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Bolsonaro is clearly keen to generate support for his baseless claims wherever he can find it, and in the CEO of MyPillow, he’s found the perfect ally.Despite huge hype by Lindell, Bannon, and the right-wing media, the conference has so far been little more than a parody of itself.Within minutes of the conference kicking off, Lindell claimed the livestream had been “hacked.” As his team worked to get it back up and running, Lindell went into a long-winded rant lashing out at everyone from Big Tech to the mainstream media.
When things finally did start, the promised proof of electoral fraud in all 50 states never appeared. Rob Graham, a renowned expert in cybersecurity and specifically the “packet capture” data Lindell was promising to share, was left exasperated after a day of unfulfilled promises.
And so Eduardo Bolsonaro’s presentation, which also lacked any real evidence, felt perfectly at home at the Cyber Symposium—although Lindell did struggle as he introduced his newest friend:
But who knows, things may improve on day two of the conference. After all, Ron Watkins, the person who many people believe was the anonymous leader of QAnon, is slated to speak.