Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, Ordered to Pay $5M for Losing 'Prove Mike Wrong' Election-Fraud Challenge

In a bid to prove that some of his election conspiracy theories were right, MyPillow CEO and Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell launched the "Prove Mike Wrong" election data challenge. However, he was proven wrong by a software developer.

Thus, Lindell will now have to pay him $5 million for completely debunking his election conspiracies. A court arbitration panel found that developer Robert Zeidman had won the MyPillow CEO's challenge to present data that would prove him wrong and that the 2020 presidential election was not stolen from Trump.

Lindell spoke with NBC News regarding the ruling and said it was "a horrible, wrong decision," adding that "it's all going to end up in court." Lindell was ordered to give the reward in the next 30 days.

What Was the 'Prove Mike Wrong' Challenge All About?

In August 2021, Mike Lindell held a cyber symposium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he presented evidence that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

As part of the program, he announced a contest called the "Prove Mike Wrong Challenge." Participants were asked to find proof that the data Lindell had was not from the 2020 election. Those who managed to prove him wrong would be getting $5 million.

Lindell claimed that the experts he hired had convinced him that he "could not lose the contest because the data he had been provided was genuine election data."

However, Zeidman, one of the attendees at the symposium, found evidence that it was not. Zeidman's lawyer, Brian Glasser, said his client wanted Lindell's data "to be 2020 election data" as he also voted for former President Donald Trump.

The lawyer representing the software developer noted that his client "testified that he was interested in the claims that there had been interference in the 2020 election and wanted access to the data to see 'history in the making, perhaps to see an election overturned."

Zeidman entered the contest because it was free and even "told his friends that he was unlikely to win because Mr. Lindell would not offer a $5 million prize if Mr. Lindell had not had his own experts vet all the data to be presented."

According to The Guardian, Lindell must pay Zeidman because the software developer performed under the contract, and not paying him the amount promised would be a breach of contract.

Mike Lindell's Cyber Experts Already Warned Him About the Data's Authenticity

Mike Lindell has assembled a "Red Team" of experts to prove that the presidential election was stolen. However, the evidence presented during the hearing noted that team members had known that the data may not have been what they expected and even protested to Lindell about it.

"They had expected to be provided with packet capture data that could be examined and authenticated to evaluate whether the data files provided were genuine or had been tampered with or altered," the ruling said.

One member even advised Lindell to call the contest off, but the MyPillow CEO refused. According to The Hill, Lindell repeatedly claimed that China interfered in the elections.

He even repeated these unsubstantiated claims on various right-wing media outlets, which led to being sued by voting companies, Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, for defamation. To this day, Lindell firmly stands by his election claims despite the myriad of legal challenges.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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