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*He infamously has attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results following Trump's loss to presidential candidate Joe Biden, often spreading conspiracies about the election being rigged by the opposing party. A notable conspiracy claimed that voting machine companies joined secret forces against foreign countries to deliberately rig the election and aid Biden in acquiring votes. He has additionally since been banned from Twitter following his 2020 election conspiracies. | *He infamously has attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results following Trump's loss to presidential candidate Joe Biden, often spreading conspiracies about the election being rigged by the opposing party. A notable conspiracy claimed that voting machine companies joined secret forces against foreign countries to deliberately rig the election and aid Biden in acquiring votes. He has additionally since been banned from Twitter following his 2020 election conspiracies. | ||
**To further promote his conspiracy theory, he would purchase 3 hours worth of air time on One America News Network to air his documentary promoting the conspiracy theory titled "Absolute Proof". | **To further promote his conspiracy theory, he would purchase 3 hours worth of air time on One America News Network to air his documentary promoting the conspiracy theory titled "Absolute Proof". | ||
**On September 13, 2022, the FBI served a search and seizure warrant for Lindell's phone. As recounted by Lindell, speaking on his web show, agents surrounded his car at a fast-food drive-thru in Minnesota. In addition to sharing the search warrant on his show, Lindell claims FBI agents asked questions regarding a Colorado county clerk charged with election interference earlier that month. | |||
*Following his ban from Twitter, he threatened to throw Twitter CEO at the time, Jack Dorsey for banning him if his tweets and conspiracy beliefs turned out to be true. | *Following his ban from Twitter, he threatened to throw Twitter CEO at the time, Jack Dorsey for banning him if his tweets and conspiracy beliefs turned out to be true. | ||
*He has often tried to promote oleandrin, a poisonous plant extract, as a cure for COVID-19, believing it is more effective to curing the pandemic than COVID-19 approved vaccines, when in reality, it causes nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea (which may contain blood), heart problems, and burning sensation on the eyes. | *He has often tried to promote oleandrin, a poisonous plant extract, as a cure for COVID-19, believing it is more effective to curing the pandemic than COVID-19 approved vaccines, when in reality, it causes nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea (which may contain blood), heart problems, and burning sensation on the eyes. |