Category Archives: chicanery
“The ‘Johnny Appleseed of election fraud’ wants to upend voting in America. Why he’s focused on California”
LA Times:
Frank is convinced that American elections need saving and believes that to do so, people must take back the ballot box one county at a time. And though his allegations have been disproved and dismissed by election experts… Continue reading
“Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse”
AP:
As the 2024 election approaches, community organizations are preparing for what they expect to be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting communities of color and immigrant communities. They say the tailored campaigns challenge assumptions of what kinds of… Continue reading
“AI Disinformation Drives Lawmaker Fears About 2024 ‘Wild West’”
Bloomberg: “The increased use of artificial intelligence by campaigns has far surpassed how Congress, political parties, and federal regulators are addressing the technology. Without limits on deepfakes, fears that disinformation could shape the 2024 elections are expected to worsen… Continue reading
Video Ad from Pro-DeSantis Super PAC Uses AI-Generated Trump Voice
The next frontier in attack ads? You can watch and listed to the ad on Politico, which reports:
The ad, from Never Back Down, charges Trump with attacking Iowa governor Kim Reynolds as part of a larger pattern of… Continue reading
“Shaker Heights attorney, a Trump supporter, tells judge he voted twice in last two elections by accident”
“6 charged in alleged straw donor scheme to help get Eric Adams elected New York City mayor”
AP:
Six people were charged Friday in an alleged scheme to divert tens of thousands of dollars in public money to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign months before his election.
The indictment, announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin… Continue reading
“Prosecutors Face Conspiracy Theories in Jan. 6 Trial”
NYT:
Almost from the moment that a pro-Trump mob stormed into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theories have ricocheted from the fringes of the internet to the corridors of Congress. Republican officials and others on the right have… Continue reading
“State Dept. cancels Facebook meetings after judge’s ‘censorship’ ruling”
WaPo:
One day after a Louisiana federal judge set limits on the Biden administration’s communications with tech firms, the State Department canceled its regular meeting Wednesday with Facebook officials to discuss 2024 election preparations and hacking threats, according to a… Continue reading
“Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe”
CNN:
Former Donald Trump campaign official Mike Roman is cooperating with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s team in the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
One… Continue reading
Giuliani Asked About Fake Electors Plan by DOJ Prosecutors
NYT:
A proffer agreement is an understanding between prosecutors and people who are subjects of criminal investigations that can precede a formal cooperation deal. The subjects agree to provide useful information to the government, sometimes to tell their side of… Continue reading
Eastman Whines About Court’s Ruling in Moore v. Harper
Jess Bravin for WSJ:
John Eastman, a former law professor who advised former President Donald Trump on resisting the 2020 election results, filed a brief for the Claremont Institute backing the GOP position. On Tuesday, he criticized Roberts’s opinion, saying… Continue reading
“The Jolt: Raffensperger wants ‘robust’ new penalties against election tampering”
AJC:
Facing pressure to update Georgia’s voting system software before next year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pursuing a different angle. He is calling on lawmakers to make tampering with Georgia’s election system a felony carrying a minimum sentence… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. asking about 2020 fraud claims as well as fake electors”: “The campaign’s own legal team and data experts cannot verify the bullshit being beamed down from the mothership”
WaPo:
The Justice Department’s investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results is barreling forward on multiple tracks, according to people familiar with the matter, with prosecutors focused on ads andfundraising pitches claiming… Continue reading