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  • Fact Check: Multiple Entries For Same 'Voter ID' In Michigan's Voter File Do NOT Indicate Fraud; State Says Formatting Errors Are To Blame

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    Do multiple entries of the same "Voter ID" casting ballots from different addresses on the same date in Michigan's Qualified Voter File indicate potential fraud? No, that's not true: Michigan's Department of State told Lead Stories that the Qualified Voter File only allows one ballot per voter per election. A spokesperson explained that "formatting errors" in displaying the database incorrectly…

    • Oct 30, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Multiple Entries For Same 'Voter ID' In Michigan's Voter File Do NOT Indicate Fraud; State Says Formatting Errors Are To Blame Only One Vote
  • The Answers We Will Be Looking For During Mike Lindell's Cyber-Symposium About Election Fraud Evidence

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    MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has produced four video documentaries so far, all claiming to show evidence of fraud in the November 2020 election. Lead Stories has previously looked into these videos here, here, here and here and found there were serious issues with the data and evidence that was presented in them. Lindell even admitted to us that some of…

    • Aug 3, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    The Answers We Will Be Looking For During Mike Lindell's Cyber-Symposium About Election Fraud Evidence Our Questions
  • Fact Check: 'The Deep Rig' Does NOT Unveil New Or Credible Evidence That The 2020 Election Was Fixed

    Fact Check

    Does "The Deep Rig" unveil new or credible evidence that the 2020 election was fixed? No, that's not true: The film recycles claims that have been debunked. Without proof, it states as fact that there were "big injections of faulty votes" in key cities; it leans on a discredited report on Antrim County, Michigan, and it repeats false claims about…

    • Jul 1, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 'The Deep Rig' Does NOT Unveil New Or Credible Evidence That The 2020 Election Was Fixed Bunk Claims
  • Fact Check: 'New Evidence' On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context

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    By Dana Ford and Maarten Schenk Does "new evidence" on voting systems in Antrim County, Michigan, give a full and complete picture of how tabulation machines and software work? No, that's not true: The evidence, which consists of a video showing that it is theoretically possible to swap votes, is missing important information. It ignores the safeguards in place to…

    • May 6, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: 'New Evidence' On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context Theoretical
  • Fact Check: Mike Lindell's 'Absolute Proof' Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims

    Fact Check

    By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recycles familiar conspiracy theories, touching on claims that have been widely and repeatedly debunked. Among the disproven allegations are that dead people voted, that…

    • Feb 5, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Mike Lindell's 'Absolute Proof' Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims Bunk Theories
  • Fact Check: Michigan Officials Were NOT 'Caught On Video' Forcing Audit Volunteers To Count 'Multiple Ballots With Same Signature'

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    Were Michigan election officials caught on video forcing audit volunteers to count multiple ballots with the same signature and to count dubious ballots without asking questions? No, that's not true: In U.S. elections, ballots are not signed. The videos in question show Michigan elections staff insisting volunteers finish their task -- the audit that checks numbers of ballots against numbers…

    • Jan 15, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Michigan Officials Were NOT 'Caught On Video' Forcing Audit Volunteers To Count 'Multiple Ballots With Same Signature' No Signatures
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