Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
American Thinker apologizes to Dominion
Company response
American Thinker said it had published false claims accusing Dominion of conspiring to steal the November 2020 election. The publication acknowledged that the statements had no basis in fact and apologized to Dominion and its employees for the harm caused.
Stated objective. “to set the record straight” and “stand up for itself, its employees, and the electoral process”
Company response
Apology — American Thinker
We apologize to Dominion for all of the harm this caused them and their employees.
Source excerpt
These statements are completely false and have no basis in fact. Industry experts and public officials alike have confirmed that Dominion conducted itself appropriately and that there is simply no evidence to support these claims. It was wrong for us to publish these false statements. We apologize to Dominion for all of the harm this caused them and their employees.
The bogus claims about rigged machines led to not only financial harm but also a wave of threats from Trump supporters convinced that the election had been stolen, Dominion alleged.
The voting machine company Dominion sued pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation Friday over Powell’s smear campaign against Dominion, in which she spent weeks accusing the company of being at the center of a voter fraud scheme to steal Donald Trump’s second term.