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One such claim in Georgia’s Whitfield County was amplified by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during an appearance on Alex Jones’ “InfoWars,” a show notorious for spreading misinformation. Greene highlighted a single case among 6,000 early voting ballots where a voter’s ballot was spoiled and replaced, with officials confirming there was no issue with the voting machine.
Gabriel Sterling, COO for the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, stated that reports of voting machines changing selections have consistently been traced back to voter error, such as pressing the wrong button or failing to review the printed ballot.
“There is zero evidence of machines flipping votes,” Sterling emphasized. “That claim was a lie in 2020, and it’s a lie now.”
In Tennessee’s Shelby County, election officials also attributed reports of changed votes to human error, noting that voters had been using their fingers instead of the provided stylus on touchscreen machines.
In Washington state, Republican congressional candidate Jerrod Sessler shared a video claiming to demonstrate how easily fraudulent ballots could be created. However, election officials clarified that each ballot is verified against the state’s voter rolls, making such fraud impossible.
Musk recently invoked Dominion Voting Systems during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, implying the company’s voting machines were unreliable. Dominion, which settled a defamation lawsuit against Fox News for $787 million, has been central to numerous conspiracy theories regarding the 2020 election. The company stated it is closely monitoring claims about the upcoming 2024 election and is prepared to defend against any falsehoods.
A request for comment from Musk went unanswered, but he continues to spread misinformation about voter fraud to his 200 million followers on X (formerly Twitter). His claims have sparked public disputes with officials like Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who has refuted his inaccurate statements regarding voter registration numbers in her state.
“If he was truly committed to providing accurate information, I would hope he’d amplify factual details about the security of our elections, rather than conspiracies,” Benson said. “It’s a new battlefront we didn’t face in 2020.”
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