Salem Media Group said that it has pulled Dinesh D’Souza’s movie 2000 Mules from its platforms, issuing an apology to a Georgia man who was falsely accused of illegal voting activity in the project.
D’Souza’s documentary grossed almost $1.5 million in its 2022 release, as it made a number of claims that the 2020 election was rigged to an extent that Donald Trump would have won key battleground states. But a number of D’Souza’s claims were quickly debunked, per Factcheck.org. Nevertheless, Trump cited the movie in his ongoing claims that the election was stolen from him.
In its statement, Salem said, In publishing the film and the book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc. that the individuals depicted in the videos provided to us by Ttv, including Mr. Andrews, illegally deposited ballots. We have learned that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation...
D’Souza’s documentary grossed almost $1.5 million in its 2022 release, as it made a number of claims that the 2020 election was rigged to an extent that Donald Trump would have won key battleground states. But a number of D’Souza’s claims were quickly debunked, per Factcheck.org. Nevertheless, Trump cited the movie in his ongoing claims that the election was stolen from him.
In its statement, Salem said, In publishing the film and the book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc. that the individuals depicted in the videos provided to us by Ttv, including Mr. Andrews, illegally deposited ballots. We have learned that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation...
- 6/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump told so many lies during his Meet the Press interview that aired Sunday that NBC released a lengthy fact check chronicling his numerous mistruths. He claimed that bacon prices have increased five fold (they have not), that the 2020 election was “rigged” (there is no evidence of this), and that “15 million” undocumented immigrants are “flooding” the U.S. (that figure is a massive overestimate).
During the course of the interview, Trump used the word “rigged” in reference to the election nineteen times. The election, of course, was not rigged.
During the course of the interview, Trump used the word “rigged” in reference to the election nineteen times. The election, of course, was not rigged.
- 9/17/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has a new nickname for potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis. The former president christened the Florida governor “Ron DeSanctimonious” on Saturday during a stop in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, part of a pre-midterm rally blitz on behalf of Republicans.
“Ron DeSanctimonious”
pic.twitter.com/MDawuZcBam
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) November 6, 2022
After teasing the announcement of his candidacy for 2024 during a rally in Iowa on Thursday and lobbing the dig at DeSantis on Saturday, Trump is scheduled to appear in Miami, Florida, on Sunday for a rally on DeSantis’ home turf — an event...
“Ron DeSanctimonious”
pic.twitter.com/MDawuZcBam
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) November 6, 2022
After teasing the announcement of his candidacy for 2024 during a rally in Iowa on Thursday and lobbing the dig at DeSantis on Saturday, Trump is scheduled to appear in Miami, Florida, on Sunday for a rally on DeSantis’ home turf — an event...
- 11/6/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
With the Justice Department and Jan. 6 committee taking a close look at Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, he and his cronies could certainly use a fall guy, and it looks like they’ve found their patsy: right-wing lawyer John Eastman.
Eastman worked for Trump as the attorney devised legal strategies to overturn the election to keep the outgoing president in power. But, in recent weeks, Trump has confided to those close to him that he sees no reason to publicly defend Eastman, two people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone.
Eastman worked for Trump as the attorney devised legal strategies to overturn the election to keep the outgoing president in power. But, in recent weeks, Trump has confided to those close to him that he sees no reason to publicly defend Eastman, two people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone.
- 6/21/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Two premiere screenings of rock documentary Freakscene: The Story Of Dinosaur Jr
grossed over 19K this weekend with a single Saturday show at iconic music venue The Opera House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn taking in north of 17K. Independent distributor Utopia worked with Murmrr, which produces live music events, and art shingle Mondo, which created a limited edition poster only for sale in person.
Tickets ranged from 30 (balcony seating) to 50. The band’s frontman J Mascis played a solo set for the nearly sold-out 600-seat venue.
Utopia’s VP of marketing and distribution Kyle Greenberg said the audience was 65 male with a strong 35-44+ turnout, although there was no shortage of Utopia’s signature younger demos. The turnout was “a testament to Dinosaur Jr. ‘s impact, with the band also continuing to find new audiences on the heels of a new album and international tour ahead this summer.”
“This is just classic alternative programming.
grossed over 19K this weekend with a single Saturday show at iconic music venue The Opera House in Williamsburg, Brooklyn taking in north of 17K. Independent distributor Utopia worked with Murmrr, which produces live music events, and art shingle Mondo, which created a limited edition poster only for sale in person.
Tickets ranged from 30 (balcony seating) to 50. The band’s frontman J Mascis played a solo set for the nearly sold-out 600-seat venue.
Utopia’s VP of marketing and distribution Kyle Greenberg said the audience was 65 male with a strong 35-44+ turnout, although there was no shortage of Utopia’s signature younger demos. The turnout was “a testament to Dinosaur Jr. ‘s impact, with the band also continuing to find new audiences on the heels of a new album and international tour ahead this summer.”
“This is just classic alternative programming.
- 5/29/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
After releasing his election conspiracy documentary “2000 Mules” as an on-demand digital film, far-right filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pivoted to a theatrical release in 411 locations this weekend — including support from national theater chain Cinemark — grossing a reported 751,755.
“2000 Miles” was first released two weeks ago on the video streaming platform Rumble with little mainstream marketing, as even Fox News and Newsmax refused to advertise the film amid their own legal troubles for promoting conspiracy theories from the 2020 presidential election. While D’Souza’s distribution company has provided little data on the film’s on-demand performance, it said in a press release that the film grossed over 1 million in its first 12 hours on Rumble, a result that D’Souza said prompted the theatrical release this weekend.
“With the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, ‘Hey, why didn’t we have this movie in the theater?...
“2000 Miles” was first released two weeks ago on the video streaming platform Rumble with little mainstream marketing, as even Fox News and Newsmax refused to advertise the film amid their own legal troubles for promoting conspiracy theories from the 2020 presidential election. While D’Souza’s distribution company has provided little data on the film’s on-demand performance, it said in a press release that the film grossed over 1 million in its first 12 hours on Rumble, a result that D’Souza said prompted the theatrical release this weekend.
“With the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, ‘Hey, why didn’t we have this movie in the theater?...
- 5/24/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Tom Cruise can’t come to the rescue too soon. Despite some good holds and a decent showing for the older-audience “Downton Abbey: A New Era” (Focus), grosses remain in the doldrums.
Only two weeks after Marvel and Disney got summer off to a strong start with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” attendance has returned to its anemic state. This weekend will amass around 74 million for yet another sub-100 million total — virtually unprecedented for May.
That’s half of the same weekend in 2019, reducing our ongoing four-week comparison to 58 percent for the same 2019 period. That’s close to the all-time low for this year.
“Top Gun: Maverick” has an anticipated four-day take of 100 million; considerably more is possible. It should lead Memorial Day weekend to 2019 parity, when “Aladdin” took in 116 million. For the month overall, we’re looking at 75 percent. Strong individual results don’t make up for...
Only two weeks after Marvel and Disney got summer off to a strong start with “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” attendance has returned to its anemic state. This weekend will amass around 74 million for yet another sub-100 million total — virtually unprecedented for May.
That’s half of the same weekend in 2019, reducing our ongoing four-week comparison to 58 percent for the same 2019 period. That’s close to the all-time low for this year.
“Top Gun: Maverick” has an anticipated four-day take of 100 million; considerably more is possible. It should lead Memorial Day weekend to 2019 parity, when “Aladdin” took in 116 million. For the month overall, we’re looking at 75 percent. Strong individual results don’t make up for...
- 5/22/2022
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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