"Antifa Temptresses" Lindell Quote is Fake
The Claim
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said that the Capitol "rioters were hypnotized by Antifa temptresses."
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The claim went viral in February 2020.
Misbarโs Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found that the claim came from a satire website. The Business Standard News published the article "Lindell: Capitol Rioters Were Drugged By Antifa Sluts." The full quote attributed to Lindell in the article reads: "The rioters were hypnotized by antifa temptresses who hid psychoactive drugs in their vaginas. If you look at the video, many of the rioters had crazed looks in their eyes."
However, as shown on its About page, The Business Standard News is a satirical site. This means that the content published is faked for the sake of humor.
About the Capitol Riot, Lindell did actually say: "There was probably some undercover Antifa that dressed as Trump people and did some damage to windows and got in there."
Despite much commotion over claims he has made about the election, as of yet, Lindell has not blamed the women of Antifa in a way related to their perceived sexual behavior.