How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies

September 26, 2022 2020 election, jfk assassination, nazi, trump

Archived 4 years ago from The Washington Post
How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies

Listen 8 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article WILMINGTON, N.C. — Julie McDaniel can’t say for sure who started it. It might even have been her. McDaniel was in the front section at a Trump rally earlier this month in Youngstown, Ohio, when the former president started wrapping up his …

Arizona election integrity unit found little fraud, exacerbated suspicions

Elections

September 26, 2022 2020 election, bill gates

Archived 4 years ago from The Washington Post
Arizona election integrity unit found little fraud, exacerbated suspicions

Listen 16 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article PHOENIX — Republicans across the country have embraced an aggressive tactic this year as they seek to tout baseless claims that voter fraud is a serious threat: arming state agencies with more power and resources to investigate election …

These are the GOP election deniers on Michigan’s ballot

Elections

September 26, 2022 2020 election

Archived 4 years ago from Axios
These are the GOP election deniers on Michigan’s ballot

Data: Associated Press; Chart: Axios Visuals Michigan is among 25 states that will field at least one 2020 presidential election denier on the Nov. 8 ballot. Why it matters: Widespread election denial from GOP candidates has major implications for our democracy and shows how former President Trump …

Conspiracy

September 26, 2022 2020 election, maga, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

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White nationalism is a political ideology that mainstreams racist conspiracy theories | Analysis

By Sara Kamali In September 2022, President Joe Biden convened a summit called United We Stand to denounce the “venom and violence” of white nationalism ahead of the midterm elections. His remarks repeated the theme of his prime-time speech in Philadelphia on Sept. 1, 2022, during which he warned …

Federal jury convicts QAnon believer who led charge during Capitol riot

Elections

September 24, 2022 2020 election, qanon

Archived 4 years ago from Axios
Federal jury convicts QAnon believer who led charge during Capitol riot

A federal jury on Friday convicted a QAnon believer who led a charging mob that was trying to breach the Senate chamber during the Capitol Riot, NBC News reports. Driving the news: Douglas Austin Jensen, of Iowa, was one of the first people to breach the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan. 6, …

Jury convicts QAnon believer who thought he was storming the White House during the Capitol riot

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September 23, 2022 2020 election, mike lindell, qanon

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Jury convicts QAnon believer who thought he was storming the White House during the Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Friday convicted a QAnon believer who chased down U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman on Jan. 6, 2021, finding the defendant guilty on all charges against him. Doug Jensen, an Iowa man who was one of the first 10 rioters to enter the Capitol during the …

Elections

September 23, 2022 2020 election

Archived 4 years ago from The Washington Post
Top election denier Mark Finchem aims to be Arizona’s top elections official

Listen 7 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article Asked who they thought legitimately won the 2020 presidential election, Texans by a nearly 2 to 1 margin recently indicated that they believed President Biden had. Good news, certainly, given that he clearly did. But, still: a third of …

QAnon

September 23, 2022 2020 election, big tech, trump

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Trump promotes QAnon-related posts on his social media platform

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump promoted several posts on his social media platform early Friday about the QAnon conspiracy theory. One post highlighted on his Truth Social account, which has more than 4 million followers, is a video clip that begins with an image showing a giant “Q” …

Conspiracy

September 22, 2022 2020 election, trump

Archived 4 years ago from CNN
This may be Donald Trump’s wildest conspiracy yet

CNN — Donald Trump is a man who is not unfamiliar with conspiracy theories. After all, this is a guy who suggested that Ted Cruz’s father might have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. And who, having lost the Iowa caucuses in 2016, hinted that the result was rigged. And who, …

Dozens of Trump’s phony electors, many under investigation, still hold powerful GOP jobs in key states

Elections

September 21, 2022 2020 election, trump

Archived 4 years ago from NBC News
Dozens of Trump’s phony electors, many under investigation, still hold powerful GOP jobs in key states

They were part of an effort across battleground states to upend the 2020 presidential election results, signing documents asserting they were their states’ rightful electors and Donald Trump — not Joe Biden — was the victor. Today, the U.S. Justice Department is circling these “fake electors.” The …

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