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News Articles: election fraud

Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, center, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, center left, celebrate the conservative network's initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 3.

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Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Maddy Lauria
Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy, shown here in 2018, was the focus of a court hearing in a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against the network. Dominion is suing Newsmax for defamation over false claims of election fraud broadcast on the network following the 2020 presidential election.

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Court hearing centers on Newsmax CEO's role in spreading election-fraud claims

Newsmax is being sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems — the same company that sued Fox News over false 2020 election-fraud claims and walked away with a nearly $800 million settlement.

March 22, 2025
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By:
  • Maddy Lauria
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.

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  • Law

Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive

Prosecutors want to use evidence of former President Trump's baseless statements about election fraud and his embrace of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, to bolster the election interference case against him.

December 05, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Peter Antonacci to lead a new elections fraud office in July 2022, just a few months before Antonacci died inside the Capitol building.

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  • Politics

A Florida election fraud chief died last year in the hallway of Ron DeSantis' office

Peter Antonacci, the head of Florida's elections fraud office, had just left a heated meeting when he collapsed in the hallway of the governor's office, according to a newly released investigation.

November 28, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Coffee County has seen new elections equipment, new staff and even new office space since Trump allies organized a plot to illegally copy voting data.

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  • Politics

In Coffee County, a push to move on from a 2020 election scandal

A scheme that copied election data from Coffee County in 2020 is central to indictments in Atlanta, but not on the minds of many locals.

October 23, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
YouTube announced on June 2 that it will no longer take down video that make false claims about the legitimacy of U.S. elections.

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  • Technology

YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections

The Google-owned video platform's reversal comes as former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen

June 02, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Trump allegedly involved in Coffee County breach; Kemp passes on state GOP event

Monday on Political Rewind: The New York Times reported on testimony alleging Donald Trump took part in a discussion about plans to access sensitive election data in Coffee County. Plus, Gov. Brian Kemp will not attend the state GOP convention, another sign of his disapproval with the political party.

April 24, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12.

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Judge prepares for start of Dominion v. Fox trial amid settlement talks

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis told a courtroom on Monday that he's still preparing for the blockbuster trial to start Tuesday, even as both sides engaged in settlement talks.

April 17, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik and
  • Mary Yang
A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12.

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  • Media

The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump.

April 17, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier, pictured above, proposed hosting an hour-long special debunking myths of voting fraud in the November 2020 elections. Network executives never gave an answer to his pitch.

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The loneliness of Fox News' Bret Baier

Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier repeatedly proposed an hour-long special to debunk voting fraud myths after the 2020 elections. Network executives never gave him an answer.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A pedestrian walks past the News Corp. headquarters building in New York displaying posters featuring Fox News Channel personalities on April 19, 2017.

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Judge rules Fox hosts' claims about Dominion were false, says trial can proceed

The blockbuster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit is set to go to trial next month in a Delaware court.

April 01, 2023
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  • David Folkenflik
Fox News host Maria Bartiromo invited Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell on her show to discuss allegations of election fraud based on an email laying out claims even the writer called "pretty wackadoodle."

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The 'wackadoodle' foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims

A woman who put forth election-fraud claims that even she described as "pretty wackadoodle" was a source for baseless claims aired by Fox News in 2020. The network is now being sued for defamation.

February 20, 2023
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A security guard looks out of the News Corp. headquarters in New York on April 19, 2017.

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Compare the election-fraud claims Fox News aired with what its stars knew

After the 2020 election, Fox News repeatedly aired claims of election fraud even though its stars and executives said, behind the scenes, those claims were "ludicrous," "bs" and "nonsense."

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured here at an election debate in October, left his country for Florida two days before his term ended.

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  • World

Why Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida (and what Biden can do about it)

Brazil's far-right ex-president was lying low in Orlando, Fla., as a mob of his supporters stormed government buildings this weekend. Analysts say the move insulates him from possible legal jeopardy.

January 09, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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  • World

What you need to know about Brazil's presidential election

As one of the world's largest democracies heads to the polls on Sunday, here are the main candidates and issues in the Brazilian election.

September 30, 2022
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  • Carrie Kahn
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