Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud”

November 10, 2020, 7:44 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Election officials in dozens of states representing both political parties said that there was no evidence that fraud or other irregularities played a role in the outcome of the presidential race, amounting to a forceful rebuke of President Trump’s… Continue reading

“Fear of losing Senate majority in Georgia runoffs drives GOP embrace of Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud”

November 10, 2020, 7:37 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Fear over losing the Senate majority by falling short in the upcoming runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia has become a driving and democracy-testing force inside the GOP, with party leaders on Tuesday seeking to delegitimize… Continue reading

“YouTube Election Loophole Lets Some False Trump-Win Videos Spread”

November 10, 2020, 11:00 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bloomberg: On Monday, cable outlet One America News Network posted two videos to its YouTube account titled “Trump won.” The clips echoed several others telling viewers, falsely, that U.S. President Donald Trump was re-elected and that the vote was marred… Continue reading

“‘Hoaxes and nonsense’: GOP election officials reject Trump fraud claims”

November 9, 2020, 7:57 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

LAT: Georgia’s too-close-to-call presidential contest devolved into a fight Monday among Republicans as the state’s top election official rejected calls from its two U.S. senators that he resign for challenging President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.Monday morning, Gabriel Sterling,… Continue reading

“Claims that dead people voted went viral. These are the facts”

November 9, 2020, 7:46 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: To hear some people tell it — including a handful of prominent Republicans, such as members of President Trump’s family and supporters like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell — you… Continue reading

NYT: AG Barr’s Action on Election Investigation Prompts Leading Voter Fraud Attorney to Step Down From Role; Investigations Appear to Involve Allegations Unsupported By Evidence

November 9, 2020, 7:33 pmDepartment of Justice, Election Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors on Monday that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations” of voter fraud before the results of the presidential race are… Continue reading

Life Imitates Veep: “Teens, comedians and pranksters spam Trump’s voter fraud hotline”

November 9, 2020, 7:16 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: n its search for viable challenges to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, President Trump’s campaign set up a voter fraud hotline after Election Day, encouraging people to call in with reports of suspicious incidents.Follow the latest on Election 2020… Continue reading

Life Imitates Veep: First Witness Giuliani Called Up at Press Conference to Talk About Voter Fraud was a Convicted Sex Offender

November 9, 2020, 7:07 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: The first person Rudy Giuliani, the attorney for President Donald Trump, called up as a witness to baseless allegations of vote counting shenanigans in Philadelphia during a press conference last week is a sex offender who for years has… Continue reading

“Here are the GOP and Trump campaign’s allegations of election irregularities. So far, none has been proved.”

November 8, 2020, 9:07 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Republicans have made claims of election irregularities in five states where President-elect Joe Biden leads in the vote count, alleging in lawsuits and public statements that election officials did not follow proper procedures while counting ballots in Tuesday’s election.So… Continue reading

“Trump campaign planning messaging blitz to fuel unsupported election questions”

November 8, 2020, 9:01 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning a messaging blitz to fuel its argument — unsupported by any evidence to date — that the President’s second term is being stolen from him through corrupt vote counts in battleground states, three… Continue reading

“Trump campaign urges supporters to ‘stay at the ready’ to protest, asks for legal fund contributions”

November 7, 2020, 12:14 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien urged supporters to be ready to attend protests or rallies that the campaign is “propping up around the country” in a call Saturday with allies and surrogates, according to audio obtained by The… Continue reading

“Trump’s False Election Fraud Claims Split Republicans”

November 6, 2020, 1:56 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Republican reaction to President Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud ranged widely Friday, from vigorous agreement to sharp condemnations, and in between some carefully constructed statements supporting the idea of fair elections without any endorsement of the president’s… Continue reading

“Trump-linked figures have boosted #StopTheSteal movement”

November 6, 2020, 12:25 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Demonstrations across the country protesting alleged fraud in this week’s election have ties to major conservative activist groups and MAGA personalities affiliated with President Donald Trump, according to multiple misinformation researchers.Many of these protests have been organized by… Continue reading

“In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen”

November 6, 2020, 6:34 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Even for President Trump, it was an imagined version of reality, one in which he was not losing but the victim of a wide-ranging conspiracy stretching across the country in multiple cities, counties and states, involving untold numbers of… Continue reading