MAGA conspiracy blog files for bankruptcy amid string of defamation lawsuits

Popular MAGA conspiracy blog Gateway Pundit is filing for bankruptcy amid a string of defamation lawsuits it is facing.

The blog, which was launched in 2004, has beena hotbed of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, school shootings, and other topics since its founding and has staunchly promoted Donald Trump and his MAGA allies.

The site was even granted White House press credentials during the Trump administration.

But its peddling of conspiracy theories has landed the blog in hot water in recent years and it is now facing a string of lawsuits alleging it promoted bogus claims about the 2020 election.

In a message posted on the site on Wednesday, the blog’s founder Jim Hoft said the outlet had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection “as a result of the progressive liberal lawfare attacks” and that this was “not an admission of fault or culpability.”

He described the move as a “common tool for reorganization and to consolidate litigation when attacks are coming from all sides.”

“It allows [The Gateway Pundit] to consolidate this lawfare in one court for ultimate resolution,” the statement read.

Mr Hoft also indicated that the website would continue publishing as the litigation plays out in court, proclaiming the outlet “will not be deterred.”

A federal bankruptcy court filing revealed the blog’s parent company has between $500,000 and $1m in assets, meaning it may struggle to pay for a large damages award in a defamation trial.

The Gateway Punditis being sued by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, two Georgia election workers who claim the outlet published stories that falsely accused them of election fraud, which the pair said prompted a wave of harassment and threats of violence.

Ms Freeman and Ms Moss