Two Georgia election workers sue far-right website over false fraud allegations
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Dec 2 (Reuters) - Two Georgia election workers targeted by former U.S. President Donald Trump in a vote-rigging conspiracy theory have sued a far-right website that trumpeted the false story, alleging it incited months of death threats and harassment against them.
The defamation suit against The Gateway Pundit was filed Thursday by Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a voter registration officer in the Fulton County elections office, and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who was a temp worker for the 2020 election. The women were featured in a Reuters report published Wednesday on their ordeal.
The lawsuit names the Pundit, its founder and editor Jim Hoft, and his brother, writer Joe Hoft. It alleges they repeatedly published demonstrably false claims that portrayed the women as “traitors” who conspired to “steal the presidential election in Georgia.”
A lawyer for Jim Hoft and The Gateway Pundit did not immediately respond to a comment request Thursday morning. Joe Hoft did not respond to a comment request.
The lawsuit, filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, alleges that the Pundit’s “lies” about Freeman and Moss “devastated” their reputations and “instigated a deluge of intimidation, harassment, and threats that has forced them to change their phone numbers, delete their online accounts, and fear for their physical safety.” the suit says. Freeman went into hiding.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, …
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Jim Hoft, and his brother, writer Joe Hoft are real patriots and great writers. I agree with everything they said ... and no, that's not a tissue next to the blue cup, it's a crumpled up vote for the Don.
Anyone who does not accept the Gateway Pundits credibility is a thar theft digressive wadicule.
I hope the women take them for everything they have and the Gateway Pundit goes the way of the dodo
the wallet is the soft underbelly of well to do trumpsters.
Were they 'right on' with everything they stated?
You need to ask the usual suspect.
Is that some sort of a literary reference?
Don't think I read that book, but I do accept the compliment.
I hope they take everything the Hoft brothers have.
Gateway Pundit has for years now been barely a half step above Infowars. GP routinely misrepresents stories in the news. It is the kind of place the term "fake news" was invented for.
The really weird, but not surprising, thing is that Trump gave Gateway Pundit White House press credentials in 2017.
But, but, trump gets to lie...
How is it that Trump seems to skirt all consequences of his actions?
Every time.
He made a deal with Satan
He is Satan?
Satan's spawn...The Anti-Christ
Birthed from Satan's asshole.
<snicker>
Satan would like to say something but he signed one of those NDA thingies.
Nail the bastards in court.
Don't think most courtrooms allow hammers, nails or 10ft crosses (how sad).