Politics

Debunking Mike Lindell's election fraud claims

We fact-check Lindell's most consistent claims, explain how they have been discredited and where they originally surfaced.

By Stephen Montemayor

March 12, 2021 at 8:55PM
Mike Lindell showed his cell phone to Jason Lewis as they waited for President Donald Trump to arrive in Mankato. Lindell's background screen was a photo with President Trump in the Oval Office.
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Stephen Montemayor

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Stephen Montemayor covers federal courts and law enforcement. He previously covered Minnesota politics and government.

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