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About Eleven Republican residents of Arizona attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election by submitting fake Electoral College documents to Congress as part of the Jan. 6. 2021 certification process. The group did so in conjunction with similar fake elector schemes in Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. According to … Read more
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About On Dec. 1, 2020, 37 House Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr about alleged procedural irregularities and fraud in tabulation methods that purportedly impacted the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The congressmen called on the Justice Department to investigate these issues. The following representatives signed the letter: The Big Lie
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About On Dec. 15, 2020, a group of 26 far-right incoming members of the U.S. House wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding an investigation into baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. The letter signatories claimed to have “verified” reports of fraudulent mail-in ballots, missing voting machine equipment, and improper restrictions on poll … Read more
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About On Dec. 9, 2020, a group of 27 Republican congressmen sent a letter to President Trump asking him to order Attorney General William Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate “irregularities in the 2020 election.” Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) had initially written and sent the letter on his own the previous week but … Read more
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About On Dec. 28, 2020, Jeffrey Clark, a Trump loyalist within the Justice Department, drafted a letter pushing officials in Georgia to hold a special session of the state legislature and investigate supposed “irregularities” in the 2020 election. Clark collaborated on the letter with Ken Klukowski, another Justice Department lawyer and a legal analyst for … Read more
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About Joe Biden won the state of Arizona in the 2020 presidential race. The first news outlet to call Arizona in his favor was Fox News, which did so at 11:20 PM on Tuesday, Nov. 3, followed by the Associated Press a few hours later, at 2:51 AM on Wednesday, Nov. 4. After Election Day, many … Read more
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About Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 Georgia Presidential Election by roughly 14,000 votes. Due to the close margin of victory, Georgia announced there would be a full statewide audit and a hand recount of all ballots cast. Results were then certified by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Nov. 20, 2020, … Read more
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About Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in Michigan by a count of 2,804,040 votes to Donald Trump’s 2,649,852 votes. As in other swing states won by Biden, the Trump camp filed numerous lawsuits claiming voter fraud and systemic irregularities without significant evidence. Also in Michigan, a group of Trump backers traveled to Antrim … Read more
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President Biden decisively won the state of Pennsylvania in the 2020 with 3,458,229 votes to Trump’s 3,377,674 votes. However, Trump’s allies quickly began to challenge the results in Pennsylvania, as they had in other swing states carried by Biden.
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About Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin with 1,630,866 votes to Donald Trump’s 1,610,184. As in other swing states, Trump and his allies challenged the Wisconsin results with baseless lawsuits and demands for unnecessary investigations. Wisconsin was the site of possibly the most audits into the 2020 election, with multiple government investigations … Read more