Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad
“Facebook begins labeling, but not fact-checking, posts from Trump and Biden”
CNN:
After President Donald Trump posted an unfounded claim to Facebook (FB) on Tuesday that mail-in voting could lead to a “corrupt election,” the social network slapped a label on it. But the label did not attempt… Continue reading
Facebook Posts Useless, Even Counterproductive, Notice Below Trump’s Latest False Posts About Mail In Voting Fraud
As I explained on Twitter:
This warning seems pretty useless—it might even seem that Facebook is endorsing what Trump is saying and providing a path for more information. https://t.co/yc5KVeq4f0— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 21, 2020
President Trump, in Fox News Interview, Suggests without Evidence that Mail-In Balloting with “Rig” the Election, Refuses to Say He Would Accept the Results of the 2020 Election
Transcript of interview with Chris Wallace:
WALLACE: Two–TRUMP: That’s going to happen here–WALLACE: Two final questions—TRUMP: If he wins–WALLACE: In general, not talking about November, are you a good loser?TRUMP: I’m not a good loser. I don’t like to lose.… Continue reading
“Kobach downplays charges against Watkins despite similarity to voter cases he pursued”
KC Star:
Kris Kobach charged 15 people with election crimes during his tenure as Kansas’ top election official. Many of the cases involved allegations similar to those now facing Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins, who Kobach campaigned with 2018.But… Continue reading
“GOP to Trump: Change tune on mail-in voting or risk ugly November”
CNN:
Republican officials throughout the country are reacting with growing alarm to President Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots, saying his unsubstantiated claims of mass voting fraud are already corroding the views of GOP voters, who may ultimately choose… Continue reading
“The White House’s claims of rampant voter fraud are getting embarrassingly lazy”
“Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem”
Politico:
President Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against mail-in voting is causing a big problem for Florida Republicans, who once dominated the practice here.So the state GOP came up with a solution: They doctored one of Trump’s tweets on the issue… Continue reading
“Senior Trump campaign lawyer critical of mail-in ballots voted by mail three times”
Connecticut: “Election officials expect flood of absentee ballots for Aug. 11 primary and potential delays in reporting results; Republicans concerned about fraud”
Hartford Courant:
“We have evidence of people who received absentee ballot applications who have been deceased for more than a decade,” Romano said, adding that the ballots are supposed to be sent only to active voters. “We found an example… Continue reading
“One Billionaire vs. the Mail A new report details Charles Koch’s 50-year war on the U.S. Postal Service”
TAP:
This year, the Postal Service will also be essential to the national elections, as more Americans than ever opt to vote by mail because of the coronavirus. Weakening, privatizing, or eliminating the Postal Service at this critical time… Continue reading
“Lara Trump-RNC robocall called mail-in voting safe and secure while President railed against it”
CNN:
While President Donald Trump has continuously railed against voting by mail, a Republican National Committee robocall in April voiced by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump said voting by mail could be done “safely and securely.”The call was sent in… Continue reading
“Trump’s attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots”
WaPo:
President Trump’s relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.In several primaries this… Continue reading
True the Vote Fundraising Email Says Without Evidence That “The Left” Will Use Delay in Results Thanks to Counting of Mail Ballots “to Cheat and Sway Outcomes”
So irresponsible: