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For months, the President of the United States, Trump, has been repeating unsubstantiated claims that there is a threat of massive voter fraud. A campaign that peaked immediately after the elections, flanked by false reports.
By Patrick Gensing, Editorial Office of ARD-faktenfinder
While votes are still being counted, US President Donald Trump has spread unsubstantiated claims of alleged manipulation. He wrote on Twitter that “they” wanted to steal the election. This presumably refers to the Democrats. But that would not be allowed, according to Trump.
Twitter tagged the content with a warning because the content of the tweet could be misleading about an election. In addition, Twitter refers to information about the security of the electoral process.
Trump has been claiming for years that there was manipulation in the 2016 election and even established a commission, which was unable to provide any evidence. There was also a threat of manipulation in the 2020 election, Trump announced over and over again, also here without any evidence.
False reports on the network
Trump’s claim is accompanied by false reports on social media. The Botsentinel analysis tool identified numerous Twitter accounts that are classified as inauthentic and problematic due to their activities. That means they tweet en masse or spread specific false reports.
This includes, for example, a video from Utah that was supposed to document voter fraud. The fact-checkers checked the recordings and determined that there had been a misunderstanding at the beginning of the vote and that the error had been corrected immediately. The video shows no manipulation.
The alleged intimidation of voters in North Carolina was also falsely reported in social media posts.
Pennsylvania in focus
A hotbed of misinformation was Pennsylvania, where authorities denied allegations of alleged voter fraud. The media reported that the state has become a battleground for false claims. As early as Tuesday, the right-wing media and prominent conservatives began spreading unsubstantiated accusations of alleged electoral fraud that were part of a disinformation campaign.
While votes were still being counted in several states, Trump claimed in the White House that there had been serious election fraud. He did not provide evidence, but wanted to turn against the Supreme Court. Furthermore, votes should no longer be counted, the president of the United States demanded, declaring himself the winner of the election.
The spread of rumors about suspected electoral fraud could significantly influence the US elections. Trump’s appearance in the White House is the highlight of this disinformation campaign so far.
