Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Dominion Voting Systems sues Sidney Powell over election claims
Lawsuit filed
Dominion Voting Systems filed a lawsuit against Sidney Powell, alleging that she spread unfounded conspiracy theories about its election equipment, including claims that its voting machines were rigged. The suit sought $1.3 billion in compensation and the removal of Powell's claims.
Dominion Voting Systems sued Sidney Powell for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about its election equipment, including claims that its voting machines were rigged. The suit sought $1.3 billion in compensation and removal of Powell’s claims.
Stated objective. to seek monetary damages
Company response
Denial — Dominion Voting Systems
“This is a meritless retaliatory lawsuit, filed by MyPillow to try to distract from the harm it caused to Dominion.”
Source excerpt
Dominion is requesting $1.3 billion in compensation and a removal of Powell’s claims.
Dominion Voting Systems is suing President Donald Trump’s former attorney Sidney Powell for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about its election equipment.
It reads that the action stems from statements Powell made to promote a false narrative about the 2020 election that caused "unprecedented harm" to the company.
2020
False claims concerning the 2020 U.S. election
After the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and allied figures promoted unsupported allegations that Dominion equipment manipulated vote totals. CISA, election officials, voting experts, and recounts in Georgia and Wisconsin found no evidence that Dominion systems changed or transferred votes.
2018
Ontario online voting service disruption
Online elections in 51 Ontario municipalities were affected when a colocation provider imposed an unauthorized bandwidth restriction during peak traffic. Municipalities extended voting periods, and the incident was treated as an infrastructure and service-availability problem rather than evidence of vote manipulation.