Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
Leonard Leo’s Influence over the Federal Judiciary Makes His Pushing the Voter Fraud Myth Exceptionally Dangerous
Thread starts here and includes new reporting on Leo’s financial activities via CREW.
“Trump Campaign Draws Rebuke for Surveilling Philadelphia Voters”
NYT:
The Trump campaign has been videotaping Philadelphia voters while they deposit their ballots in drop boxes, leading Pennsylvania’s attorney general to warn this week that the campaign’s actions fall outside of permitted poll watching practices and could amount to… Continue reading
“Here’s Why Concerns About Absentee Ballot Fraud Are Overhyped; We analyzed a conservative foundation’s catalog of absentee ballot fraud and found no credible threat to the 2020 election.” (Heritage database)
Frontline dives into the Heritage Foundation Database:
eila and Gary Blake didn’t want to miss elk hunting season.
It was 2000, and the election conflicted with their plans, so the Wyoming couple requested absentee ballots.But the Blakes had moved… Continue reading
“Bannon Says Trump Will Claim Victory Early, But They Don’t Know Counting Process”
Steven Rosenfeld:
One of President Trump’s most loyal propagandists is predicting that Trump will claim victory on election night as soon as he is ahead among Election Day voters. But that scenario is based on a misconception of how all… Continue reading
Must-read: “For Trump’s ‘rigged’ election claims, an online megaphone awaits; sizable online network built around the president is poised to amplify claims about a rigged election, adding reach and enthusiasm to otherwise evidence-free allegations.”
NBC News:
The idea of a rigged election has already taken hold in Trump’s fervent online base, a horde of digital activists who dutifully share links from right-wing blogs and junk news sites and turn the president’s message into memes.Trump’s… Continue reading
“Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists:” “Be not afraid of the accusations that you’re a voter suppressor, you’re a racist and so forth'”
WaPo reports. The quote in the headline is from J. Christian Adams.
“Judges across the country cast doubt on voter fraud claims pushed by Republicans and Trump campaign “
52% of Fox News Viewers, But Few Others, Believe Voter Fraud is a Major Problem with Mail-In Balloting
Details:
% of US adults (by main source of political news) who say "voter fraud has been a major problem when it comes to voting by mail in US presidential elections"Fox News: 52%CBS: 20%ABC: 17%CNN: 16%NBC: 14%MSNBC: 5%NPR: 3%The New… Continue reading
“Inside the Trump Campaign’s Strategy to Make Voting a Tooth-and-Nail Fight”
NYT:
When President Trump used the prime-time debate last week to urge his supporters to “go into the polls and watch very carefully,” he wasn’t just issuing a call for a grass-roots movement or raising the prospect of intimidation… Continue reading
Trump on TV Criticizes FBI Director Wray for Not Going All in on Trump’s False Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud
Watch:
"He's been disappointing" — Trump throws FBI Director Wray under the bus pic.twitter.com/15ftwI60fz— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2020
Nevada Supreme Court Rejects Conservative Group’s Attempt to Block Expansion of Mail Balloting During Pandemic with Unsupported Voter Fraud Claims
Las Vegas Review Journal:
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a conservative group’s challenge to a new Nevada law that allows for mail-in ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic.The lawsuit was filed by the Election Integrity Project of Nevada, backed… Continue reading
“Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign”
New working paper at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center.
Fox News: “Shift in Ohio vote tallies after election not a sign of ‘something nefarious,’ secretary of state says”; Fox Also Says: “Trump has argued, without evidence, that mail-in ballots are susceptible to fraud”
Notable that this story is at Fox News:
More than two million Ohio residents requested mail-in ballot applications prior to the start of early voting on Tuesday, doubling the count at the same time in 2016 and 2012. Ballots in… Continue reading