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>> Each One Alone Providing Grounds for a Mistrial'
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>> <https://www.thegatewaypundit.com
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> The bankrupt Gateway Pundit! Now there's the ultimate authority on right
> wing thought.
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> Let's hope that Trump's prison stay isn't too hard on him and he doesn't
> leave in a body bag.
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> Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy after election conspiracy defamation
> lawsuits
> April 24, 20247:04 PM ET
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> By
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> Huo Jingnan
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
> Voting technology company settles lawsuit against OAN over 2020 election
> claims
> Elections
> Voting technology company settles lawsuit against OAN over 2020 election
> claims
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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.
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> 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.
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> "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."
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
> Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy a day after a judge orders him to pay
> $146 million
> Politics
> Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy a day after a judge orders him to pay
> $146 million
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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."
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> 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.
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> Even with delays, the costs to sites like Infowars and The Gateway Pundit
> from lawsuits are meaningful, Bankston said.
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> "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."
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> 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.
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so