More than six weeks after the 2020 election, fringe news organizations are being legally compelled to air statements about their extensive and baseless “coverage” of purported election fraud.
After “watermarked ballots” (and many other rumors) failed to materialize, conspiracy theorists pivoted to claims that something known as “Benford’s Law” proved that votes for Joe Biden were inauthentic.
Popular posts purportedly used unrelated or decontextualized images to make baseless claims about “election fraud” by way of discarded ballots.
The Texas attorney general crowed over a “case” brought to light by a spurious right-wing group known for dishonestly edited “sting” videos.
After The Hill tweeted that 46 percent of Americans believe that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede, “so 54%” became a Twitter trending topic.
Trump’s “Big Lie” didn’t originate in 2020.
In June 2023, YouTube issued a policy statement on 2020 election “misinformation,” what it calls disinformation.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s May 2023 appearance on Newsmax purportedly included a statement about canceling future elections.
In March 2023, a popular tweet indicated that students at Ohio State University were cautioned about voting and its effects on financial aid.
The man known as “Guo Wengui” also claimed he owned a fake embassy in New York City.
