps making (and building on) the same claims that got him sued in the first place. Yesterday, he said that Dominion's Director of Product Strategy should "turn himself in so he will only receive a sentence of 10-20 years" (while also saying that Dominion "tried to take our country through China").
    The only explanation I can think of for his ongoing behavior and statements is that he and his team are working towards a defense based on "Mike is just completely nuts and he can't be held responsible for the things he says because he's completely nuts."

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      Jean-Christophe Jouffrey

      Dear JohnF,

      "I hope you have a nice-long Internet-free vacation coming up."

      Resting on a My Pillow?

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        JohnF

        Only once they are available from Dominion Voting Systems

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    Narwhal

    Khaya, did you draw the short straw?

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