Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Why Does Donald Trump Lie About Voter Fraud?”

December 6, 2016, 6:58 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial: This is how voter suppression efforts start. First come the unverified tales of fraud; then come the urgent calls to tighten voter registration rules and increase “ballot security,” which translate into laws that disenfranchise tens or hundreds of… Continue reading

Paul Ryan Doesn’t Know–and Says He Doesn’t Care–If Millions Voted Illegally

December 5, 2016, 7:27 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Greg Sargent: Republicans have spent years pushing lies about voter fraud in order to justify vote suppression measures. But Donald Trump took these lies to another level entirely. He not only claimed in advance of the election that its outcome… Continue reading

“Kris Kobach was a source of Donald Trump’s voter fraud allegation, Conway says”

December 3, 2016, 5:17 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

KC Star.

Cottrell, Herron & Westwood on Trump’s Fraud Allegations

November 30, 2016, 10:17 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Here’s the abstract to their paper, “Evaluating Donald Trump’s Allegations of Voter Fraud in the 2016 Presidential Election”: During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the presidential election would be tainted by massive voter fraud. Despite… Continue reading

“Voter Fraud Isn’t Real—But Voter Suppression Is a Grave Danger”

November 30, 2016, 10:14 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Liz Kennedy and Danielle Root at CAP.

“Voting rights advocates brace for ‘biggest fight of our lifetime’ during Trump administration”

November 30, 2016, 8:45 amfraudulent fraud squad, voter idDan Tokaji

WaPo: “Voting rights advocates are furious at President-elect Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and concerned that his administration will more vigorously adopt measures that will make it harder for some groups of people to vote.”

“Pants on Fire” for Trump’s Fraud Tweet

November 29, 2016, 7:58 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

PolitiFact. No surprise again.

“Trump Spokesman Fails to Back up Trump Claim of Voter Fraud”

November 28, 2016, 12:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Not a surprise.

Reaction to Trump Vote Fraud Tweets

November 28, 2016, 8:23 amfraudulent fraud squad, recountsDan Tokaji

CNN, LAT, NYT, WaPo. Lots more out there on this baseless claim if you care to look for it.

NC: “Republicans claim 43 voters are ineligible felons. Many of them aren’t”

November 24, 2016, 10:57 amelection administration, felon voting, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer: Larry Smith got an odd phone call last week: Someone had filed to throw out his vote, claiming he was a felon serving an active sentence. Smith, who lives in Stokes County, is no felon. But he… Continue reading

Politifact Rates False InfoWars’ Ridiculous Claim that 3 Million Votes Cast in 2016 Election Were “Illegal Aliens”

November 19, 2016, 9:53 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

“Issa seeks to challenge ballots in close race”

November 16, 2016, 4:19 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

San Diego Union-Tribune: Rep. Darrell Issa said in a fundraising appeal Wednesday that he is mounting an effort to challenge the legality of some ballots still being counted in his tight re-election race . Issa said that he leads Democrat… Continue reading

Rep. Issa, Clinging to Narrow Lead as Ballots are Counted, Says Democrats Will Force Counting of Ballots from “Illegal, Unregistered Voters”

November 14, 2016, 11:51 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

At the time of this writing, Rep. Darrell Issa leads challenger Doug Applegate for California’s 49th congressional district by about 3,700 votes. But there are still an unknown number of provisional and other ballots left to be counted. On Friday… Continue reading

Bonus Quote of the Day: Fraudulent Fraud Squad Edition

November 7, 2016, 8:42 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

We'll have teams everywhere tomorrow. If you are doing something wrong on Election Day we find you we film you and we will make you famous. — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 7, 2016