Drop-Off in Democratic Votes Ignites Conspiracy Theories on Left and Right
When last week’s election results came in, revealing a drop off in participation among Democrats, conspiracy theories began to fly on both sides of the political spectrum. The dip, says former Fox commentator Tucker Carlson, shows that 2020 was stolen by Democrats, he says.
The New York Times
When President-elect Donald J. Trump was announced the winner of this year’s presidential contest on Wednesday, the vote tallies initially suggested a sharp drop-off of millions of Democratic votes compared with the results in 2020.
To some Republicans, that slump was evidence that the 2020 election had been fraudulent, that Democrats had somehow conjured millions of phantom votes that year — despite repeated confirmation from election officials, statewide audits and courts that nothing nefarious had occurred.
The shortfall also set off doubts among the internet’s left flank, but for different reasons. Hundreds of thousands of posts on social media implored Vice President Kamala Harris to avoid conceding over suspicions that millions of votes were somehow “missing” this year — despite assurances from federal agencies that the election was safe and secure.
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