At the time of publication, the Associated Press vote count was indeed 16 million fewer than the 2020 election, but the explanation is simple. That’s because the entire vote has not yet been counted.
David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan Election Innovation Research Center, wrote of X: “Rejection of elections, whether on the left or the right, is anti-democratic.” “No, we are not missing 20 million votes. Votes are still being counted in many states, including millions in California alone. All 2024 votes will be reported in 2020. very close to
According to data from PeakMetrics, posts related to these conspiracy theories began gaining momentum around 2 a.m. ET, roughly coinciding with the time Trump’s election was announced but before most Americans went to bed. However, the number of posts did not decrease.
“By 8 a.m. ET, the number of posts per hour had jumped to 31,991,” PeakMetrics wrote in an analysis shared with WIRED. “The drop in postings during the night from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. ET was surprisingly small, perhaps because postings typically decline as the U.S. goes to bed. Kamala Recount The steady increase in articles about and missed votes overnight may simply reflect the intensity of this debate, or it may be indicative of fraudulent or automated posting behavior. It might be.”
Unlike the 2020 election denial movement, which was inspired by President Trump’s refusal to accept the results, these conspiracy theories have not received support from candidates. On Wednesday, Harris urged her supporters to accept the outcome and promised her team would “work to peacefully transfer power.”
The phenomenon of left-wing or anti-Trump accounts posting conspiracy theories on social media platforms, known as Blue Anon, gained attention earlier this year following the assassination attempt on President Trump in July.
“Events that seem impossible always invite conspiracy theories about what actually happened,” says Mike Rothschild, an author who writes about conspiracy theories and extremism. “In this case, the fact that there were tens of millions of missing votes and that a Russian bomb threat disrupted Ms. Harris’ campaign are false narratives. Neither is true, and turnout appears to be declining.” And counting is still underway in many states, including California.Bomb threats are never acceptable, but they are not the reason the Harris campaign lost all the battleground states. The thing is, you’re not living reality.”
