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.
Did a Video Expose Democrats ‘Planning to Cheat’ in Georgia? A right-wing blogger appropriated a journalist's work in order to distort it.
‘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.
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.
‘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.
Did Thousands of Seattle Democrats Gather to Demand Mail-In Voting Because Voting in Person Is Too Dangerous? Despite what people are saying on social media, a circulating photograph does not show "thousands of Seattle Democrats" gathering in person to demand mail-in voting.
