Organizations

Cyber Ninjas was a Florida-based cybersecurity firm with no election audit experience that was hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to conduct a "forensic audit" of Maricopa County's 2020 election results. The months-long process was widely criticized for lack of transparency and proper methodology. Ironically, the final report found that Biden actually gained votes compared to the official count. The company dissolved shortly after completing the audit, and its CEO was held in contempt of court for refusing to turn over records.

Dominion Voting Systems

Companies & Firms

Dominion Voting Systems is a voting technology company that became the central target of debunked conspiracy theories alleging its machines were rigged to flip votes from Trump to Biden. Multiple audits, recounts, and forensic examinations confirmed Dominion machines worked accurately. The company filed defamation lawsuits against Fox News ($787.5M settlement), Giuliani, Powell, Lindell, OAN, and Newsmax, winning or settling for massive sums and vindicating its technology.

Fox News

Media & Propagandists

Fox News amplified debunked claims about Dominion Voting Systems and election fraud on its programming. Internal communications revealed during the Dominion lawsuit showed that Fox hosts and executives privately acknowledged the fraud claims were false while continuing to air them for ratings. Fox News settled the Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million — the largest known media defamation settlement in US history — without ever airing a public apology.

January 6th Committee

Government Officials

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol was a bipartisan congressional committee that conducted a comprehensive investigation into the events of January 6, 2021, and the broader effort to overturn the 2020 election. The committee held 10 public hearings, interviewed over 1,000 witnesses, and produced a final report recommending criminal charges against Donald Trump. The committee was chaired by Rep. Bennie Thompson with Rep. Liz Cheney serving as Vice Chair.

One America News Network

Media & Propagandists

One America News Network (OAN) was a right-wing cable network that aggressively promoted debunked election fraud claims, including conspiracy theories about Dominion and Smartmatic voting machines. OAN aired content from figures like Mike Lindell and promoted the discredited Arizona "audit." The network settled a defamation lawsuit with Smartmatic and was dropped by multiple cable carriers. OAN broadcast claims that were uniformly rejected by courts.

Smartmatic is an election technology company that was falsely accused of being connected to Venezuela and involved in rigging the 2020 election. In reality, Smartmatic's technology was only used in Los Angeles County in the 2020 election. The company filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, which went to trial. The conspiracy theories linking Smartmatic to Venezuela and election fraud were entirely fabricated.

Stop the Steal was a political movement and loosely organized campaign that promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Originally organized by Ali Alexander and Roger Stone, the movement organized rallies and protests nationwide, culminating in the January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol attack. Facebook removed the original "Stop the Steal" group for inciting violence. The movement's central premise — that the election was stolen — was rejected by every court that heard the claims.

True the Vote is the organization behind the debunked "2000 Mules" documentary, which claimed to use cell phone geolocation data to prove widespread ballot harvesting. The methodology was rejected by experts, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation found no evidence supporting the claims, and a federal judge sanctioned True the Vote for failing to produce evidence. The film's distributor, Salem Media, pulled the film and apologized. True the Vote's founder was briefly jailed for contempt for refusing to reveal her sources.