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True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

The election denier group True the Vote is one of the loudest and most aggressive in casting doubt on the 2020 election. In Georgia, its claims of fraudulent absentee ballots being deposited in drop boxes was used in a documentary, parroted by former President Donald Trump and his allies, and led to the banning of drop boxes in several states. In a court filing this week, True the Vote said it had no such evidence.

Midterm Election Disruptions Cited by Election Deniers as Fraud – With No Evidence

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Yesterday, we detailed some of the routine challenges that popped up during the midterm election, including ballot reader malfunctions, power outages & gas leaks. Election deniers irresponsibly seized on some of these issues to cast doubt on an election which reputable election experts hailed as a mostly trouble-free process.

Where are Ballot Drop Boxes Used, and What States Have Limited Them?

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Our story yesterday reviewed rules on who can return an absentee or mail ballot. Today, we’re talking about ballot dropboxes, a convenient tool to help citizens vote, but used as a scapegoat for debunked allegations of voter fraud.

American Democracy Minute for Aug. 4, 2022: Cyber Ninjas Said 282 Dead People in Arizona Voted in 2020 – They Were Dead Wrong

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

We’re continuing with Tin Foil Hat week here on the American Democracy Minute with a breaking story from Arizona. A sham audit group hired in 2021 to review Arizona’s 2020 election results claimed to find 282 dead people who had voted. As the Arizona Mirror headline puts it, they were “Dead Wrong.”

American Democracy Minute for June 10, 2022: State AG Investigates Alleged Voting Machine Tampering by Big Lie Proponents in 11 MI Townships

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

It’s not only the January 6th committee who has questions about security breaches after the 2020 election. Michigan’s attorney general is pursuing allegations in 11 towns in Michigan of voting machine tampering or the sharing of electronic data from tabulation machines to third parties. The tampering was apparently instigated by local Trump loyalists who believed former President Trump’s now debunked claims of voter fraud.