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“In Arizona 2020 Election Review, Risks for Republicans, and Democracy”

June 7, 2021, 7:48 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Now in its seventh week, the review of 2.1 million votes in Arizona’s most populous county has ballooned not just into a national political spectacle, but also a political wind sock for the Republican Party — an early test… Continue reading

“What Happened When Trump Was Banned on Social Media”

June 7, 2021, 7:44 amcheap speech, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT analysis: The New York Times examined Mr. Trump’s nearly 1,600 social media posts from Sept. 1 to Jan. 8, the day Mr. Trump was banned from the platforms. We then tracked the social media engagement with the dozens of… Continue reading

“The Republicans’ Wild Assault on Voting Rights in Texas and Arizona”

June 7, 2021, 7:36 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sue Halpern in The New Yorker: It’s easy to joke about conspiracy hunters searching for bits of bamboo. But the fact is that more than half of Republicans still believe that Trump won, and a quarter of all Americans think… Continue reading

“Israeli security chief issues rare warning over potential for Jan. 6-style mob violence ahead of Netanyahu departure”

June 6, 2021, 9:13 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: The head of Israel’s internal security service said that “extremely violent and inciting discourse” targeting the lawmakers who are seeking to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister could take a potentially lethal form — a grim echo… Continue reading

“How the national push by Trump allies to audit 2020 ballots started quietly in Pennsylvania”

June 6, 2021, 9:01 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Joe Biden’s presidential victory in Pennsylvania had been certified for weeks when officials in some Republican-leaning counties began receiving strange phone calls from GOP state senators in late December.The lawmakers, who had been publicly questioning Biden’s win, had… Continue reading

Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Pressured Justice Department to Pursue Absolutely Bonkers Election Fraud Theory After 2020 Election

June 6, 2021, 8:49 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Wow story from the NYT: In Donald J. Trump’s final weeks in office, Mark Meadows, his chief of staff, repeatedly pushed the Justice Department to investigate unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, according to newly uncovered emails provided… Continue reading

“As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he’s stuck in the past”

June 4, 2021, 11:32 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: Lately, Trump’s obsession with 2020 has also led him to indulge unhinged and false notions about being “reinstated” as commander-in-chief, according to three people familiar with these conversations, one of whom said he has been constantly watching the conspiracy-laden… Continue reading

“Experts Call It A ‘Clown Show’ But Arizona ‘Audit’ Is A Disinformation Blueprint”

June 3, 2021, 8:39 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Miles Parks for NPR: To Matt Masterson, the review of 2020 ballots from Maricopa County, Ariz., that’s underway is “performance art” or “a clown show,” and definitely “a waste of taxpayer money.”But it’s not an audit.“It’s an audit in name… Continue reading

“Trump has grown increasingly consumed with ballot audits as he pushes falsehood that election was stolen”

June 2, 2021, 5:30 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Former president Donald Trump remains relentlessly focused on the false claim that the November election was stolen from him and is increasingly consumed with the notion that ballot reviews pushed by his supporters around the country could prove that… Continue reading

“‘Up is down and down is up.’ Report examines misinformation on Miami Spanish talk radio”

June 2, 2021, 5:22 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Thousands of dead people and noncitizens voted in the 2020 presidential election. There were more votes cast than registered voters. Black Lives Matter and Antifa infiltrated the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.Those are just some of the… Continue reading

“Observers of Arizona’s GOP-led election audit document security breaches, prohibited items on counting floor”

June 2, 2021, 10:33 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Observers of Arizona’s Republican-led recount have found security gates left open, confidential manuals left unattended and quality-control measures disregarded, according to the Arizona secretary of state’s office.In one instance, a software update caused so many errors that the… Continue reading

“Haberman: Trump pressing conservative writers to push election conspiracy theories”

June 2, 2021, 10:31 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The Hill: Former President Trump wants conservative media to legitimize his conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election being stolen and that he’ll soon be reinstated, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said Wednesday.“He has been trying to get conservative… Continue reading

“Defense for some Capitol rioters: election misinformation”

May 30, 2021, 3:46 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP: Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them or at least engender some sympathy.Lawyers… Continue reading

“Ballot inspection seeks elusive proof of fraud in Georgia election”

May 28, 2021, 7:18 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AJC: Aided by a treasure hunter, the tea party and an unshakable belief that the presidential election was rigged, a group of skeptics may soon inspect Georgia absentee ballots in an attempt to find counterfeits.The court-ordered review is the latest… Continue reading

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