All the US midterm-related lies to expect when you're electing

2022-11-07 21:30

Misinformation related to tomorrow's US midterm elections hasn't slowed, according to security researchers.

This includes more misleading election ads on Google, as well "Alternate facts" about voting systems manufacturers, all of which aims to cast doubt on election results, according to two reports published today.

Lies about voting machines developed by the big three in the field - Dominion Voting Systems, Election Systems & Software, and Smartmatic - include the idea that these three manufacturers' machines will be used to falsify the 2022 midterm election results are already circulating, according to the report from security intelligence firm, Recorded Future.

Dominion, which supplies voting technology for more than 1,200 jurisdictions across the US for tomorrow's midterms, has sued Fox News, Newsmax Media, One America News, Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell, Patrick Byrne and Rudy Giuliani to stop the spread of disinformation that the manufacturer says has "Severely damaged our company and diminished the credibility of US elections."

Although California's Los Angeles County will be the only US jurisdiction to use Smartmatric voting technology in the November midterms, LA's size and prominence, coupled with gerrymandering allegations, have already contributed to fake news stories claiming the manufacturers machines will be used to falsify election results across Patriots.

When a user searched for 'Register to vote in Arizona,' Google served an ad that read, 'How Do I Register To Vote In AZ - Find Results Now.' But the ad took the user to an ad-filled search page on gopher.com, not a voter registration site," the report noted.

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