Atlanta Publishing Group Apologizes to GA Man It Falsely Accused of Election Fraud in ‘2000 Mules’

The publishing group behind the film “2,000 Mules” is apologizing to a Georgian man after the film falsely accused him of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

On its website, Salem Media Group said it was “America’s leading radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher, targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and by conservative values.

The group said in the statement that he has “removed the film from Salem platforms and that there will be no future distribution of the Salem film or book.”

The widely debunked film includes surveillance video showing a blurred-faced Mark Andrews dropping five ballots into a drop box in Lawrenceville, an Atlanta suburb, while the conservative pundit and filmmaker’s voiceover Dinesh D’Souza says: “What you are seeing is a crime. These are fraudulent votes.

“It was never our intention that the publication of the film and book 2000 Mules would harm Mr. Andrews. We apologize for the harm caused to Mr. Andrews and his family by the inclusion of Mr. Andrews’ image in the film, book and promotional materials,” the statement said.

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A state investigation found that Andrews cast ballots for himself, his wife and their three adult children, all of whom lived at the same address. It’s legal in Georgia, and an investigator said there was no evidence of wrongdoing on Andrews’ part.

The film draws on research from True the Vote, a Texas-based nonprofit, and suggests that Democratic-aligned election “mules” were paid to illegally collect and deliver ballots in Georgia and in four other closely watched states. An Associated Press analysis found it relies on faulty assumptions, anonymous accounts and improper analysis of cellphone location data.

Salem said he “relies on the representations of Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc. (“TTV”) that the individuals depicted in the videos provided to us by TTV, including Mr. Andrews, had illegally cast ballots.”

Lawyers for D’Souza and True the Vote did not immediately respond to emails Friday afternoon seeking comment on Salem’s statement.

Andrews filed a federal lawsuit in October 2022 against D’Souza, True the Vote and Salem. The case is ongoing, and representatives for Salem and Andrews’ legal team did not immediately respond to emails asking whether the statement was a result of the lawsuit.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.