‘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.
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‘This Is a Line For a Food Bank in Dallas, Congress Has Decided to Leave Millions of Americans to Suffer and Die’
In November 2020, a viral Gravel Institute tweet purportedly showed a lot of vehicular traffic for a Dallas food bank.
Joe Biden ‘Letter to Staff’ on Family Obligations
A purported old letter from the president-elect has resurfaced — in this case, a memo regarding “family obligations.”
Joe Biden, Arrogation, and ‘The Office of the President-Elect’
Disinformation purveyors are now trying to claim that Joe Biden’s transition team employed “arrogation” to deceive the public, going so far as to invent an “Office of the President-Elect.”
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.
‘Special Paper,’ ‘Watermarked Ballots’ Conspiracy Theory Spreads on Social Media
As election workers continued to count votes, yet another baseless conspiracy theory — this one about “watermarked ballots” and election fraud — appeared and was circulated by the usual grifters and disinformation purveyors.
Can Georgia Voters Check and ‘Cure’ Rejected Ballots Before November 6 2020?
Posts and tweets advised residents of the state to check the status of their votes, advising them that they had a window of opportunity to “cure” their ballot if it had been rejected.
No, Arizona’s Sharpie Ballots Were Not Spoiled
“Sharpie ballots” in Arizona became an intense focus on social media amid false claims poll workers distributed Sharpie markers and caused spoiled ballots.
Wisconsin Does Not Have More Votes Than Registered Voters
A tweet spreading disinformation about Wisconsin having counted more votes than there are registered voters was deleted, but that sort of claim tends to hang around.
Mysterious ‘Piles of Bricks’ in Chicago on Election Day
Conspiracy theories about mysteriously “placed” piles of bricks predictably emerged as voters went to the polls.