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Reporting Shows Pro-Trump Dark Money Group Funding Misleading Fake ‘Pro-Harris’ Website & Ads

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

Money-in-Politics watchdog Open Secrets reports that online advertising and a website popped up in early October, pretending to be pro-Harris political action committee. It’s actually backed by a pro-Trump dark money group, which has raised and spent over $100 Million dollars in the last four years, funded in part by Elon Musk.

FCC Fines Man Allegedly Behind NH Primary AI Robocall $6 Million; Newsmax Settles with Smartmatic Over Airing 2020 Voting Machine Conspiracy Theories

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024

The FCC levied a $6 Million dollar fine Sept. 26th for an A-I deep fake robocall in January’s NH Presidential Primary, and on the eve of a civil trial, conservative outlet Newsmax settled a lawsuit with voting machine maker Smartmatic.

Georgia State Board of Elections Passes Hand Count Reconciliation Rule Against Recommendations of SOS and County Election Officials

September 22, 2024September 23, 2024

Against the recommendations of state and county election officials, three Trump loyalists serving on the Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to mandate county election officials to do a hand count reconciliation of machine counted ballots. The move may unnecessarily delay results and require more personnel.

Research Shows Trump’s Debate Claim of Widespread Voting by Noncitizens is Nonsense

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

In the Sept. 10 Trump-Harris Presidential debate, former President Trump made claims that Democrats encouraged illegal immigration so that noncitizens would vote and support their candidates. A similar claim was made by Senator Ted Cruz in the Republican National Convention. Here is the report we filed in July.

U.S. DOJ Takes Action on Russian Propaganda Campaign to Influence the U.S. Election and Shape American Attitudes Toward Ukraine

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

The U.S. Justice Department announced actions against a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign, designed to influence voting of specific demographic groups in the 2024 election, and shape attitudes toward the war in Ukraine.