Despite months of relentless claims of widespread voter fraud and warnings of a stolen election, Donald Trump and his allies abruptly shifted their rhetoric on Election Day. As results initially favored Trump, concerns about election integrity disappeared, replaced by self-congratulatory messages. Similarly, far-right channels on Telegram, previously brimming with fraud allegations, fell silent. Notably, Trump himself ceased his accusations, even though he continues to refuse to concede the 2020 election. While some baseless claims about voter fraud emerged on the left, they were not endorsed by Democratic officials and stood in stark contrast to Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance of the election results, emphasizing a fundamental principle of American democracy.
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For years, a chorus of voices within the Republican party and its loyal following railed against the integrity of American elections, claiming widespread fraud and a rigged system. This narrative, amplified by former President Donald Trump and his allies, sowed seeds of doubt and distrust in the very foundation of democracy. Yet, when the results of the 2024 election rolled in, a curious phenomenon emerged: the chorus fell silent.
As Trump surged ahead in the polls, the accusations of rampant voter fraud vanished as quickly as they had appeared. The same individuals who had spent years warning about the dangers of “stolen elections” suddenly embraced the democratic process, accepting the results without a whimper of protest.… Continue reading
On Election Day, Donald Trump alleged widespread voter fraud in Philadelphia and Detroit, despite authorities in both cities denying any irregularities. Trump’s claims, posted on Truth Social and X, led to a surge in volatility for the stock of his social media platform, Trump Media and Technology Group. Law enforcement officials in both cities confirmed they had deployed sufficient personnel to ensure public safety and maintain election integrity, emphasizing there was no evidence to support Trump’s allegations. While Trump encouraged reports of impropriety, officials in both Philadelphia and Detroit maintained that no evidence of widespread fraud had been presented.
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Elon Musk and his America PAC are facing lawsuits from voters who signed up for a $1 million voter giveaway. The plaintiffs claim they were misled about the selection process, believing the winner would be chosen randomly, when in reality, winners were handpicked to serve as spokespeople for the pro-Trump PAC. The suits, filed in Texas and Michigan, allege that the giveaway was a scheme to collect personal information and political support under false pretenses. The plaintiffs are seeking damages and an order requiring Musk and the PAC to destroy their data.
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A Federal judge has rejected an effort by Elon Musk-backed political action committee (PAC) America Pac to move a civil lawsuit brought by the Philadelphia District Attorney over a daily $1m prize draw for registered voters to federal court. The judge determined that the District Attorney’s motives are irrelevant, and his office could bring the case to state court. The lawsuit aims to halt the scheme in Pennsylvania and claims that a call for voters in battleground states to provide their phone numbers, addresses and emails in exchange for a cash sum and entry into the prize draw is illegal under state law. It also claims that the PAC and Musk breached state consumer protection laws by making misleading statements. Commentators have suggested that by alleging multiple winners turned up at Trump rallies, the District Attorney is arguing that winners are not chosen randomly as claimed.
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A video purported to depict voter fraud in Georgia has been debunked as fake and stated to be the product of “Russian influence actors” by U.S. intelligence officials. They warned that attempts to undermine the upcoming elections may persist, with Russia expected to create and release further media content that looks to undermine trust in the integrity of the U.S. electoral system. The video, developed by Russian disinformation network Storm-1516 (aka CopyCop), claimed to show a Haitian immigrant intending to vote multiple times using several fake Georgia IDs. The original video has since been taken offline but versions continue to be shared. Intelligence chiefs announced that another manufactured video falsely accusing someone associated with the Democratic candidate of taking a bribe from a U.S. performer has also been attributed to Russia.
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A Calif. man claimed he voted for Trump six times, and naturally, this has sparked a wave of discussions and questions around the integrity of our electoral system. The audacity of such a statement is jaw-dropping. It pushes the boundaries of reasonable discourse and dives headfirst into the realm of absurdity. This individual isn’t just confessing to a crime; he is boasting about it, seemingly unaware of the serious implications of his actions.
The claim itself serves as a reflection of a broader issue within segments of our society that are willing to undermine democratic processes for personal or partisan gain.… Continue reading
Ken Block, an expert on voter registration data, was called by the Trump campaign to investigate fraud allegations in multiple swing states following the 2020 election. Block’s research primarily consisted of debunking these allegations, such as the notion that thousands of people had voted twice in two different states. This claim was incorrect due to mistakes in data correlation where individuals with the same name and similar birth dates were mistaken as the same person. Block found similar issues with allegations concerning dead voters and absentee ballot fraud. He concluded that the real reason for Trump’s loss was the shift in moderate Republican votes from 2016 to 2020, not voting fraud.
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A California landlord, Charles Pierce, claimed on Reddit that he used ballots belonging to his former tenants to vote multiple times for Donald Trump in Shasta County, California. After Reddit users reported him for voter and mail fraud to the FBI, he was fired from his job as a landlord of an apartment complex in Redding. Pierce denied engaging in illegal activities and the Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters stated that the case had been passed onto the District Attorney’s Office. While no charges have been filed yet, the office is considering doing so. The FBI refused to comment on the situation.
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Russian actors made a fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, and it feels like yet another chapter in the ongoing saga of how foreign influence continues to manipulate American politics. The mere existence of such a video—showing an individual going through what looked like ballots and apparently tearing up those marked for Trump—manages to encapsulate many of my frustrations and fears regarding the modern electoral process in the United States. The sensationalism embedded in this production not only aims to mislead viewers but also actively plays into the existing tensions and divisions in our society.
This video is insidious for its choice of an actor—a Black individual with a foreign accent—deliberately designed to stoke racial and societal fears.… Continue reading
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