Article 68B1S Far-right project that pushed election lies expands mission as Trump ramps up 2024 campaign

Far-right project that pushed election lies expands mission as Trump ramps up 2024 campaign

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Peter Stone in Washington
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ReAwaken America faces criticism from religious leaders as it pushes disinformation using Christian nationalist messages

A far-right project that has helped spread Donald Trump's false claims about voting fraud in 2020, and misinformation about Covid vaccines, is trying to expand its mission, while facing new criticism from scholars and religious leaders about its incendiary political and Christian nationalist messages.

ReAwaken America, a project of Oklahoma-based entrepreneur Clay Clark, has hosted numerous revival-style political events across the US after receiving tens of thousands of dollars in initial funds in 2021 from millionaire Patrick Byrne, and become a key vehicle for pushing election denialism and falsehoods about Covid vaccines.

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