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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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To: bitt

New York Times played a big part in the voter fraud gig as well as many other papers did now try to play the spin game.

The New York Times keeps getting sold for a reason.


21 posted on 08/10/2022 2:53:04 PM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: bitt
The New York Times knows more than one way to lie
22 posted on 08/10/2022 3:00:33 PM PDT by T Ruth (Mohammedanism shall be destroyed.)
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To: bitt

Dear NYT:

Democrats cheat.

Mail in ballots allow democrats to cheat more.

No more mail in ballots, only absentee ballots.

So democrats cheat less.

5.56mm


23 posted on 08/10/2022 3:00:39 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: bitt

who wrote this piece:

<> jihad john brennan
<> james clapper
<> hussein bin soetoro
<> val jar
<> hildabeast


24 posted on 08/10/2022 3:01:14 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up.....)
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To: Boomer

you think we need to add: adjudication to the end of the process...just in case?


25 posted on 08/10/2022 3:03:00 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up.....)
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To: bitt

So, what’s the game plan if they see mules depositing bags of ballots? We already have videos of them doing it. Short of physically stopping them, I don’t see what this would accomplish.


26 posted on 08/10/2022 3:12:08 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: bitt
>the unfounded belief

ballot-trafficker-georgia-voterga
27 posted on 08/10/2022 3:51:06 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Lower Deck

No.


28 posted on 08/10/2022 4:19:38 PM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: bitt

Something familiar about this...

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I’ll be watching you

.


29 posted on 08/10/2022 4:26:03 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Sarcazmo
No

Then the election went according to plan. No mules or anything like that; those were Democrat tactics.

30 posted on 08/10/2022 4:30:38 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: thinden

That’s not part of the regular process but I get your point.


31 posted on 08/10/2022 5:03:12 PM PDT by Boomer ( George Orwell: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” )
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To: bitt

You don’t have to look far for voter fraud.

From 2008 (when Obama was elected) to 2020 the U.S. population grew by 9%.

But Biden is credited with 17% more votes than Obama (who the media was absolutely gaga for). That’s almost double the difference due to population increase. NO F****** WAY!!!


32 posted on 08/10/2022 5:17:46 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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Fraud by the voter is microscopic. Fraudulent actions by those who count, or in any way may have access or custody of the ballots is the way it’s been done for many decades. Everyone knows that. It’s an elite party and you ain’t invited.


33 posted on 08/10/2022 5:44:28 PM PDT by USCG SimTech ( )
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To: Lurkinanloomin; All

don’t forget

Gregg Phillips’ “The Pit” will be live streamed this Saturday starting at noon EDT
on RSBN


34 posted on 08/10/2022 6:20:38 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: Lower Deck

Quit being silly upper decker.


35 posted on 08/10/2022 7:42:28 PM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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To: bitt

bump


36 posted on 08/10/2022 9:43:02 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Vote Democrat and stay on the plantation!)
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To: Boomer

Excellent break down of process

Graphics easy to understand

Thanx for posting


37 posted on 08/11/2022 12:25:49 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up.....)
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