When Trump's victory became clear, online claims of election fraud quieted
Source: CBS News
November 8, 2024 / 6:24 PM EST
By the time the polls opened on Election Day, baseless claims of voter fraud had been building on social media for months, fueling doubts about the integrity of the election.
Posts proliferated on X and other platforms pointing to hiccups like technical issues with voting machines, power outages and spelling errors on ballots as examples of a supposedly brewing conspiracy. And at 4:30 p.m. on Election Day, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that there was "a lot of talk about massive cheating" in Pennsylvania which officials said had "no factual basis whatsoever."
But as the votes were tallied and it became clear that Trump was on his way to a decisive victory, the deluge of posts questioning the integrity of the election fell to a trickle, researchers say.
"I think this shows that these narratives are pushed when they serve a purpose, and they are stage setting often for efforts to dispute unfavorable results," said Max Read, a senior researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. "And then once that stage setting and those claims are no longer needed, they're not pushed anymore."
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Walleye
(35,974 posts)Karasu
(275 posts)This is exactly how Republicans function and have functioned for decades, well before Trump
Bristlecone
(10,512 posts)jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)CousinIT
(10,335 posts)That he lost. Like all the election denial claims were in 2020. Just a ruse.
surfered
(3,466 posts)AZ8theist
(6,541 posts)...so stay tuned.
If she loses, there was DEFINETLY FRAUD.
surfered
(3,466 posts)mopinko
(71,909 posts)and its gonna stay loud until they PROVE they won.
#mathnotmathing
NJCher
(38,080 posts)Asking DU-ers to track their vote. Many have and its not adding up.
jaxexpat
(7,794 posts)ificandream
(10,598 posts)They'll wait until there's something a little more substantial. It has nothing to do with the fact they're Democrats. That's using maga logic.
Martin68
(24,638 posts)that. Of course, in 2016, Trump still claimed he lost the popular vote due to immigrants voting illegally in New Hampshire.
Hotler
(12,322 posts)mwb970
(11,711 posts)Response to BumRushDaShow (Original post)
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Lulu KC
(4,677 posts)Bengus81
(7,420 posts)Yeah well....that was then,this is now. Oh my....how the endless four year election "fraud" BITCHING ended so quickly. Yeah...elections are NOW legal and above board.
intrepidity
(7,905 posts)Just to prove it was happening. Uh...remember the "fake elector" scheme, for example?
But suddenly we should believe that didn't happen?
milestogo
(18,068 posts)He'll say whatever he has to if it means he gets a treat.