Mike Lindell

MyPillow founder

Insisted his data proved voting machines switched millions of votes and publicly offered $5 million to anyone who could prove him wrong. When an expert took him up on it, an arbitrator ruled Lindell owed the money — and federal courts made it stick.

1 receipt on file · Last reviewed 2026-08-03

RECEIPT_01 · 2021–2022 Arbitration award

The claim

His data proved voting machines switched millions of votes in 2020 — and he offered $5 million to anyone who could prove him wrong.

Made in: Public appearances and his “Proof” app challenge

The proof

A security researcher took the data and proved the claim false. The dispute went to binding arbitration, and the arbitrator ruled in 2023 that Lindell owed the $5 million. A federal district court confirmed the award and the appellate court affirmed it.

The record

Lindell v. (arbitration award confirmation) — JAMS arbitration; confirmed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Outcome: Arbitrator ordered Lindell to pay $5 million (February 2023); award confirmed and affirmed on appeal

A binding arbitrator ruled against the person on the disputed claim, and a court confirmed the award.

Lindell made the bet in public and lost it in the record. Smartmatic’s separate defamation suit against him remains open.

Mike Lindell — election-claim litigation ↗

What this file is

This dossier collects contradictions established in legal records. It is not a verdict on everything Mike Lindell has ever said, and it does not assert intent. Where outcomes have changed on appeal or review, the receipt says so.