Inside the unhinged midterm election conspiracy theories on Truth Social

November 6, 2022 2020 election, deep state, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

Archived 4 years ago from The Guardian US
Inside the unhinged midterm election conspiracy theories on Truth Social

Ballot boxes being stuffed. “BlueAnon”. Men in underpants. Every Democratic candidate: a “complete weirdo psychopath”. To dive into Truth Social, Donald Trump’s Twitter-but-for-conspiracy-theorists social media platform, is to enter a world where all of the above are real topics of debate, …

Posts Misrepresent ‘Not Verified’ Code on Pennsylvania Ballot Applications

Elections

November 4, 2022 2020 election

Archived 4 years ago from FactCheck.org
Posts Misrepresent ‘Not Verified’ Code on Pennsylvania Ballot Applications

Quick Take Pennsylvania uses a “not verified” code on mail-in ballot applications if a voter’s identity couldn’t be immediately verified; voters have six days after an election to submit a valid ID. But an Instagram post and some Republican leaders — including former President Donald Trump — …

Tucker Carlson primes his audience to suspect fraud if the GOP doesn’t sweep the midterms

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November 4, 2022 2020 election, maga

Archived 4 years ago from Media Matters for America
Tucker Carlson primes his audience to suspect fraud if the GOP doesn’t sweep the midterms

“In a country with democratic elections, how could this party stay in power?” Carlson asked. “Honestly, we don’t know, but maybe Joe Biden does.” The Fox host then aired a clip from Biden’s speech that night, in which Biden said, “Extreme MAGA Republicans aim to question not only the legitimacy of …

Elections

November 3, 2022 2020 election

Archived 4 years ago from Tennessee Lookout
Misinformation about voting crops up around the U.S. as midterm elections near

In Colorado, an error in early October involving voter registration postcards that were mailed to non-citizens in the state morphed into a conspiracy theory about voter fraud. In Iowa, voters in late September received phone calls spreading misinformation about how they could vote, with Iowans …

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November 3, 2022 2020 election, china, iran

Archived 4 years ago from Associated Press
Misinformation and the midterm elections: What to expect

Conspiracy theories about mail ballots. Anonymous text messages warning voters to stay home. Fringe social media platforms where election misinformation spreads with impunity. Misinformation about the upcoming midterm elections has been building for months, challenging election officials and tech …

Election officials are bracing for conspiracy-fueled threats — while still hoping for the best

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November 3, 2022 2020 election, bill gates

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Election officials are bracing for conspiracy-fueled threats — while still hoping for the best

Election officials in some of the most closely watched jurisdictions across the country say they are bracing for a new wave of conspiracy-theory-fueled threats — even as they remain confident in their ability to do their jobs under heightened scrutiny. Most of a dozen local election officials in …

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November 2, 2022 2020 election

Archived 4 years ago from American Thinker
The latest scheme to rig elections In Michigan

The latest scheme to rig elections In Michigan – American Thinker November 3, 2022 The witches brew of election rigging continues to bubble over. Michigan citizens will soon decide the fate of election integrity and security in their state as the Nov. 8 mid-term election approaches. Proposal 2, …

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November 2, 2022 maga

Archived 4 years ago from American Thinker
‘Disinformation’ and ‘misinformation’ now ‘election crimes,’ according to FBI?

‘Disinformation’ and ‘misinformation’ now ‘election crimes,’ according to FBI? – American Thinker November 3, 2022 Project Veritas recently released an FBI document titled “2022 Midterm Elections Social Media Analysis Cheat Sheet.” The document is subtitled “What Are Election Crimes?” and “details …

How a movie has played a key role in election conspiracy theories

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November 2, 2022 2020 election, bill gates

Archived 4 years ago from CNN
How a movie has played a key role in election conspiracy theories

CNN — When armed, masked men and people with long telescopic camera lenses showed up at ballot drop boxes last month in Arizona to stalk voters, many public officials were appalled. Voter intimidation complaints were filed and sent to the Department of Justice. But on the pro-Trump internet, …

Kansas Secretary of State candidates debate election fraud, gerrymandering

Elections

November 2, 2022

Archived 4 years ago from Kansas Reflector
Kansas Secretary of State candidates debate election fraud, gerrymandering

TOPEKA — Bucking national trends, the Democratic candidate running for Kansas secretary of state said election deniers need to be listened to while the Republican incumbent candidate quashed theories of voter fraud in the Kansas electoral system. Democratic candidate Jeanna Repass, an Overland Park …

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