Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
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33%
5 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The pillow salesman, Trump supporter and election denier Mike Lindell has offered to personally fund a recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which he lost last week.
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he → offer → which
Lindell’s announcement on Wednesday escalates his bid to challenge the results of last week’s vote, after finishing a distant second to the Minnesota house speaker, Lisa Demuth.
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announcement → escalate → speaker
The businessman and MyPillow founder pointed to a Minnesota law which he said gives candidates the ability to seek a complete hand count – even when the results fall well outside the margin required for a state-funded recount.
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results → point → recount
“One of the few good election laws Minnesota does have is that as a candidate, I have the right to completely audit and hand-count every ballot in the state,” Lindell said in a press release, adding that he intends to use that right “to the full extent of the law”.
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he → have → law
Despite a glowing endorsement from Trump, Lindell was defeated by Demuth by roughly 11 percentage points in the Republican primary for governor on 11 August, a margin far beyond the 0.25% threshold that would trigger an automatic state-funded recount.
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that → defeat → recount
Because the gap is wider than the threshold, Lindell would need to formally request the recount and cover its cost himself.
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Lindell → need → cost
The announcement comes after Lindell refused last week to concede the Republican gubernatorial primary, despite trailing by a double-digit margin.
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Lindell → come → margin
The Associated Press called the race for Demuth, the Minnesota House speaker, late on election night.
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Press → call → night
Lindell’s campaign alleged “irregularities identified in election-night electronic reporting data” in the news release.
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campaign → allege → release
Minnesota secretary of state general counsel Lauren Bethke estimated in a Tuesday letter to Lindell that a full recount of the governor and lieutenant governor races would cost roughly $825,000, according to CBS News.
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recount → estimate → News
The letter reportedly gives him until Monday, 24 August, to get both the request and payment to the secretary of state’s office.
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letter → give → office
The latest challenge follows years of election-related claims by Lindell.
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challenge → follow → Lindell
He built his political career around the lie that Trump’s 2020 defeat resulted from a rigged and stolen election, and has said he spent tens of millions of dollars pursuing that conspiracy theory through lawsuits, documentaries and conferences.
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he → build → lawsuits
Courts repeatedly rejected those claims.
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Courts → reject → claims
Last month, Lindell settled a $1.3bn defamation lawsuit filed by voting technology company Liberty Vote, formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems, over the stolen-election claims.
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Lindell → settle → claims
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