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Some social media posts falsely claimed that CBS Information reported there was “dishonest” within the 2024 presidential election that benefitted President-elect Donald Trump. We discovered no proof of such a report, and a CBS Information spokesperson stated the outlet “didn’t report or say there was dishonest within the election.”
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The 2024 presidential election was known as for Donald Trump on Nov. 6, with the president-elect successful 312 electoral votes and Vice President Kamala Harris receiving 226. The elections additionally noticed Republicans regain management of the Senate and certain maintain management of the Home of Representatives, though several congressional districts have but to be determined as of Nov. 12.
However social media posts, falsely citing CBS Information, have made unfounded claims that the presidential election consequence could have been the results of dishonest.
A Nov. 10 post on Threads claimed, “CBS is reporting dishonest within the election. If the accusations are true. There might be a recount. It will change all the pieces. Let’s cross our fingers!”
A similar post on X on Nov. 6 stated, “CBS Information is at present accusing Donald Trump of dishonest his victory over the 2024 Presidential Election.” As of Nov. 11, the publish was seen 2.7 million instances and obtained 43,000 likes, in accordance with the platform.
We couldn’t discover any tales posted by CBS Information on its website, X account, or its Threads account that reported dishonest through the elections.
CBS Information spokesperson Hugo Rojo informed us in an emailed assertion, “CBS Information didn’t report or say there was dishonest within the election.”
Whereas there was no proof of dishonest, there was a substantial quantity of disinformation earlier than, throughout and after the elections.
CBS Information reported on Nov. 5, Election Day, that the FBI warned of fabricated movies utilizing the company’s title and insignia, together with one which alleged voter fraud at prisons in three swing states. “The movies had been doubtless created by the identical Russian disinformation group that launched two further fabricated FBI movies in current days, in accordance with Antibot4Navalny, a collective of researchers that tracks on-line Russian disinformation,” CBS Information reported.
Trump has repeatedly made baseless, false and misleading claims that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged,” citing conspiracies involving the Division of Justice, Dominion Voting Methods and native election officers, amongst others. State and federal judges repeatedly rejected Trump’s claims, saying the Trump authorized staff supplied no proof of fraud.
On Election Day this yr, whereas the polls had been nonetheless open, Trump as soon as once more posted unfounded claims on social media about “large CHEATING” in Philadelphia, including “Legislation Enforcement coming!!!” As we wrote, metropolis and state officers, together with the Philadelphia district lawyer, metropolis commissioner and the Pennsylvania Division of State, denied any allegations of election impropriety. The Philadelphia Police Division additionally told CNN they weren’t conscious of any election-related points that had prompted a regulation enforcement response.
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