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Donald Trump (74) is convicted of spreading false news! The president of the United States spread a conspiracy theory via Twitter on Thursday: 2.7 million votes had been stolen from him. Trump claimed that Dominion’s software had given 435,000 votes in various states to his ultimately victorious challenger Joe Biden (77).
But the false statements did not last long. Shortly after the tweet, Trump’s own authorities, as well as the company, vehemently denied these claims. “There is no evidence that a voting system has eliminated or changed votes, or that it has been compromised in any way,” said a statement released Thursday by representatives of the cybersecurity agency of the Department of Homeland Security and associations of state election officials. has been.
Trump’s own authorities: “The safest option in the history of the United States”
In a statement from government officials, he said on Thursday: “The November 3 election was the safest in the history of the United States.” All states have paper receipts for each ballot so that each can be verified later. Georgia, where Biden was ahead with more than 14,000 votes, already ordered a recount by hand. Responsible Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was convinced the outcome will hardly change.
This is how the rumors arose
The rumors could have been sparked by counting issues in some Michigan and Georgia counties. In Michigan, Antrim County made last-minute adjustments to its unofficial results during the census. A Trump Republican Party official claimed it was due to a bug in the software used.
However, the authorities made it clear that this was a human error, which would also have been noticed at the latest during the mandatory final inspection. In Georgia, some counting computers had to stop due to software updates.
Trump still refuses to acknowledge Biden’s election victory and speaks of massive election fraud. Trump’s attorneys have filed lawsuits in several states but have provided no evidence of large-scale electoral fraud or errors. (nim / SDA)
