he has not responded and not come in. >> reporter: hanks told cnn he appreciate the offers but did his own research. >> i didn't really need it. i was at other locations. and so that made it rather redundant. >> reporter: asked why he is still spreading debunked conspiracies hank says nothing has been debunked. >> i think that is a false argument. we have found evidence and it is compounding daily. >> reporter: back in alabama when merrell met with mike lindell he easily debunked their claims. >> the information they had been sharing with us could have been cleared up by doing a simple google search of addresses. >> reporter: other officials aim to appease their constituents. when cnn asked -- >> i got an e-mail last night. i'll read it. >> reporter: he declined, instead reading our interview request to audit supporters in a county meeting. this week he and other board