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[ad_1] MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump who has peddled election conspiracies, offered a challenge in 2021: If anyone could poke holes in data he claimed reflected the November 2020 election, he'd give them $5 million — a challenge he called the "Prove Mike Wrong" contest. Lindell had claimed he had data captured from the internet during the 2020 presidential contest — information he believed showed China had interfered with the election in several states. Frustrated that his allegations weren't being taken seriously, Lindell launched the contest, according to an April 19  arbitration ruling , which was earlier reported by The Washington Post. It turns out that someone was able to prove he didn't have election data: A software expert from Las Vegas named Bob Zeidman. After spending a few hours examining the data provided by Lindell, he determined it "was all bogus," he told CBS MoneyWatch. ...

[ad_1] MyPillow, the pillow and bedding company started by CEO Mike Lindell, is auctioning off more than 700 pieces of company equipment, ranging from forklifts to office desks and cubicles.  Lindell, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the auction comes after MyPillow lost $100 million in revenue due to big retailers halting sales of the company's products. He blamed the move by customers to pull back on "cancel culture." In an interview with CBS Minneapolis , Lindell said the auction reflects a change from big box and mall store sales to a direct-to-consumer approach. He said MyPillow had to work quickly after stores like Walmart and Bed Bath & Beyond "canceled" his product and that the company has a large amount of inventory to deal with.  "It was a massive, massive cancellation," Lindell told the Star Tribune. "We lost $100 million fr...