Posted on Aug 9, 2023
Election deniers inflate Ohio polling glitch into another 'fraud' conspiracy thanks to reporter's...
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A temporary malfunction at a single Ohio polling location triggered a round of right-wing conspiracy theories from the usual suspects Tuesday.
WEWS-TV reporter Mike Holden tweeted Tuesday morning that all ballot scanners were not functioning properly at a polling location in Cuyahoga Falls, to the frustration of both voters and workers, and voters were offered the choice of leaving their ballots in a special bag to be scanned later or have their ballots voided so they could return when the machines were fixed.
WEWS-TV reporter Mike Holden tweeted Tuesday morning that all ballot scanners were not functioning properly at a polling location in Cuyahoga Falls, to the frustration of both voters and workers, and voters were offered the choice of leaving their ballots in a special bag to be scanned later or have their ballots voided so they could return when the machines were fixed.
Election deniers inflate Ohio polling glitch into another 'fraud' conspiracy thanks to reporter's...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Secretary of state Frank LaRose, a Republican, reversed his refusal to endorse presidential candidates due to his position overseeing Ohio's election by publicly declaring support for Trump's 2024 campaign, which he announced a week after entering the U.S. Senate race to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
"[Lake] also made it sound as if the machine issue was widespread [and] OAN repeated her Maricopa County line and added that 'Something fishy was going on in Cuyahoga Falls,'" Kosar wrote. "[Anti-Muslim activist] Brigitte Gabriel told her 909,000 followers, 'WOW. Ballot scanners in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio have not been working for their special election today.'"
Holden's tweet rocketed around other MAGA accounts, but few of them noted when he later reported the issue had been corrected. Some conservative accounts framed the overwhelming defeat of the GOP-backed Issue 1 as another instance of voter fraud, and Kosar said the episode represents a teachable moment for journalists.
"The job of a reporter is to report for the sake of helping the public understand what is going on," Kosar tweeted. "Failing to report all the facts led to a lot of misunderstanding and enflamed simmering suspicions amongst a portion of the public. Not good. I hope this reporter learned the right lesson, and I hope other reporters also will learn that the job they hold is a public trust. Voters need journalists; but we depend on you to give us the full story."
..."Secretary of state Frank LaRose, a Republican, reversed his refusal to endorse presidential candidates due to his position overseeing Ohio's election by publicly declaring support for Trump's 2024 campaign, which he announced a week after entering the U.S. Senate race to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
"[Lake] also made it sound as if the machine issue was widespread [and] OAN repeated her Maricopa County line and added that 'Something fishy was going on in Cuyahoga Falls,'" Kosar wrote. "[Anti-Muslim activist] Brigitte Gabriel told her 909,000 followers, 'WOW. Ballot scanners in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio have not been working for their special election today.'"
Holden's tweet rocketed around other MAGA accounts, but few of them noted when he later reported the issue had been corrected. Some conservative accounts framed the overwhelming defeat of the GOP-backed Issue 1 as another instance of voter fraud, and Kosar said the episode represents a teachable moment for journalists.
"The job of a reporter is to report for the sake of helping the public understand what is going on," Kosar tweeted. "Failing to report all the facts led to a lot of misunderstanding and enflamed simmering suspicions amongst a portion of the public. Not good. I hope this reporter learned the right lesson, and I hope other reporters also will learn that the job they hold is a public trust. Voters need journalists; but we depend on you to give us the full story."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
One America News Network (OAN) - Bias and Credibility
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibitsone or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no
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