Election officials say combating lies will be big challenge
3 years, 10 months ago

Election officials say combating lies will be big challenge

Associated Press  

After an election season dominated by conspiracy theories and false claims about voting, top election officials across the country say they already are bracing for what comes next. “It’s unfortunate that is the case that we have now.” Jared Dearing, executive director for the State Board of Elections in Kentucky, said people still contact his office believing the presidential election was rigged. into one large lie to try to undermine confidence in the election,” Matt Masterson, a former top official at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told election officials on Thursday. “But it’s really hard to track and understand how many people took it in and were dismissive of the claims from that point forward.” One question is how much this will fall on state and local election officials and what role the federal government will play in identifying and correcting election misinformation. Agency officials said countering lies and misinformation is most effective at the state and local level, and they urged election officials to find trusted sources to help them spread their message.

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2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory

NPR  

2020's debunked election fraud claims are coming back due to Trump's 2024 victory toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump's 2024 election victory is fueling claims of fraud on both sides of the political divide. I think we can put the lie about Biden's 80 million votes to rest once and for all," wrote Dinesh D'Souza, who popularized …

Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies had spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and inevitable fraud. In the weeks and months leading up to Tuesday’s election, many Trump supporters propped up supposed evidence of fraud that they stopped highlighting when it …

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits

NPR  

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images As Election Day neared, social media lit up with users scouring for evidence of election fraud. One hub of these efforts is an "Election Integrity Community" on X, formerly Twitter, set up by owner Elon Musk's super PAC, that is inviting users to …

Trump warns of ‘massive cheating’ in election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump warns of ‘massive cheating’ in election

The Telegraph  

Philadelphia’s district attorney responded saying there is “no factual basis whatsoever” to Trump’s claim of cheating. Larry Krasner said: “The only talk about massive cheating has come from one of the candidates, Donald J. Trump. We are not holding our breath.” Trump’s claim sets the scene for what Democrats fear will be another contested election if Kamala Harris is declared …

2024 election results: It was supposed to be our great defense against Trump. It failed badly.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2024 election results: It was supposed to be our great defense against Trump. It failed badly.

Slate  

On Sept. 10, during the presidential debate hosted by ABC News, Republican candidate Donald Trump told an obvious lie. Although Trump’s claim had gained credence in right-wing social-media circles in the days preceding the debate, Muir noted that ABC News had consulted the city manager of Springfield, Ohio, who attested that “there have been no credible reports of specific claims …

Top US Election Official Calls False Claims Over Fraud ‘Corrosive’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Top US Election Official Calls False Claims Over Fraud ‘Corrosive’

Live Mint  

The nation’s top official for safeguarding election infrastructure called the spread of election fraud allegations “irresponsible” after being asked about such claims by former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a news conference Monday that it’s “very unfortunate and very irresponsible” for anybody in a position …

Trump's Election Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Presidential Election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Election Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Presidential Election

Associated Press  

Trump is actively laying the groundwork for challenging the results of the 2024 election if he loses. He has repeatedly made false claims about voter fraud and has launched a sophisticated 'election integrity' operation to ensure his own victory. Trump has also targeted specific candidates and officials who he believes could pose a threat to his re-election, including Joe Biden …

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses

LA Times  

Former President Trump, at a rally last month in North Carolina, has made election lies central to his campaign, issuing false warnings about fraud and threatening retribution against people he sees as standing in his way. Since the vice president took a day off from the campaign trail to sit for interviews with Telemundo and NBC, he has repeatedly said, …

Isolated Election Incidents in Michigan Spark Election Denier Claims
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Isolated Election Incidents in Michigan Spark Election Denier Claims

CNN  

A string of isolated incidents and mishaps in Michigan have fueled conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud and voter irregularities. While the state has handled the situations with transparency and addressed concerns, the incidents have amplified misinformation and raised questions about the integrity of the election process. The case involving a Chinese citizen voting illegally and the recent allegations of …

The election hasn’t happened yet - Trump is already spreading false voter fraud claims in Pennsylvania
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The election hasn’t happened yet - Trump is already spreading false voter fraud claims in Pennsylvania

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. York County, Pennsylvania, received THOUSANDS of potentially FRAUDULENT …

Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
54 years, 11 months ago

Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online

Wired  

Election workers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are not destroying mail-in ballots cast for former president Donald Trump. The Department of Defense did not issue a directive last month giving US soldiers unprecedented authority to use lethal force against Trump supporters who riot if the former president loses next week. These are just a small sample of the flood of voting-related …

Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies

NPR  

Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies toggle caption Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Last week, a video began circulating on X, formerly Twitter, purporting to show a person in Pennsylvania ripping up ballots marked for former President Donald Trump and leaving alone those marked for Vice President Harris. Sponsor Message “They're fighting an uphill battle,” said …

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats
2 months ago

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks at a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6, 2021. In a post Friday on his social media platform Truth Social, the Republican presidential nominee wrote that there was “rampant Cheating and Skulduggery” in 2020; that he and his allies are watching closely for similar problems in the current race; …

Voting Conspiracy Theories Flood Election Officials' Lives
2 months ago

Voting Conspiracy Theories Flood Election Officials' Lives

Associated Press  

Election officials are working to combat a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting. With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run at the same time they’re overseeing early voting …

Election Officials Under Fire as Early Voting Begins, Facing a Flood of False Claims
2 months ago

Election Officials Under Fire as Early Voting Begins, Facing a Flood of False Claims

CNN  

Election officials are working to combat misinformation in real time as early voting begins in earnest. They are preparing for a deluge of false and misleading claims, and are actively trying to address issues before they go far. In critical battleground states, conservatives have been sharing uncorroborated instances of machines flipping votes, claims of widespread fraud in mail ballots and …

Election Officials Under Fire as Early Voting Begins, Facing a Flood of False Claims
2 months ago

Election Officials Under Fire as Early Voting Begins, Facing a Flood of False Claims

CNN  

Election officials are working to combat misinformation in real time as early voting begins in earnest. They are preparing for a deluge of false and misleading claims, and are actively trying to address issues before they go far. However, the spread of misinformation continues, with claims of machine flipping votes, voter fraud, and manipulated results circulating on social media. Election …

Election Law Battle Looms as Republicans and Democrats Prepare for Legal Battles Over 2024 Election Results
2 months ago

Election Law Battle Looms as Republicans and Democrats Prepare for Legal Battles Over 2024 Election Results

Associated Press  

Republican and Democratic candidates are preparing for a potentially lengthy battle over the 2024 election results. Dozens of lawsuits that could set the stage for challenges after the votes are counted are already playing out in courts across the country. While partisan battles over voting rules have long been part of presidential campaigns, election litigation has soared in recent years. …

Chaos could result as election deniers get 'another bite at the apple': report
2 months, 1 week ago

Chaos could result as election deniers get 'another bite at the apple': report

Raw Story  

More than a dozen Republicans who served as "fake electors" in 2020, including some who are facing criminal charges, are reportedly serving as official Donald Trump electors in battleground states this year, while another 16 electors from those states say president Joe Biden's election win was fraudulent. Altogether, election deniers and fake electors make up more than a third of …

Many of the tactics Jack Smith accused Trump of using to overturn the 2020 election are still in play for 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Many of the tactics Jack Smith accused Trump of using to overturn the 2020 election are still in play for 2024

CNN  

CNN — The roadmap laid out by the Justice Department in court this week for how former President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election feels eerily familiar to many election officials and voting rights advocates who are gearing up for November. “These are about laying groundwork for challenging results.” A Trump campaign spokesperson pointed to the campaign’s released …

Domestic extremists with ‘election-related grievances’ could turn to violence in final weeks of election, FBI and DHS warn
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Domestic extremists with ‘election-related grievances’ could turn to violence in final weeks of election, FBI and DHS warn

CNN  

CNN — The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned that “election-related grievances,” such as a belief in voter fraud, could motivate domestic extremists to engage in violence in the weeks before and after the November election, as it did during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to a new intelligence bulletin from the agencies. …

How Trump Is Already Setting The Groundwork To Challenge The 2024 Election Results If He Loses
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump Is Already Setting The Groundwork To Challenge The 2024 Election Results If He Loses

Huff Post  

With a month and change to go before the election, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork to contest the results of the 2024 election if he loses by engaging in a false campaign around the threat of noncitizen voting. Melissa Sue Gerrits via Getty Images In the absence of any actual evidence of …

Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election
3 months, 1 week ago

Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election

Raw Story  

Two months ahead of the November presidential election, Colorado officials are warning that refusal by local election canvass board members to certify results fuels misinformation and threatens voter trust in the entire election process. CREW identified 35 election officials who voted against certifying results between 2020 and 2023, including three in Colorado: Nancy Pallozzi in Jefferson County, Candice Stutzriem in …

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump persisted in saying during the presidential debate that he won the 2020 election and took no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the building to block the peaceful transfer of power. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to …

Trump trusted more than election results by GOP: USAFacts/AP-NORC poll
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump trusted more than election results by GOP: USAFacts/AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For Christopher Pugh, the 2020 election was a turning point. “That’s it.” While most Americans trust government-certified election results at least a “moderate” amount, Republicans are more likely to trust Trump and his campaign, according to a new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. “In order to have a democracy, we have …

Trump’s rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race

Associated Press  

With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by their accurate vote tallies. Barb Byrum, the clerk of Ingham …

'Doesn't have confidence he'll win': Morning Joe sees Trump scrambling with latest rants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Doesn't have confidence he'll win': Morning Joe sees Trump scrambling with latest rants

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned that Donald Trump is already ramping up his election lies over fraud because he doesn't believe he'll win fair and square. The Republican nominee repeatedly suggested over the weekend that the election would be stolen from him after making similar claims before the 2020 vote, and the "Morning Joe" host said Trump was setting the stage …

Investigation finds dozens of election deniers now hold positions overseeing 2024 vote
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Investigation finds dozens of election deniers now hold positions overseeing 2024 vote

Raw Story  

Dozens of election conspiracists are serving in positions around the country that could help determine the outcome of this year's presidential election, according to a new report. Rolling Stone and American Doom identified at least 70 individuals working as county election officials in swings states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania who questioned the validity of Donald …

'Big lie' theories rife at RNC despite efforts to keep them off main stage: report
5 months ago

'Big lie' theories rife at RNC despite efforts to keep them off main stage: report

Raw Story  

The Republican National Convention may have worked to limit far-right conspiracy theories from appearing in its televised speeches, but in the hallways and side events at the RNC they were rife. The "big lie" about the 2020 election being stolen was a hot topic among delegates, with attendees speculating another "stolen" election was on its way. “We’re going to have …

Election certification disputes in handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election certification disputes in handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest

LA Times  

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. In Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes the Democratic-leaning city of Atlanta, a group run by members of former President Trump’s administration last month …

Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over 2024 presidential contest

Associated Press  

In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. In Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes the Democratic-voting city of Atlanta, a group run by members of former President Donald Trump’s administration last …

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “We have to be prepared to say over and over again -- other states are doing it different than us, but they are not cheating.” Sterling, the chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, is part of an effort begun after the last presidential election that seeks …

Trump campaign announces 100,000 poll watchers and attorneys poised for election day
8 months ago

Trump campaign announces 100,000 poll watchers and attorneys poised for election day

The Independent  

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Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims
8 months, 1 week ago

Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election settled a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against a conservative news outlet. The settlement between Florida-based Smartmatic and One America News Network is the latest development in a larger legal pushback by voting equipment companies that became ensnared in wild conspiracy theories falsely claiming they …

Lara Trump's RNC blasts 2020 election fraud lies via voter robocall campaign: report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lara Trump's RNC blasts 2020 election fraud lies via voter robocall campaign: report

Raw Story  

The Republican National Committee under its new co-chair Lara Trump is sending false claims about the 2020 election through robocalls to voters alleging "massive" voter fraud, according to a new report. “If Democrats have their way, your vote could be canceled out by someone who isn’t even an American citizen.” As CNN points out, the RNC before Lara Trump was …

Buying Trump's election lies now a 'litmus test' to work at RNC: report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Buying Trump's election lies now a 'litmus test' to work at RNC: report

Raw Story  

The Republican National Committee is now making buying former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election a key qualification for working there. “Was the 2020 election stolen,” one applicant was asked by two top Trump advisers, according to The Post. Applications are also being asked what should be done on “election integrity” in the next election cycle, as the …

Trump-loving Dilbert creator schooled by Republican official on election security
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump-loving Dilbert creator schooled by Republican official on election security

Raw Story  

Scott Adams, the Trump-loving creator of "Dilbert" whose career was crushed after he spouted blatantly racist rhetoric against Black Americans, took to Twitter on Monday to spout claims about election security — and was quickly shot down by Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. In his original post, Adams conceded that, "We can disagree on whether there is proof the …

Republican presidential race: Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch
11 months ago

Republican presidential race: Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov. Trump made similar allegations before the 2020 election, predicting for months there would be widespread fraud that November and contending he could only lose if the election was stolen from him. “He's doing it …

'I am the expert': Trump's election fraud claim debunked by man he hired to prove it
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'I am the expert': Trump's election fraud claim debunked by man he hired to prove it

Raw Story  

The man hired by Donald Trump to prove election fraud blasted his client Tuesday for continuing to push a “lie” that his research thoroughly disproved. Ken Block’s company Simpatico Software Systems was contracted by Trump in November 2020 after the then-president first made claims that voter fraud caused his general election defeat. That message was communicated directly to White House …

The financial cost of Trump’s election lies is now nearly $1bn
1 year ago

The financial cost of Trump’s election lies is now nearly $1bn

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The financial toll of airing lies and bogus conspiracy theories …

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
1 year ago

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, motivated as president to focus on cybersecurity and had a good-faith basis four years later to worry that foreign actors had again meddled in the race. “There’s usually multiple data points that each side will argue indicates one mental state or …

Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024

NPR  

Why the fight to counter false election claims may be harder in 2024 Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images In Marion County, Fla., elections supervisor Wesley Wilcox has stopped using the word "misinformation." Sponsor Message Another feature of DHS's election security work that seems to be fading into the background is a website called "Rumor …

Trump election lies fuel US politics – even after Georgia allies flip
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump election lies fuel US politics – even after Georgia allies flip

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think that will be part of American …

Disinformation Experts Change Tactics For 2024 Election
1 year, 2 months ago

Disinformation Experts Change Tactics For 2024 Election

Huff Post  

Kate Starbird had been studying online conspiracy theories for years when she realized last year that she was at the center of one. “Next year might be one of the worst times we have seen, and maybe the worst time we have seen, for the spread of election-related mis- and disinformation.” Ending The ‘Golden Age’ Of Access After Trump was …

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump’s drumbeat of lies about the 2020 election keeps getting louder. Here are the facts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. State Republicans continue to attempt their own review of the 2020 results, but that effort has been tied up in the courts …

Trump and his allies double down on election lies following indictments
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump and his allies double down on election lies following indictments

The Independent  

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Rudy Giuliani Says He Has 'Scientific' Proof Of Election Fraud To Exonerate Him
1 year, 4 months ago

Rudy Giuliani Says He Has 'Scientific' Proof Of Election Fraud To Exonerate Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rudy Giuliani on Sunday said he has new “scientific evidence” that 2020 election fraud actually happened ― and that he intends to use it to prove his innocence in the Georgia criminal case against him. “There are things we didn’t present then because over the next couple of years, a lot of people did a lot of …

Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying about the 2020 election to overturn President Joe Biden’s win have done nothing to slow the geyser of election falsehoods flowing from the former president and his supporters. At the recent Iowa State Fair, where he was campaigning for that state’s presidential caucus next year, Trump …

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a news conference next week to unveil what he claims is new “evidence” of fraud in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election — even though no fraud has ever been substantiated — citing the advice of lawyers as he prepares to face trial in two criminal cases that stem …

Trump’s election fraud claims were always bogus. Will his history of lies finally catch up to him?
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump’s election fraud claims were always bogus. Will his history of lies finally catch up to him?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If there’s voter fraud, this election will be …

The Network Behind Trump’s Election Lies Hasn’t Backed Down — Despite His Indictment
1 year, 4 months ago

The Network Behind Trump’s Election Lies Hasn’t Backed Down — Despite His Indictment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A key point of Donald Trump’s indictment Tuesday ― for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the 2020 election results and deprive Americans of their voting rights ― is prosecutors’ allegation that Trump knowingly spread lies about the election. Former Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell ― apparently “Co-Conspirator 3” in the indictment ― was sanctioned in federal court for …

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