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News Articles: election misinformation

Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with journalists as he arrives for an election night party Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022 in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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  • Elections

Secretary of State Raffensperger testifies before grand jury probe of 2020 Trump election meddling

A Fulton County special grand jury is investigating potential election interference in the aftermath of the 2020 election in Georgia.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Elections

Exclusive: More Georgia Secretary of State's office officials interviewed by Jan. 6 committee

At least two officials offered testimony in Congress about Georgia's role in the events leading up to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.

December 15, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Rudy Giuliani talks with Georgia State Sens. Jen Jordan (D-Atlanta) and Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) during a break in a Georgia State Senate hearing Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

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  • Politics

Fulton election workers file defamation suit over continued push of debunked conspiracy theory

The Gateway Pundit's debunked allegation is a cornerstone of false claims that persist about Georgia's election. 

December 02, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
In this Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, a voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga. Georgia’s secretary of state says, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, his office is reviewing the handling of paperwork related to ballot drop boxes in the state’s most populous county during last year’s election.

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  • Elections

GBI says GOP's cellphone data lacks enough evidence to prove ballot harvesting

The GBI director wrote "an investigation is not justified" after reviewing the claims.

October 22, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
BJay Pak

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Trump’s enablers — and the Georgia federal prosecutor who refused to go along

Almost a year after the 2020 election, new revelations continue to emerge about former President Donald Trump pressuring Georgia officials to overturn the election results. A recent Senate Judiciary Committee report sheds light on the departure earlier this year of former Georgia U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak, who abruptly announced his resignation just before the Senate runoffs. Investigators say Trump forced Pak to resign for refusing to go along with Trump’s false claims of election fraud. We break down what's in the preliminary Senate committee report and hear what the findings could mean for elections to come.

October 15, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Fulton County election workers sort absentee ballots during a pilot audit after the June 9 primary.

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  • Elections

Judge dismisses VoterGA's Fulton County ballot inspection lawsuit

A Henry County judge has dismissed all defendants in a lawsuit seeking to inspect Fulton County's absentee votes for counterfeits after state officials reported an investigation found no evidence to support the claims.

October 13, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Voters wait in line at the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections during early voting in the 2020 Presidential Election.

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  • Politics

Judge Denies Request To Block Part Of Georgia's Voting Law — For Now

A federal judge denied a request to block part of Georgia's new voting law for upcoming legislative runoff elections, writing it would "change the law in the ninth inning," but reserving judgment for the future.

July 07, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
TRUE BELIEVERS: Former president Trump has succeeded in convincing millions of Americans that the election was stolen from him through fraud. Some have threatened or carried out violence in his name, as when a Trump-inspired mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Behind Relentless Death Threats Against Raffenspergers, Georgia Election Officials

Imagine receiving anonymous text messages telling you your family will be killed. That’s exactly what happened to Tricia Raffensperger, wife of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. This and other threatening messages first came to light after new reporting into the harassment many elections officials have lived with since Donald Trump lost Georgia in November. The investigation by news outlet Reuters reveals the scope of Trump supporters’ months of menacing tactics and never-before-seen texts, voicemails and emails directed at elections officials across the state.

June 18, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
The last day to request an absentee ballot in Georgia’s Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff is Jan. 1.

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  • Elections

Fact Check: Fulton County Is Not Missing Ballots Or Hundreds Of Drop Box Custody Forms

A pair of reports posted by pro-Trump media outlets falsely claim Fulton County is missing documentation and ballots from November's election, the latest attacks on Georgia's voting process by those who refuse to accept the results.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Former President Donald Trump addresses, virtually, the Georgia GOP convention at Jekyll Island on Saturday, June 5, 2021.

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: 2020, Trump Continue To Define Georgia GOP Ahead Of 2022

Former president Donald Trump continues to overshadow the Georgia GOP. But not every Republican in the state is on the same page. Will the GOP unify in time for the next elections? Georgia Today explores that question and more with guest Maya Prabhu, a political reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

June 11, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Rep. Jody Hice

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  • Politics

Georgia 2020 Election Deniers Setting Sights On Higher Office

A group of Republican lawmakers are parlaying their election skepticism into bids for higher office, launching campaigns for Congress, the governor’s mansion and the office of the top election official in the state.

June 10, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • David Armstrong
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about how social media companies handled election misinformation.

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  • Technology

Facebook And Twitter Defend Election Policies To Skeptical Senators

The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey over how they handle false and misleading claims about the election, including from President Donald Trump.

November 17, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo has been urging followers of her Twitter feed to join her on the social media app Parler.

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  • Technology

Conservatives Flock To Mercer-Funded Parler, Claim Censorship On Facebook And Twitter

Backed by Rebekah Mercer, Parler is now one of the most downloaded smartphone apps, as conservatives complaining of censorship by Facebook and Twitter seek out other social media alternatives.

November 15, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Twitter said extra steps urging people to think before sharing tweets were helping curb the spread of false claims about the election.

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  • Technology

Twitter Keeps Some Measures It Says Slowed Election Misinformation

The social network says it will keep some changes that were effective in slowing down the spread of false claims about the election.

November 12, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Twitter hid some tweets, including many from President Donald Trump, behind labels warning users they contained disputed or misleading information about the election.

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  • Technology

Twitter Says Steps To Curb Election Misinformation Worked

Ahead of Election Day, the social network put in place several measures to fight the spread of false claims. On Thursday it shared data showing some of its changes were effective.

November 12, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
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