what is 2000 mules

2000 Mules is a documentary film directed by conservative commentator Dinesh DSouza that claims to prove widespread, coordinated, and deliberate voter fraud in the 2020 US presidential election, sufficient to change the overall outcome, and claims that Trump won. The film alleges that unnamed nonprofit organizations supposedly associated with the Democratic Party paid "mules" to illegally collect and deposit ballots into drop boxes in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin during the 2020 presidential election. However, fact-checkers and technology and election integrity experts consulted by Reuters did not find any concrete, verifiable evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. The films allegations have been thoroughly discredited by law enforcement officials and fact-checkers, and the filmmakers have declined to make key evidence for their central claims public. The film has been criticized for spreading false conspiracy theories and has been shown to fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in Texas. A book based on the film, also titled 2000 Mules, was published by Dinesh DSouza, but it was recalled by the conservative publisher Regnery in August 2022.