Michigan Republicans find no voter fraud

This won’t sit well with Trump or his cult. Maybe they’ll storm the Michigan state house again. The bad news is Republicans want to use the unfounded claims to make it harder to vote.

Michigan Republican legislators issued a report finding no widespread fraud and Biden won. The only “audit” Republicans will accept is the one showing Trump won https://t.co/EeuLWjhMjF
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) July 14, 2021

Michigan Senate GOP leader Mike Shirkey, last week, defending election report that found no evidence of fraud: “The effort by those who are echoing Trump’s scenarios, I just think that they’re, frankly they’re actually destroying the fabric of our nation, and it’s a bit shameful”
— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) July 6, 2021

Wow. “A long-awaited report on the 2020 election from a GOP-controlled Michigan Senate committee recommended that Democratic AG Dana Nessel consider investigating individuals who pushed false claims ‘to raise money or publicity for their own ends.’” 1/ https://t.co/pNcCipVtl0
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) July 3, 2021

A report from a Republican-led Michigan State Senate committee debunks false claims about the 2020 election perpetuated by Trump allies in Michigan and other states. https://t.co/074z7yaTPn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2021

In a highly anticipated report, the Republican-led Michigan Senate Oversight Cmte. rebutted former President Trump's voter fraud claims, debunking claims of malfeasance in the state's election last fall and affirming that President Biden was victorious. https://t.co/r65ueDk2n0
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 23, 2021

Michigan Republicans did a point-by-point debunking of the false Trumpworld claims you might recall: thousands of dead people voting in Detroit! Dominion stealing votes in Antrim County! All nonsense, as was (or should have been) clear all along. https://t.co/QOnwqGMU4k
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 23, 2021

Opinion | Susan Del Percio: Michigan Republicans reject Trump's election claims but still act like they're true. https://t.co/0zONi4RmcC – @NBCNewsTHINK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 28, 2021

Opinion | @BarbMcQuade: Trump’s disinformation campaign that the election was stolen from him continues to shape public policy. He has demonstrated that a lie, if repeated often enough, will be believed by many people. https://t.co/320yDKuReK
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 26, 2021

"It confirmed what over 250 audits, countless election officials, numerous court opinions and the majority of Michiganders also know to be true — that our election was secure, successful," MI Sec. of State Benson says about a new report by the state's GOP.https://t.co/pXdoUA2YB2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 25, 2021

Michigan Republican Party co-chair Meshawn Maddock criticizes timing of Senate GOP panel report on seven-month investigation that found no evidence of widespread fraud in the state's 2020 election. Says Trump advisors "wanted a different approach from our legislature." pic.twitter.com/6hmGAtW1E6
— Jonathan Oosting (@jonathanoosting) June 25, 2021

The phony Arizona audit

Do you really think the phony audit will find there was no fraud? They already decided there was fraud before they started. Other states are visiting them and this attempt to overturn the election is spreading. https://t.co/NaQPfdamt4
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 9, 2021

Legislators from SEVEN states have now visited the Arizona audit, or will today. Colorado state Rep. Ron Hanks was just on the floor, Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase is coming by in a bit. "I’ll be bringing this information back to Virginia," she says.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) June 10, 2021

Dead voters for Trump

Two people are known to have voted for dead people in 2020.

One guy in PA voted for his dead mom.
One guy in CO is accused of murdering his wife, and then voting for her.

Both voted their dead relatives for Trump.

In summary, his statement is a total lie. pic.twitter.com/0GLsjSPura
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 27, 2021

Amazing poll on election fraud vs. voter suppression

The fraud issue is made up. Voter suppression by Republicans is real. This shows how big the divide is between the two parties. Unity will not be possible with splits like this where one side believes nonsense.

Which do you think is a bigger problem in US elections: voter fraud or voter suppression via Quinnipiac poll:

Democrats:
84% suppression
13% fraud

Republicans:
11% suppression
82% fraud
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 15, 2021

Trump’s big lie will lead to voter suppression

There was no widespread fraud in 2020 but Republican’s will use Trump’s lie to suppress votes. They have already submitted over 100 bills in state legislatures.

From voter ID laws to limiting mail-in ballots, Republican lawmakers in 33 states are considering 165 different laws that would make it harder to vote. @janestreet explains the Republican's effort to restrict access to the ballot box. – @NBCNewsNOW https://t.co/bzJHtqfBaX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2021

Update from @BrennanCenter on accelerating GOP attempts to roll back voting rights post 2020: "Thirty-three states have introduced, prefiled, or carried over 165 restrictive bills this year (as compared to 35 such bills in fifteen states on February 3, 2020)." https://t.co/Xxfz5aMrrq
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 8, 2021

This is the operational fallout of Trump’s big lie- Republicans are using it to justify a massive wave of voter suppression across the states https://t.co/58kW4nNarp
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 13, 2021

Great point by @abbydphillip: GOP Senators can't admit that Trump's fraud claims are a lie b/c GOP is using it in states to justify new wave of voter suppression laws-even as they prepare for severe gerrymanders. The question of whether majority can rule is under historic threat
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 11, 2021

The GOP's hardening support for Trump during this Impeachment process makes me worried about the tidal wave of voter suppression legislation we are about to see in GOP controlled states.

We may be tired, but will again need to rally to protect our democracy in court.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) February 11, 2021

The GOP is all in on rolling back voting rights post 2020. Only question is whether Ds will be as committed to protecting & expanding voting rights by using what could be a brief window of national leverage to pass #HR1 & new #VRA. It’s their most consequential decision. https://t.co/V9qpZMF6q1
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 6, 2021

They can’t win without suppressing the vote👇🏽 https://t.co/h63tCoOlzq
— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) February 5, 2021

In 28 states, lawmakers are responding to 2020’s record turnout by trying to roll back voting rights. https://t.co/5UXddkf6qO
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) February 6, 2021

GOP has already become party of Marjorie Taylor Greene at state level, introducing wave of new voter suppression laws based on unhinged conspiracy theories

This is huge scandal that should be getting as much attention as Trump’s plot to overturn election https://t.co/9VsFsWbF1f
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 4, 2021

More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures.@JohnAvlon: “The right to vote has long been a fight to vote, especially for African Americans … But now we should all realize that we can’t take our democracy for granted.” #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/281h3fLShU
— New Day (@NewDay) February 4, 2021

@washingtonpost editorial makes a strong case for the federal voting rights & election reform standards in #HR1 but skirts the core issue: should Ds end the filibuster to enact it? B/c if they don't, they won't & they'll get a decade of voter suppression. https://t.co/m1clemI5vU
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 4, 2021

More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures https://t.co/v2GY56KL5f pic.twitter.com/UYlVGuZZx9
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 3, 2021

BREAKING: Republican senators in Georgia introduced bills Monday to end no-excuse absentee voting, automatic voter registration and ballot drop boxes. https://t.co/NZu5h5943N
— AJC (@ajc) February 2, 2021

The percentage of Republicans who think there was voter fraud in 2020 is increasing

https://t.co/MXe4XjmdSR
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 8, 2021

There’s no way to unite when 65% of one side doesn’t accept the results of the election. Republicans need to believe in facts first.
From AP article: pic.twitter.com/gke4mda7Q3
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 8, 2021

Actual Republican voter fraud

There was very little voter fraud in the 2020 election. Here are examples where it was used to benefit Trump.

Breaking News:
There was voter fraud in 2020 election.

Frederick Gattuso (R), who ran for mayor in 2018, voted twice by mail using the registration of two people with similar names. He has been arrested & charged with third-degree fraudulent voting.👍👏https://t.co/Q7zV0lf4gp
— Bob 😷 Lawrence 🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌊 Obama is still #1 🇬🇧 (@TrumpluvsObama) January 29, 2021

🚨BREAKING: PA VOTER FRAUD🚨

Registered Allegheny County *REPUBLICAN* voted for his deceased wife (RIP 💀 2013) in the November 2020 election. 🗳

✅ So far in 2020, Trump has banked *100%* of the dead family member vote. https://t.co/Fm9IuLW7nt
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) January 29, 2021

Chester County man facing trial for voter fraud says he was tricked into voting twice | News | dailylocal.com

Fetterman fundraising off Luzerne County voter fraud case; Lt. Gov. selling “My dude in Forty Fort” shirts | News | citizensvoice.com

More on fake voter fraud claims

A look at 5 false or misleading Trump team claims of election fraud. https://t.co/Icv4sl5Z11
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 14, 2020

Let me be 💯 clear:

Over 6M votes cast, there’s exactly 2 cases of criminal voter fraud in PA.

👉 Luzerne Republican voting for a dead mom 👵🏻💀🗳

👉 Chester Republican voting for a live democrat son. 👨🏻‍🦲👩🏻‍🦲🗳

10 days of every Republican frenetically searching: TWO CASES.
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) November 14, 2020

Hey @DanPatrick it’s me again. 🙄

You wanted voter fraud, so here’s a *new* one: Republican father voted, then returned “in sunglasses” to vote for his Democrat son in Chester County.

Two cases out of 6M+ votes in PA.

My dude, isn’t that $2M now? https://t.co/0MS4qB5mYT
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) November 14, 2020

This is a full on public revolt by career prosecutors over Barr’s politicization of DOJ. Absolutely unprecedented. https://t.co/YqUgOmKgyk
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) November 13, 2020

Arizona’s post election audits have been completed. They confirm that no fraud has been found. Never had any doubt.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) November 12, 2020

Trump administration statement this evening, bold type in the original: "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised." https://t.co/gD7BI9Uzfn pic.twitter.com/xz6w5jTh9F
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 13, 2020

Post-election audits in Arizona find no evidence of systematic voter fraud https://t.co/EO53lKqo9K pic.twitter.com/wvPrr2DWXv
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 12, 2020

Wisconsin elections head says still no evidence of fraudhttps://t.co/SELpaFJUG8
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 12, 2020

One of the Trump campaign's witnesses who is claiming that her Sharpie vote for the president wasn't counted just testified that she came to that conclusion after she cast her vote from her talking to her family, other voters, some attorneys and from her "research online."
— Alan Feuer (@alanfeuer) November 12, 2020

Once again, Trump’s attorneys tell judges that they aren’t alleging fraud.

They are not willing to put their law licenses on the line by pushing Trump’s conspiracy theories and falsehoods.

Just another indicator that Trump is lying to his followers. https://t.co/4geMrzL89f
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 12, 2020

more crazy conspiracy theories –> https://t.co/kQUfsWJpln https://t.co/QoUbAhac6B
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 12, 2020

Fact Checker: Four viral videos falsely suggest "voter fraud" led to Biden’s victory https://t.co/OXbdisdZtA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 12, 2020

Arizona’s GOP attorney general rejects Trump’s unfounded voter fraud claims: "There is no evidence" https://t.co/cAqeC04UQl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 12, 2020

Fact check: President Trump wrongly claimed a video that showed election workers collecting legally cast ballots in Los Angeles the day after the election showed evidence of fraud https://t.co/J96Pw2G6Cn
— CNN (@CNN) November 12, 2020

And yet Philadelphia is at the heart of GOP's voter fraud rhetoric, because, well, we all know why.

Stupid Democrats — can't even do fraud right! https://t.co/aCtdxOIyw2
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 11, 2020

There was no widespread voter fraud

Trump and his cult are lying. The New York TImes investigation is very thorough.

🚨🚨🚨——> @nytimes reporters called election officials in almost every state:
They all said there was no evidence of voter fraud or other irregularities that affected the outcome of the presidential race.
By @NYTnickc @reidepstein @jimrutenberg https://t.co/7zbMHM6mYy
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) November 11, 2020

ICYMI, here's the op-ed by Todd Bice, a Republican and one of the most respected lawyers in Nevada who knows a little bit about election law:

"The current cries of voter fraud are the fraud"https://t.co/8BDNR6NdBc
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) November 10, 2020

A team of 28 international observers from the Organization of American States, invited by the Trump administration, issued a preliminary report in which it praised last week’s U.S. elections while criticizing baseless allegations of systematic fraud.https://t.co/stflqLeL0y
— Axios (@axios) November 10, 2020

An #APFactCheck finds President Trump is spreading false claims about voter fraud and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/MhocOHAq8P
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 11, 2020

.⁦@thekoreanvegan⁩ and I drop the hammer.

No Self-Respecting Lawyer Should Touch Trump’s Election-Fraud Claims – The Atlantic https://t.co/w6rH1eRW0V
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) November 11, 2020

A Republican city commissioner in Philadelphia says that he has not seen any evidence of widespread fraud: "I have seen the most fantastical things on social media, making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis in fact at all" https://t.co/W4OychxSiA
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 11, 2020

It looks like Republicans might have found one possible case of fraud — one ballot — in Nevada and even that remains unproven.

By comparison, Biden leads Trump by more than 36,000 votes in the state and nearly 5 million nationally. https://t.co/TGVEyz9FhN
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 11, 2020

I wrote a piece for The Washington Post on the way misinformation about the election results is being spread across social media under the guise of "statistical analysis."https://t.co/5QcHBtyKxZ
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) November 11, 2020

Election officials in red and blue states cite smooth election contrary to President Trump's baseless claims of fraud. https://t.co/x62tnWlq27
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 11, 2020

Note this on this #VeteransDay: GOP List of Alleged Voter Fraud in Nevada Contains Hundreds of Military Addresses https://t.co/dlMwxzOCDj
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 11, 2020

Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims https://t.co/s5MFhDPYhr
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) November 11, 2020

So far @realDonaldTrump has 16 losses and 0 wins in court because courts require evidence. You can’t just make stuff up & Trump’s lawyers are not going to risk being disbarred for lying. And higher courts won’t help @POTUS because once the judge makes findings of fact, it’s over. https://t.co/6aAqQOCdsU
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 11, 2020

"When it comes to claims about mass voter fraud, let's be clear. Trump supporters, you're being lied to."

—@JohnAvlon pic.twitter.com/3mCbnTpuPO
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 11, 2020

BREAKING: Trump lawsuit affidavits don't show proof of widespread fraud in Michigan https://t.co/SSGncRwOTL
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) November 11, 2020

The Republican National Committee, which has made a decision to go Trump-level dishonest, has delivered one of the most laughable fraud arguments of the week: https://t.co/KTuogtrhRW
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 11, 2020

In poll watcher affidavits, Trump campaign offers no evidence of fraud in Detroit ballot-counting https://t.co/jIZ0c2MOGv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 12, 2020

This is EXACTLY what is happening. The Trump campaign tried to suppress the Black vote and was unsuccessful. Now they want to discount their votes by claiming they were cast fraudulently. https://t.co/qzzutDZKnr
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) November 12, 2020

Detroit lawyers say fraud allegations based on 'extraordinary failure to understand how elections function' https://t.co/oGAmt30rJY pic.twitter.com/rkCopuzWh8
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) November 12, 2020

Election officials in every swing state say there's no evidence of voter fraud https://t.co/TMWg43F8cD
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 12, 2020

Donald Trump and Fox News were the biggest spreaders of misinformation about mail-in voting

Massive Harvard study finds that Donald Trump and Fox News were the biggest spreaders of misinformation about mail-in voting, much more so than Russian bots or Facebook clickbait:https://t.co/DTk7Zxss9P
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) October 3, 2020

And Trump is the biggest spreader of misinformation about the coronavirus