Politics Aug 21 Trump warns of ‘harsh measures’ if Colorado clerk convicted of election data-breach scheme isn’t freed By Associated Press
Politics Oct 03 Republican election denier Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for voting data scheme A judge ripped into a former Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020… By Mead Gruver, Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 Republicans set stage for state challenges if Trump loses election Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close. By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Politics Aug 07 Watch 5:43 Arizona Republican who fought Trump’s false election claims loses primary The 2020 presidential election was decided by a handful of states, none closer than Arizona, where President Biden’s margin of victory was fewer than 11,000 votes. The close race meant Arizona became ground zero for lies that the election was… By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens
Politics Jul 17 Watch 7:00 Fact-checking right-wing claims about election security and noncitizens voting Speakers at the Republican convention have repeated falsehoods that Democrats are rigging the election and that non-citizens will vote in November. That claim is just one of many conspiracy theories about the security of America’s election system that are being… By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat
Jun 06 Early controversies over election certification in battleground states raise concerns about presidential race By Nicholas Riccardi, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Controversies over certification of election results are beginning to re-emerge as the nation heads closer to the fall presidential contest. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:06 ‘Stop the Steal’ flag at Supreme Court Justice Alito’s home raises concerns By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn The lie that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 presidential election, which led to the violent January 6 insurrection, is alive and well. This week, we learned that a “Stop the Steal” flag was flying at the home of Supreme… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 7:18 How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat True the Vote, a group that spread false allegations about the 2020 election, recently admitted to a judge – reported first by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – that it has no evidence to back its claims. Yet these conspiracies are still… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 7:11 Marking Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden warns political violence poses grave threat to democracy By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat Speaking Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, a pivotal site in America’s Revolutionary War, President Biden framed the stakes of the 2024 election. Marking the third anniversary of Jan. 6, Biden condemned political violence and Donald Trump. White House Correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 4:19 Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defamation of election workers By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan A federal jury in Washington ordered Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former campaign attorney, to pay $148 million to two Georgia election workers for distress caused by lies he spread following the 2020 election. Geoff Bennett discussed the case with NPR's… Continue watching