November 5, 2020 - Washington, DC, United States: United States President Donald Trump holds a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House. (Chris Kleponis/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Unraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it's causing, and what we should do about it.
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The allegations have been dismissed both by Dominion and by the members of the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee, a coalition that includes officials from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Association of State Election Directors. “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” the coalition said, concluding that this was the “most secure election in American history.”
But of course, in Trump world, such facts mean nothing. And Trump’s allegations, which have not been backed up by any evidence, have been echoed by right-wing outlets like the Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, and Fox News, as well as on social media by leading conservative figures, including Trump’s son, Don Jr.
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