Salem Media Group stated that it has pulled Dinesh D’Souza’s film 2000 Mules from its platforms, issuing an apology to a Georgia man who was falsely accused of unlawful voting exercise within the mission.
D’Souza’s documentary grossed nearly $1.5 million in its 2022 launch, because it made quite a lot of claims that the 2020 election was rigged to an extent that Donald Trump would have gained key battleground states. But quite a lot of D’Souza’s claims had been rapidly debunked, per Factcheck.org. Nevertheless, Trump cited the film in his ongoing claims that the election was stolen from him.
In its assertion, Salem stated, In publishing the movie and the e book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc. that the people depicted within the movies offered to us by TTV, together with Mr. Andrews, illegally deposited ballots. We have realized that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has cleared Mr. Andrews of unlawful voting exercise in reference to the occasion depicted in 2000 Mules.
Salem added, “It was never our intent that the publication of the 2000 Mules film and book would harm Mr. Andrews. We apologize for the hurt the inclusion of Mr. Andrews’ image in the movie, book, and promotional materials have caused Mr. Andrews and his family. We have removed the film from Salem’s platforms, and there will be no future distribution of the film or the book by Salem.”
The e book had been revealed by Salem’s former division, Regnery Publishing.
Andrews had sued Salem, D’Souza and True the Vote for defamation. The public curiosity group Protect Democracy, which had represented Andrews, stated in a press release that “Mr. Andrews’ case will continue against the remaining Defendants, as he pursues accountability for their defamation.”