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A video shared by Brad Lander, who is challenging US Congressman Dan Goldman for his seat representing New York, purports to show the incumbent Democrat saying, "I do take corporate PAC money, and I h...
NEW with @jjoffeblock.bsky.social: An inside look at Kalshi and Polymarket's crack down on paid influencers claiming election fraud in California.
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NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfaremedia.org's @katherinepomps.bsky.social finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.
NEW: There was NOT a batch of L.A. mayor votes with zero votes for Pratt.
But there was a "lag in an automated update" to @apnews.com vote tallies that split the batch and updated Bass & Raman's votes about a minute before updating Pratt's.
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A video from US congressional candidate Brad Lander purports to show incumbent Dan Goldman saying, "I do take corporate PAC money, and I have no problem taking money from anyone who wants to give it to me."
But it is deceptively edited, splicing together separate remarks and omitting others.
A video from US congressional candidate Brad Lander purports to show incumbent Dan Goldman saying, "I do take corporate PAC money, and I have no problem taking money from anyone who wants to give it to me."
But it is deceptively edited, splicing together separate remarks and omitting others.
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The false claim that a "ballot drop" gave Karen Bass thousands of votes and zero to Spencer Pratt, which rocketed across X and was picked up by Elon Musk, started with a prominent Qanon conspiracy account.
There was no batch of ballots with zero votes for Pratt.
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The false claim that a "ballot drop" gave Karen Bass thousands of votes and zero to Spencer Pratt, which rocketed across X and was picked up by Elon Musk, started with a prominent Qanon conspiracy account.
There was no batch of ballots with zero votes for Pratt.
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Right-wing claims of a "ballot drop" giving Karen Bass thousands of votes and Spencer Pratt zero are FALSE.
A "lag in an automated update" to the AP's tally caused Pratt's count to update seconds after Bass's. But official results show votes for all candidates in every batch.
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Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers caution against fake websites impersonating FIFA's official online presence to sell phantom tickets.
From Gwen Roley and me for @en.afp.com
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Influencers are using prediction market odds to sow doubt in vote counting, in some cases in posts paid for by the companies themselves.
An update of votes for Los Angeles mayor, reported by media outlets, led some observers to believe there was a large batch of votes counted that included zero votes for candidate Spencer Pratt. There ...
Right-wing election deniers are claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass picked up thousands of votes in a suspicious "ballot drop" while Republican challenger Spencer Pratt received none, a statistical ...
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Right-wing election deniers are claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass picked up thousands of votes in a suspicious "ballot drop" while Republican challenger Spencer Pratt received none, a statistical ...
Right-wing election deniers are claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass picked up thousands of votes in a suspicious "ballot drop" while Republican challenger Spencer Pratt received none, a statistical ...
