Category Archives: chicanery

“Is OAN the Leading Edge of Russian Misinformation?”

June 11, 2020, 2:44 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

The Atlantic: In what appears to be a signal of intensifying political warfare ahead of the November election, One America News Network, the Trump-supporting cable channel that has been promoting anti-Biden conspiracies for several months, says it has obtained… Continue reading

“Law Enforcement Files Discredit Brian Kemp’s Accusation That Democrats Tried to Hack the Georgia Election; Kemp’s explosive allegation, just days before the closely contested 2018 election, drew wide attention. But newly released documents show that there was no such hack.”

May 29, 2020, 11:07 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Pro-Publica and the AJC report: It was a stunning accusation: Two days before the 2018 election for Georgia governor, Republican Brian Kemp used his power as secretary of state to open an investigation into what he called a “failed… Continue reading

“NJ NAACP Leader Calls For Paterson Mail-In Vote to Be Canceled Amid Corruption Claims”

May 27, 2020, 7:47 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC New York reports.

“Pendleton County mail carrier charged with attempted election fraud”

May 27, 2020, 2:05 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

DOJ release: Thomas Cooper, a mail carrier in Pendleton County, was charged today in a criminal complaint with attempted election fraud, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Cooper, age 47, of Dry Fork, West Virginia, is charged with “Attempt to… Continue reading

“Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has voted by mail 11 times in 10 years; The Tampa native has said it shouldn’t be available to everyone.”

May 27, 2020, 12:21 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Tampa Bay Times reports.

“‘Dark money’ networks hide political agendas behind fake news sites”

May 22, 2020, 12:11 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Open Secrets: At a time when trustworthy journalism is more important than ever, political operations are pouring millions of “dark money” dollars into ads and digital content masquerading as news coverage to influence the 2020 election.One newer group heralding… Continue reading

“South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes to stuff the ballot box for Democratic candidates”

May 21, 2020, 3:38 pmbribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: A former judge of elections and Democratic committeeperson from South Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to accepting $2,500 in bribes to inflate the vote totals for three Democratic candidates for Common Pleas Court judge in 2015 and also accepted… Continue reading

“Close Results In Paterson Vote Plagued By Fraud Claims; Over 3K Ballots Seemingly Set Aside”–One Race Has a Candidate Leading by 8 Votes

May 20, 2020, 2:38 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

The latest from NBC New York.

There’s a Genuine Absentee Ballot Fraud Scandal Going On in Paterson, New Jersey and It Is Going to Get a Lot of National Attention: What Lessons Should We Learn?

May 20, 2020, 9:31 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Here’s some coverage from NBC New York: Numerous residents are now complaining that they never received or sent in a vote-by-mail ballot — even though Passaic County Board of Election records show a ballot in their name was mailed in.Ramona… Continue reading

“Phantom super PAC says it returned donations”

May 19, 2020, 6:45 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Odd ending to an odd story: Six ad-makers and advertising platforms listed in the filings said they’ve never heard of the super PAC and have no records of doing business with it. Since then, no ads from the super PAC… Continue reading

New Jersey: “Hundreds of Mail-In Votes Already Set Aside Due to Voter Fraud Claims in Paterson”

May 12, 2020, 8:37 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC New York: More than 800 mail-in votes in one of New Jersey’s largest cities have already been set aside, according to a county spokesperson, as an election is marred by allegations of voter fraud.Those hundreds of votes represent… Continue reading

“Putin Is Well on His Way to Stealing the Next Election”

May 11, 2020, 3:20 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Franklin Foer for The Atlantic: Jack Cable is a small emblem of how the U.S. government has struggled to outpace the Russians. After he spent the better part of a semester shouting into the wind, officials in Chicago and in… Continue reading

“The Cybersecurity 202: Coronavirus has upended election security training with just months before November”

May 8, 2020, 6:48 amchicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: Russian hackers could target election officials working from home. Adversaries could spread rumors about coronavirus outbreaks at polling sites to deter people from showing up on Election Day. Or they could launch disinformation campaigns claiming elections have been delayed… Continue reading

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