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Wayne Allyn Root and Kari Lake push conspiracy theory that opponent’s campaign is funded by “the Mexican drug cartel” Right-wing conspiracy theorist Wayne Allyn Root claimed during an interview with Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake that opponent Ruben Gallego’s campaign is getting “their money” from Mexican cartels through his estranged father. Lake replied: “Yep, absolutely. The cartels are in operational control here in Arizona.” The conspiracy theory is false. After Lake made similar remarks on Newsmax with right-wing host Greg Kelly last month, PolitiFact examined the claims and wrote: “Gallego’s father has been largely absent from Gallego’s life since Gallego was in junior high school and his parents divorced” and “there’s no evidence that Gallego has ‘links to the cartel’ because of his father’s criminal history. Lake’s campaign provided no evidence to support that claim.” (Media Matters 10/23/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Opinion: New poll shows exactly why Kari Lake cannot win 9.2% and 30.4%. When the election is over, these are the numbers most likely to drive a stake into the heart of the Kari Lake machine. Percentage of likely Republican voters who say they plan to cross party lines to vote for Democrat Ruben Gallego: 9.2%. Percentage of those all-important independent voters who plan to vote to Kari Lake: 30.4%. In a close race — if, in fact, anyone considers this one close anymore — those numbers are poison. (AzCentral 10/22/24) READ MORE>>>>> Busted: Kari Lake campaign reportedly caught in a lie about speaking fees Senate candidate Kari Lake has reportedly been making coin off of her speeches, despite her campaign saying she does them out of the goodness of her heart. The Arizona Republican who failed to win her gubernatorial run, reported taking in $75,000 in speaking fees last year, contradicting her campaign's prior claims that she doesn't get paid for the public speaking events, The Copper Courier reports. (Raw Story 2/2/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
October 23, 2024: Lake, when visiting the southern border. “We have a better way. We have to get back to the policies that president Trump had that were working and were keeping us safe. We’ve seen an incredible surge in people coming here illegally and it’s not stopping.” 
Ron "Adolf" DeSantis wants to ban race history, lots of books, and the word "gay" from Florida. Schools. Meanwhile, Kari Lake wants to ban all the words except "Kari" and "Won" in the state of Arizona.
--Zorek Richards 2/3/23 
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Defamation lawsuit against Arizona loser Kari Lake advances
A defamation lawsuit filed against Kari Lake, the right-wing Republican who lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona, can proceed. The judge's finding means that Lake, who repeatedly accused election official Stephen Richer of rigging the vote against her, now faces a similar legal mess to other conspiracy-mongers such as Rudy Giuliani, Alex Jones and Fox News–all of whom either owe or have paid massive settlements or damages to those they lied about. "The court is satisfied that the disputed statements — if indeed they are 'provable' as false or defamatory — would be undeserving of the protections associated with our First Amendment principles," [Judge] Adleman wrote. (Rob Beschizza/Boing Boing 12/27/23) READ MORE>>>>> |
The lawsuit, filed in June by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, accuses Lake and her affiliates of spreading false information about Richer following the November 2022 election. He alleges that Lake knew, or should have known, the statements were false. Lake and Richer are both Republicans. |
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