True the Vote, the Election refusal group, is once again in the spotlight with the release of the new film Error Exposed featuring 2000 Mules. This film revisits the claims of voter fraud from the 2020 election, as former President Donald Trump continues to express concerns about the integrity of upcoming midterm elections. The documentary aims to spotlight allegations of systemic election fraud, particularly in Black communities, which have previously been dismissed by numerous courts.
True the Vote appears to be collaborating with Lorenzo Sewell, a Detroit pastor who delivered a speech at President Trump’s inauguration last year. Sewell mentioned to WIRED that the documentary is tentatively titled Trap, which alludes to the ongoing legal challenges people face related to voter registrations, and is expected to be released “in the next month or so.”
The upcoming film reiterates many allegations made in the initial 2024 lawsuit. Detroit activist Ramon Jackson has filed a lawsuit against Democratic election officials—Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Detroit city official Janice Winfrey—claiming they orchestrated a scheme involving false registrations dating back to 2017. This case, however, was dismissed due to lack of standing and evidence. Following a visit from Trump to Sewell’s church in June 2024, efforts to engage Black voters gained renewed attention, with Sewell advancing similar claims alongside Jackson.
“There’s a concerning trend where Democrats seem to vote for underprivileged Black individuals without their knowledge,” Sewell asserts, yet provides no substantiation for his claims. He alleges that voter rights are being manipulated whenever individuals move out of state.
Sewell draws parallels to cities with significant low-income Black populations, citing Detroit alongside Atlanta, Baltimore, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Philadelphia as examples. While admitting his claims lack solid evidence, Sewell insists, “I have a proven method to detect fraud in any election, regardless of party.”
According to Sewell, his approach involves analyzing voter lists to identify where and how individuals cast their votes. “Black individuals typically don’t vote absentee,” he claims. However, new research published this week indicates that mail-in voting is actually more prevalent among Black voters living in areas with high rates of hate crimes.
Sewell plans to flag voters whose names he believes do not accurately represent their community. To support his claims, he provided WIRED with images of ballots cast under names he alleges are fraudulent and has collected 10 affidavits from voters claiming their identities were misused. However, WIRED could not independently verify these allegations, nor did Sewell clarify how Benson, Winfrey, and other officials reportedly identified those involved or facilitated fraudulent registrations.
Requests for comments from Benson and Winfrey went unanswered.
Sewell declined to disclose when True the Vote became involved in the project, simply stating, “I heard about it because I’m famous.” Despite multiple requests, True the Vote co-founder Katherine Engelbrecht and her team did not comment, though they confirmed that a documentary focused on Michigan is indeed in production.
In the latest True the Vote newsletter sent to supporters last week, Engelbrecht mentioned “filming a documentary in Detroit,” yet offered no additional details. Her co-founder Greg Phillips previously made headlines for claiming he was teleported to Waffle House and has *recently been removed* from his position at FEMA, a topic referenced multiple times throughout the True the Vote documentary.
Source: www.wired.com