Jude Joffe-Block
Stories
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Politics
Trump said lots of noncitizens would attempt to vote illegally, but it didn't happen
The false narrative was ready to be deployed if Trump lost but in light of the election results, the claim fizzled. But the myth did and will continue to have real impacts.
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Politics
What we know about the voter roll purge in Virginia
Wednesday, just six days before the election, the Supreme Court made a ruling allowing Virginia to continue purging individuals from state voter rolls.
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Politics
U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge
Nadra Wilson and other Virginians got letters saying her U.S. citizenship was in question, along with her voter registration. “I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. — I'm a citizen,” Wilson told NPR.
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Politics
A way to challenge the election? With no evidence, Trump says noncitizens are voting
Trump and his allies have zeroed in on the baseless claim that Democrats are encouraging newly-arrived migrants to vote for them in the 2024 election. There is no evidence of a plot like this.
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Politics
How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results
Donald Trump has echoed a new iteration of a conspiracy theory that has taken root in the GOP that falsely claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants to the U.S. to replace white voters.
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Politics
Laura Loomer has been a topic of conversation in Trump's campaign. Here's what to know
Loomer is a right-wing social media influencer, known for promoting conspiracy theories as well as anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views. Some Republicans want Trump to distance himself from her.
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Politics
How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos
Details in an indictment match Nashville-based Tenet Media, which offered lucrative paychecks to prominent right-wing influencers. The influencers say they were deceived.
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Politics
U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
The U.S. government accused Russia of trying to interfere with this year's elections and announced new steps to counter those actions.
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Politics
The GOP is making false claims about noncitizens voting. It’s affecting real voters
As the election nears, false rhetoric about noncitizen voting is having a real impact as some GOP officials are scrutinizing voter rolls and questioning some voters’ registrations.
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National
Republicans' false claims of illegal voting for Democrats are hurting some citizens
False and unproven claims have been circulating for months about noncitizens voting in the next election. Now the rhetoric is having consequences.
