Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

Don’t Fall for Von Spakovsky’s “Tip of the Iceberg” Voter Fraud Bullshit Contained in Extensive Reuters Report on the Fraudulent Fraud Squad

September 9, 2020, 9:01 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters does a deep dive into the small cadre of vote suppressors such as von Spakovsky, Christian Adams and Cleta Mitchell: This year, the Trump campaign and the Republican Party have cited concerns about voter fraud in a nationwide… Continue reading

Absolute Must Read: Ben Ginsberg, Noted Conservative Republican Election Lawyer, Calls Out Unsupported Republican Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud

September 8, 2020, 7:40 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

When I linked to news last week that super lawyer Ben Ginsberg was retiring from Jones Day I wrote: Superstar election lawyer Ben, who served as national counsel for the Romney 2012 campaign, has been an important voice in recent… Continue reading

“In Texas, Republicans fight voting by mail expansion while encouraging their voters to use it”

September 7, 2020, 7:49 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: As states across the country scramble to make voting safer in a pandemic, Texas is in the small minority of those requiring voters who want to cast their ballots by mail to present an excuse beyond the risk… Continue reading

“Sources Close to the President’s Reelection Campaign Tell Axios” That “Trump trashes mail voting in part because he sees the messaging as good cover if he loses to Joe Biden in November”

September 6, 2020, 7:10 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

That’s in an article entitled “Scoop: Kevin McCarthy Warns Trump’s War on Mail Could Screw GOP.” The idea that Trump is attacking mail-in voting to give himself an excuse if he loses to Biden in November is the most benign… Continue reading

Politifact Debunks Widely Shared Facebook Post Falsely Stating People Can Vote Both by Mail and In Person without Election Officials Knowing (Hint: They Will Catch You and You Can Be Charged with a Crime)

September 4, 2020, 12:40 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politifact.

“In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting”

September 4, 2020, 12:37 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

AP reports.

WaPo Fact Checker Gives AG Barr “Four Pinocchios” for His False Statements on CNN About Fraud and Vote By Mail

September 4, 2020, 7:33 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: Barr stated on CNN: “Elections that have been held with mail have found substantial fraud and coercion. For example, we indicted someone in Texas — 1,700 ballots collected from people who could vote, he made them out and voted… Continue reading

“Barr claims a man collected 1,700 ballots and filled them out as he pleased. Prosecutors say that’s not what happened.” (Oops. Barr Blames Bad Summary He Was Given of the Case)

September 3, 2020, 8:01 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: In his latest warning about the dangers of mass mail-in voting, Attorney General William P. Barr pointed to a case in Texas that he said highlighted the risk of fraud.“Elections that have been held with mail have found substantial… Continue reading

“Trump’s false claims on mail-in voting do more to harm elections than threat of fraud, experts say”

September 3, 2020, 7:26 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN reports.

President Trump Arguably Broke North Carolina Law in Suggesting That Voters Try to Vote by Mail and In Person

September 2, 2020, 4:24 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

President Trump made some worrisome comments today that seemed to encourage double voting in the state of North Carolina. You can watch the short interview here. Here’s the transcript (my emphasis): (Q) 600,000 people could vote by absentee in… Continue reading

NY Post Runs Extensive Uncorroborated Story From Unnamed Supposed Democratic Operative Explaining His Alleged Extensive Use of Voter Fraud in New Jersey and Other States

August 30, 2020, 9:12 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Not clear why this supposed Bernie Sanders supporter would be going to the right-leaning tabloid with this story, and no corroboration that any of the alleged fraud happened. The Post offers only that they corroborated the person’s identity, rap… Continue reading

“Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail”

August 26, 2020, 4:30 pmabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Politico: Donald Trump Jr. is urging voters to cast absentee ballots in robocalls detected across the nation Wednesday — even as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting.The robocalls, which reference this week’s Republican National Convention have… Continue reading

“US intelligence officials say there’s no evidence to back up Trump’s claims about threats to mail-in voting”

August 26, 2020, 3:36 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

CNN: US officials charged with protecting the 2020 election said Wednesday they have “no information or intelligence” that foreign countries, including Russia, are attempting to undermine any part of the mail-in voting process, contradicting President Donald Trump, who… Continue reading

Politifact Gives “Pants on Fire” Rating to Trump’s Claim That The Only Way He Would Lose Reelection is If the Election is “Rigged”

August 24, 2020, 11:00 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Sad this was necessary to fact check (but it was).

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