Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“The ‘voter fraud’ fraud”

April 26, 2020, 7:55 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Steve Mulroy oped: Probably not, according to the Heritage Foundation’s data. The think tank compiles a database of reported instances of voter fraud or election fraud. It lists 1,277 “proven instances of voter fraud” in the 50 states over decades,… Continue reading

Trump Campaign Falsely Claims Democrats Trying to “STEAL THE ELECTION” with “Ballot Harvesting”

April 17, 2020, 10:12 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Email also says Democrats are “trying to stuff the ballot box with FAKE and FRAUDULENT votes.” (No evidence of this, as I explain here). Here’s the screenshot (via Brendan Nyhan):

Today’s Must-Read on True the Vote: “Conservative Operatives Float Plan to Place Retired Military, Police Officers as GOP Poll Watchers on Election Day

April 12, 2020, 1:02 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Just wow from The Intercept: ON ELECTION DAY in November, some polling places could be patrolled by off-duty police officers and veterans, according to a plan hatched by Republican operatives.The idea is a reprisal of once-illegal Election Day “ballot security”… Continue reading

John Lott Argues Against Extended Mail-in Voting By Citing Old Jimmy Carter Report and Some Anecdotes, Without Weighing Costs of Holding Only In-Person Voting During a Pandemic

April 12, 2020, 12:29 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

John Lott’s WSJ piece is exactly what you’d expect from him: long on fear mongering and failure to grapple seriously with evidence. I wrote about the complexity of the question, the rarity of absentee ballot fraud, and the compelling need… Continue reading

“Trump Reveals the Truth About Voter Suppression”

April 12, 2020, 12:23 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

David Blight NYT oped: America has a long history of attempts to restrict the right to vote to people with property, with sufficient formal education and, too often, those privileged by gender or race. Political minorities — today’s Republican… Continue reading

“Trump’s Latest Voter Fraud Misinformation”

April 10, 2020, 5:14 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

FactCheck.Org: President Donald Trump continues to add false and exaggerated statements to his already lengthy list of bogus voter fraud claims.There is no evidence to back up Trump’s blanket claim that “mailed ballots are corrupt.” Voting experts say the president… Continue reading

Here’s True the Vote drawing a purported distinction between supposed dangerousness of mail balloting and the “voter fraud protections provided in in-person and absentee voting.”

April 10, 2020, 11:04 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

And don’t miss Jim Bopp referring to “Democrat Politicians.” The distinction they are drawing reminds me of this from Petri Dishes: “An absentee ballot is cast by a Republican, whereas a mail-in vote is sent by a Democrat.”

Four Pinocchios: “Trump once again misleads with bogus claims of voter fraud”

April 10, 2020, 7:57 amfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo fact checker.

President Trump Falsely Claimed 1 Million Fraudulent Votes in California Based on Judicial Watch Settlement: The Evidence Shows No Such Thing (Excerpt from Election Meltdown)

April 8, 2020, 4:03 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The President today falsely said once again that a million fraudulent votes were cast in California (“President Trump: I think there’s a lot of evidence but we’ll provide you with some, ok? And there’s evidence that’s being compiled just like… Continue reading

Donald Trump, Who Votes by Absentee: “I Think Mail in Voting is a Terrible Thing”

April 7, 2020, 3:47 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Here’s President Trump just making things up again about voter fraud, and says he can vote because he’s “allowed to.” Watch: Good question here that makes Trump sound really silly on mail-in ballots."You were highly critical of mail-in voting… but… Continue reading

Election Meltdown Podcast Bonus Episode 4: Interview with Dale Ho about Fish v. Kobach Trial

February 16, 2020, 11:02 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Here it is for Slate plus members (free two week trial): My conversation with Dale Ho on his case against Kris Kobach who had a “show me your papers” Kansas law for voter registration

“Judicial Watch’s voter fraud fear-mongering finds a new opponent: A pro-voter-ID Iowa official”

February 3, 2020, 6:04 pmElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Philip Bump WaPo analysis.

“How The Trump Admin’s Attempt To Perpetuate The Voter Fraud Myth Failed Miserably”

February 3, 2020, 5:11 amElection Meltdown, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM has posted this excerpt from my new book, Election Meltdown. Here is a taste: The commission was started to back up Trump’s unsupported claims of massive voter fraud, which he advanced as the reason Hillary Clinton won the… Continue reading

“We May Never See All The Emails About Trump’s Bogus Voter Fraud Panel”

December 20, 2019, 5:04 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM: A set of potentially juicy emails from President Trump’s disbanded voter fraud commission will likely never see the light of day, due to an appeals court decision issued Friday.The Trump administration is not required to turn over certain emails… Continue reading

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