PHOENIX, AZ - JANUARY 20: A supporter of President Trump holds a flag and gun outside the Arizona State Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Courtney Pedroza for the Washington Post)
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Logan, Vandersteel, and Byrne also collaborated on a conspiracy-laden “documentary” about vote-rigging which premiered while the Arizona audit was taking place.“The Deep Rig,” which was funded by Byrne, starred an anonymous “expert” who spoke about election fraud. Towards the end of the movie, the expert was revealed to be Logan. In the film, Logan claims the CIA, or maybe former members of the agency, is spreading “disinformation” about election fraud.The film was directed by Roger R. Richards, whose previous work includes a film that claimed 9/11 was the work of aliens. It premiered in June at the Dream City Church in north Phoenix.At that premiere, which was attended by several Republican lawmakers, Vandersteel acted as MC for a question-and-answer session with a panel that included Byrne, the filmmakers, and Joseph Flynn, the brother of QAnon promoter and disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn.And now that Logan, the Cyber Ninjas, and the audit spokesperson Randy Pullen have all called the fake report a hoax, Trump supporters and QAnon believers are claiming that’s all part of the cover-up.
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Everyone from GOP Senate President Karen Fann and conspiracy-loving GOP state Sen. Wendy Rogers, both of whom were huge supporters of the audit, have been blasted because the recount didn’t result in the election being overturned—something that was never going to happen.But if you thought this was going to be the end of the push to overturn the election, you were wrong. Matt Braynard, the man who recently organized the “Justice for J6” rally at the capitol, is now trying to fundraise money to complete yet another report into last November’s vote in Arizona. “Unlike the "official" audit that cost about $6,000,000, our total cost for our research is less than $100,000,” Braynard said in a message to subscribers to his Look Ahead America group.Braynard said his report will be completed in late October, which should keep the conspiracy theorists and die-hard Trump supporters happy—for another few weeks, at least.