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NBC News: Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
NBC News - Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
Experts warn that the longer the race remains unresolved, the more time domestic and foreign actors will have to sow doubt, discord and division regarding the results.
Nov. 5, 2024, 7:30 AM EST
By Brandy Zadrozny, Kevin Collier and Didi Martinez
As Election Day finally arrives, election officials, legal experts and researchers are bracing for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as vote counting begins.
The final week of the campaign featured three dynamics that could lead to a protracted legal dispute if the results are close, legal experts said. Scores of lawsuits have already been filed in battleground states, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the election will be rigged against him.
“They’ve already started cheating,” Trump said Sunday at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Election experts say that if a clear winner emerges quickly and voting proceeds without major disruptions, large numbers of Americans may have faith in the results. But they warned that delays in the counting or a tight race in which a single state decides the presidency could lead to a divisive legal battle.
The longer the race remains unresolved, experts predicted, the more time domestic and foreign actors will have to spread disinformation that will sow doubt and division over the results.
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Experts warn that the longer the race remains unresolved, the more time domestic and foreign actors will have to sow doubt, discord and division regarding the results.
Nov. 5, 2024, 7:30 AM EST
By Brandy Zadrozny, Kevin Collier and Didi Martinez
As Election Day finally arrives, election officials, legal experts and researchers are bracing for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as vote counting begins.
The final week of the campaign featured three dynamics that could lead to a protracted legal dispute if the results are close, legal experts said. Scores of lawsuits have already been filed in battleground states, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the election will be rigged against him.
“They’ve already started cheating,” Trump said Sunday at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Election experts say that if a clear winner emerges quickly and voting proceeds without major disruptions, large numbers of Americans may have faith in the results. But they warned that delays in the counting or a tight race in which a single state decides the presidency could lead to a divisive legal battle.
The longer the race remains unresolved, experts predicted, the more time domestic and foreign actors will have to spread disinformation that will sow doubt and division over the results.
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