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The bankrupt Gateway Pundit! Now there's the ultimate authority on right
wing thought.

Let's hope that Trump's prison stay isn't too hard on him and he doesn't
leave in a body bag.

Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy after election conspiracy defamation
lawsuits
April 24, 20247:04 PM ET

By

Huo Jingnan

Jim Hoft, owner of the Gateway Pundit, at the White House in 2019. The
website has been hit with defamation lawsuits related to 2020 election
fraud conspiracy theories it is accused of spreading.
Evan Vucci/AP

The Gateway Pundit, an influential website that regularly peddles
falsehoods and conspiracy theories, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as
it faces multiple defamation suits.

In a statement on The Gateway Pundit website, Jim Hoft, the outlet's owner,
blamed the "progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet"
and admitted no wrongdoing. The company did not respond to emails from NPR
seeking more information.
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The website, founded by brothers Jim and Joe Hoft, is facing a lawsuit from
Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss over false
claims about election fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election that
resulted in their harassment. Protect Democracy, the nonprofit representing
Freeman and Moss, declined to comment on the bankruptcy announcement. The
Gateway Pundit also settled a lawsuit from a former official at voting
technology company Dominion Voting Systems, which was targeted by election
fraud conspiracy theories in 2020.

In the statement, Hoft said the bankruptcy is a way to consolidate lawsuits
against the outlet. But Chapter 11 bankruptcies are meant to help small
businesses restructure, said Mark Bankston, an attorney at law firm Farrar
& Ball who represented parents of slain Sandy Hook school students in a
defamation suit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his outlet
Infowars.

"It's not actually meant to be used as a tool of what they seem to be using
it for," Bankston said. "This process is being used by defendants who are
facing libel lawsuits. And in particular, it tends to be right-wing,
extremist publications or individuals."

The Gateway Pundit's parent company's bankruptcy filing shows that the
company has between $100,001 and $500,000 in liabilities and between
$500,001 and $1 million in assets.

Jones also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Sandy Hook families were
awarded more than $1 billion in damages against him in 2022. Because of the
drawn-out proceedings of the bankruptcy, the families are still waiting for
compensation.

The election workers who sued The Gateway Pundit also sued former Trump
campaign attorney Rudy Giuliani, who filed for bankruptcy in December after
a $148 million judgment against him.
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"There's been a lot of hope recently in our legal system that certain
plaintiffs are going to be able to find justice through the courts."
Bankston said. "Unfortunately, these bankruptcy proceedings sort of temper
that hope. There is a lot of legal process in this country that is designed
to assist those who have a lot of resources to avoid paying their just
debts."

The Gateway Pundit has already been accused of delaying legal proceedings
against it. It takes time, resources and lawyers who can afford to wait to
get paid to support these legal proceedings, Bankston said.

Even with delays, the costs to sites like Infowars and The Gateway Pundit
from lawsuits are meaningful, Bankston said.

"Jurors are not happy when someone takes private people and spreads these
lies about them and ... turns their world upside down," he said. "Juries
will not forgive that when powerful people do that."

The Gateway Pundit used to enjoy massive online traffic via social media
like Facebook. Like other outlets, however, it has seen its traffic drop
off amid declining news consumption and industry changes including Facebook
owner Meta deprioritizing news.