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    They had it coming.  Jim Hoft should be locked up for his antiamerican   
   propaganda.   
      
      
   Notorious far-right blog The Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy over 2020   
   election-related lawsuits   
      
      
    The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher   
   of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy   
   protection as it grapples with litigation related to its coverage of the   
   2020 election.   
      
   The move comes as the staunchly pro-Donald Trump website, which promoted   
   the false notion that the 2020 election was stolen by President Joe Biden   
   and his allies, faces multiple lawsuits over its bogus claims.   
      
   One of the lawsuits, filed by two former Georgia election workers, Ruby   
   Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, accuses The Gateway Pundit of   
   publishing stories that falsely accused them of election fraud, which the   
   pair said prompted a wave of harassment and threats of violence. The   
   judge has rejected several attempts to throw out the case, which is   
   currently in the discovery phase ahead of a potential trial.   
      
   Another lawsuit, filed by former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric   
   Coomer, accuses the outlet of defamation. A Colorado appeals court ruled   
   earlier this month that Coomer’s sweeping case can proceed toward trial   
   against Gateway Pundit and several other prominent defendants.   
      
   Over the years, The Gateway Pundit has become infamous for its publishing   
   of hyper-partisan blog posts, many of which advance dangerous lies and   
   conspiracy theories. Founder Jim Hoft, a supporter of Trump and MAGA   
   loyalist, has used the website to promote the Republican frontrunner,   
   while disparaging his opponents.   
      
   In a Wednesday statement, Hoft said the outlet had filed for Chapter 11   
   bankruptcy protection “as a result of the progressive liberal lawfare   
   attacks” and was “not an admission of fault or culpability.” He described   
   the move as a “common tool for reorganization and to consolidate   
   litigation when attacks are coming from all sides.”   
      
   “It allows [The Gateway Pundit] to consolidate this lawfare in one court   
   for ultimate resolution,” Hoft said.   
      
   Hoft indicated that the website would continue publishing as the   
   litigation plays out in court, proclaiming the outlet “will not be   
   deterred.”   
      
   In a filing in federal bankruptcy court, the outlet’s parent company said   
   it currently has between $500,000 and $1 million in assets — putting it   
   on perilous footing if it were to face a large damages award in a   
   defamation trial, including the Coomer case.   
      
   “The Gateway Pundit is falling in the footsteps of Rudy Giuliani in   
   seeking protection from the bankruptcy court… Rather than ‘liberal   
   lawfare attacks,’ as Jim Hoft claims, this is what accountability looks   
   like,” Coomer attorney Charlie Cain told CNN in a statement.   
      
   The Gateway Pundit is one of several right-wing media outlets grappling   
   with the fallout stemming from its promotion of 2020 election lies. Fox   
   News paid a record $787 million to settle a monster defamation lawsuit   
   brought by Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company. And   
   the right-wing network still faces a similar lawsuit from Smartmatic,   
   another election company.   
      
   Meanwhile, the far-right channel One America News recently settled a   
   lawsuit with Smartmatic. And the right-wing cable outlet Newsmax faces   
   lawsuits from both Smartmatic and Dominion.   
      
      
   https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/media/gateway-pundit-declares-   
   bankruptcy/index.html   
       	    	   
      
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