Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Right-Wing Groups Can ‘Monitor’ Arizona Poll Boxes The lawsuits came after complaints about "poll watchers" were referred to federal officials.
Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings The second set of House hearings focused on the role of false narratives in motivating the United States Capitol insurrection in January 2021.
CNN Missing 351K (or 400K) Votes in CA Recall Segment, Explained On September 15 2021, rumors that “351K” or “400K” votes had “disappeared” from California gubernatorial recall totals during a CNN segment were popular on social media: Someone explain to me why the Gavin Newsom recall effort had 351K votes DELETED from the YES total LIVE on CNN. What explanation is there for this?We need to […]
CA Recall Election Disinformation Roundup In the lead up to the California gubernatorial recall election of September 14 2021, the usual disinformation purveyors went into high gear, poisoning the well with wall-to-wall claims of perfidy and election theft. Overall, the California recall and its elements were far-reaching, so we have broken this page up into parts. What’s the Deal with […]
Was a ‘Biden Election Official’ Arrested for Voter Fraud in Texas? The Texas attorney general crowed over a "case" brought to light by a spurious right-wing group known for dishonestly edited "sting" videos.
Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator Imaginary claims of "voter fraud" and "invalid elections" are being used to sow doubt and chaos around the state-certified win of Democratic Party candidates.
‘So 54%’ of Americans Believe the 2020 Election Was Fraudulent? 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.
Does Benford’s Law Prove Election Fraud in Biden Votes? 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.
Did an Antrim County, Michigan ‘Software Glitch’ Send ‘6,000 Trump Votes to Biden’? On November 6 2020, wild rumors highlighted two-day-old news about a tabulation error in Antrim County, Michigan as "proof" that Democrats were trying to steal the election, which had long since been identified and corrected.
‘Election Fraud is Real, and It’s Happening Right Now’ Popular posts purportedly used unrelated or decontextualized images to make baseless claims about "election fraud" by way of discarded ballots.
