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Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud

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On Tuesday, President Trump made a series of claims about potential voter fraud after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an effort to expand mail-in voting in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. These claims are unsubstantiated, according to CNN, Washington Post and others. Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud.

On Tuesday, President Trump made a series of claims about potential voter fraud after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an effort to expand mail-in voting in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. These claims are unsubstantiated, according to CNN, Washington Post and others. Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud.

  1. We added a label to two Tweets about California’s vote-by-mail plans as part of our efforts to enforce our civic integrity policy. We believe those Tweets could confuse voters about what they need to do to receive a ballot and participate in the election process.

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  2. We also wanted to provide additional context and conversation with regard to voter fraud and mail-in ballots. We have a range of remediations, and in some cases we add labels that link to more context.

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  3. Trump blasts California over mail-in voting following Republican lawsuit

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  4. Trump says mail-in voting system in California will be "substantially fraudulent," raising more questions about whether this is a voter suppression effort.

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  5. Analysis: A review of Trump’s many unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud

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  6. Here's the real reason Donald Trump is attacking mail-in ballots | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza

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  7. 1. Mail voting fraud is extremely rare, and some experts consider it to be safer than in-person voting because paper ballots can't be hacked. 2. Most studies find that voting by mail doesn't help one party over another. 3. President Trump voted by mail in the Florida primary.

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  8. This is false. Over the last two decades, about 0.00006% of total vote-by-mail votes cast were fraudulent.

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  9. President Trump pushes false claims about mail-in vote fraud. Here are the facts.

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  10. "All localities in the United States make available some sort of vote-by-mail with absentee ballots for people who cannot get to the polls on election day." by and our

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  11. Five states, including deep red Utah, already conduct elections almost entirely by mail, and only evidence of mail-in election fraud Trump has been able to cite is a "pants on fire" lie

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  12. Oregon has been voting *entirely* by mail since 1998. Gov. Kate Brown said it makes her blood boil to hear Trump’s fearmongering about fraud as it is “virtually nonexistent.” “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about."

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  13. 80% of Nebraskans who voted in our May primary voted by mail. Voting by mail is secure. It's effective. It led to record turnout.

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  14. The president keeps escalating his false claims about mail in voting. What evidence is there that “mail boxes will be robbed?” What does that even mean? And ballots are being sent to registered voters, not “anyone living in the state.”

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  15. This is false. California is not mailing a ballot to "anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there." The state is sending ballots to voters who are registered in California:

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  16. Trump has repeatedly lied that illegal immigrants are voting en masse in CA. Now falsely saying CA is sending ballots to "anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there." Sure doesn't seem like accidentally loose language.

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  17. GOP groups have filed a federal lawsuit alleging California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order to send mail-in ballots to every voter in the state is illegal.

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  18. CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: "I signed an executive order... that will allow every registered voter in the state of California to receive a mail-in ballot."

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  19. I am pleased to announce that the RNC, & just sued Gavin Newsom over his illegal election power grab. His radical plan is a recipe for disaster that would create more opportunities for fraud & destroy the confidence Californians deserve to have in their elections.

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  20. President Trump, who has recently escalated his attacks on mail-in voting, stated outright today that he believes that the 2020 presidential election will be manipulated

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  21. During the first in-person primary since Wisconsin's controversial election, Nebraska voters largely avoided polling stations. A record number of mail-in ballots brought victory to several candidates who have voiced opposition to President Trump.

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  22. Michigan officials are mailing absentee ballot applications to voters in accordance with an amendment to the state constitution approved in 2018. President Trump’s claim that this action was done “illegally” is false, according to CNN, NPR and others.

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