Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories 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 costing him reelection in 2020. Election experts see the conspiracy theories as laying the groundwork to again challenge the election should he lose.