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Election officials confront tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

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A resurgence in conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.

This year ’s election is the first presidential contest since former President Donald Trump began spreading lies about widespread voter fraud.

The floodgates are “very much” open, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer says.

In Tennessee , election officials say human error is to blame for reports of votes being changed.

Musk has repeatedly pushed misinformation about voter fraud to his 200 million followers on the X platform.

He has often sparred online with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson .

A request for comment from Musk was not immediately returned.

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