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Hunting for Voter Fraud, Conspiracy Theorists Organize ‘Stakeouts’
nytimes ^ | 8/10/2022 | Tiffany Hsu and Stuart A. Thompson

Posted on 08/10/2022 1:26:55 PM PDT by bitt

One night last month, on the recommendation of a man known online as Captain K, a small group gathered in an Arizona parking lot and waited in folding chairs, hoping to catch the people they believed were trying to destroy American democracy by submitting fake early voting ballots.

Captain K — which is what Seth Keshel, a former U.S. Army intelligence officer who espouses voting fraud conspiracy theories, calls himself — had set the plan in motion. In July, as states like Arizona were preparing for their primary elections, he posted a proposal on the messaging app Telegram: “All-night patriot tailgate parties for EVERY DROP BOX IN AMERICA.” The post received more than 70,000 views.

Similar calls were galvanizing people in at least nine other states, signaling the latest outgrowth from rampant election fraud conspiracy theories coursing through the Republican Party.

In the nearly two years since former President Donald J. Trump catapulted false claims of widespread voter fraud from the political fringes to the conservative mainstream, a constellation of his supporters have drifted from one theory to another in a frantic but unsuccessful search for evidence.

Many are now focused on ballot drop boxes — where people can deposit their votes into secure and locked containers — under the unfounded belief that mysterious operatives, or so-called ballot mules, are stuffing them with fake ballots or otherwise tampering with them. And they are recruiting observers to monitor countless drop boxes across the country, tapping the millions of Americans who have been swayed by bogus election claims.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2020election; conspiracytheorists; creepstate; deepstate; election2020; keywordlib; mediawingofthednc; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; policestate; ronklain; singlepartystate; stuartathompson; tiffanyhsu; unfoundedbelief; voterfraud
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1 posted on 08/10/2022 1:26:55 PM PDT by bitt
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

I love the smell of panic in the morning....


2 posted on 08/10/2022 1:27:21 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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Written by a couple far left pixies who couldn’t get real jobs so they hired on with the America-hating Slimes.


3 posted on 08/10/2022 1:30:55 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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under the unfounded belief that mysterious operatives, or so-called ballot mules, are stuffing them with fake ballots or otherwise tampering with them
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We have seen them on video.

Same with the ballots being pulled from under covered tables and run multiple times.

And the observers being forced out and cardboard placed over windows.

It’s like they think we believe them......


4 posted on 08/10/2022 1:30:55 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: bitt
Unfounded Belief!!, shriek the lying New York Times scum Tiffany Hsu and Stuart A. Thompson.
5 posted on 08/10/2022 1:31:03 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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also mention to keep the russkies and chiney from interfering ..


6 posted on 08/10/2022 1:33:43 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd ((>> ☼ << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if s/he's white?")
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Mr. Keshel, whose post as Captain K inspired the Arizona gathering, said in an interview that monitoring drop boxes could catch illegal “ballot harvesting,” or voters depositing ballots for other people.

Did they find any? Did any of them find any votes?

7 posted on 08/10/2022 1:34:21 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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“the millions of Americans who have been swayed by bogus election claims.”

Says the Slimes, without evidence.


8 posted on 08/10/2022 1:36:34 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Lower Deck

“Did any of them find any votes? “

From where do all the Truedope votes emanate?


9 posted on 08/10/2022 1:38:24 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Lower Deck

This may have dissuaded the mules, could be why it was a MAGA sweep.


10 posted on 08/10/2022 1:40:35 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Worried NYT?!


11 posted on 08/10/2022 1:52:18 PM PDT by cranked
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This is good though.

Despite the extreme bias in the article. The more mules know someone might be watching the better.


12 posted on 08/10/2022 1:52:45 PM PDT by DannyTN
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Can’t bring themselves to call Americans “activists” can they?

Apparently liberals can be activists for the NYT but Americans cannot.


13 posted on 08/10/2022 1:54:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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From where do all the Truedope votes emanate?

Where from?

14 posted on 08/10/2022 1:56:03 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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It has been proven beyond any shadow of doubt that election fraud of great magnitude did happen in Arizona. Not just once but 3 times. Those who deny this reality help those who would steal the next election.

These big steal deniers are as much a problem as those who do the dirty ground work of distributing fake ballots to all the different drop boxes that should not exist in the first place.

Every drop box should be indoors and monitored by people who first check to make sure the envelope is signed and dated.

In the future we need to get rid of all outdoor drop boxes and limit mail-in voting to just those who need it. Vote in person on election day.


15 posted on 08/10/2022 1:56:59 PM PDT by Boomer ( George Orwell: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” )
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This may have dissuaded the mules, could be why it was a MAGA sweep.

Didn't Lake have a relatively close election?

16 posted on 08/10/2022 1:57:37 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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under the unfounded belief that mysterious operatives, or so-called ballot mules, are stuffing them with fake ballots

True The Vote should have made their data public like they said they would. Let the world see it.

17 posted on 08/10/2022 2:00:23 PM PDT by Pollard (Worm Free PureBlood)
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“All-night patriot tailgate parties for EVERY DROP BOX IN AMERICA.”


Sounds like voter intimidation to me. /s
DOJ/FBI will be on it and arrests will be made.
Citizens monitoring the election—how outrageous! A clear threat to ‘our democracy’.


18 posted on 08/10/2022 2:02:18 PM PDT by hanamizu
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Unfounded belief? Like the 'unfounded belief' that the New York Times had in Russia Collusion? Because I believe that their is FAR more of a foundation to believe in the 2020 election being stolen than anything to support Russian Collusion.
19 posted on 08/10/2022 2:10:34 PM PDT by fhayek
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Don’t have to look real deep!


20 posted on 08/10/2022 2:49:52 PM PDT by bantam
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