Misinformation/Disinformation Policy

DHS February 7, 2022 Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin – Classifying Election Fraud Allegations as a “Terrorism Threat Driver,” (US)

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Established Fact [Established Fact – As to existence and content of bulletin] The Department of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin on February 7, 2022, that explicitly classified “false or misleading narratives” regarding “unsubstantiated widespread election fraud” as a primary threat driver for domestic terrorism. The bulletin was documented in the […]

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Secretary Raffensperger’s False Representations to Congress – Affirmative Disinformation Campaign by State Official to Foreclose Federal Scrutiny (GA)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – As to willful intent – requires further investigation] Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger transmitted a ten-page letter to the United States Congress on January 6, 2021, in which he represented, in substance, that “no fraud or irregularities occurred at all” in Georgia’s 2020 election. This representation: (1) was made with

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State-Sponsored Surveillance and Reporting of Private Citizen’s Political Facebook Post by Arizona SOS Under Katie Hobbs (AZ)

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Established Fact The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, under then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, utilized official government resources and personnel to monitor, identify, and report a private citizen’s Facebook post. The post in question claimed the sitting President of the United States had won Arizona – a disputed but at that time contested political assertion.

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Lawsuit Dismissed Despite Court-Acknowledged Irregularities in Bailey v. Antrim County (MI)

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Established Fact Each successive dismissal of Bailey v. Antrim County was publicly characterized by Michigan’s Secretary of State and Attorney General as an affirmative factual clearance of the 2020 election results — a characterization the underlying judicial record does not support. Upon the trial court’s May 18, 2021 dismissal, Secretary of State Benson stated that

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Bailey v. Antrim County, No. 2020-9238-CZ (Antrim Co. Cir. Ct.) – Only Case with Forensic Discovery; Dismissed When Remedies Satisfied, Not for Lack of Merit (MI)

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Established Fact Bailey v. Antrim County is the most analytically significant Michigan case for this investigation. Judge Kevin Elsenheimer granted a preliminary injunction authorizing forensic examination of Antrim County’s tabulating machines, thumb drives, and memory cards – the only such order in Michigan. The case was ultimately dismissed when the court found all requested remedies

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CISA “Most Secure Election” Declaration – Classified Vulnerabilities Concealed from Media and Congress (US)

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Established Fact CISA Director Christopher Krebs issued a joint statement on November 13, 2020, declaring the 2020 election “the most secure in American history.” This statement was treated by every major media outlet as definitive government confirmation of election security. However, CISA’s own classified TLP-AMBER Election Infrastructure Cyber Risk Assessment for the 12 months preceding

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page – Valid Election Fraud Claims Labeled as Misinformation (MI)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Legal characterization] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official authority

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page – Media Coordination (MI)

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Disputed Fact [Disputed Fact – Coordination with media] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official

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Michigan SOS “Fact-Check” Page (MI)

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Established Fact [Established Fact – Page existed] The Michigan Secretary of State’s office established and maintained a public-facing “SOS Fact-Check” web page during and after the 2020 election, which was used to label specific citizen affidavits, audit claims, and investigative findings as “misinformation” or “debunked.” The page utilized state government resources and the official authority

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Temporal Contradiction Between “No Fraud” Media Narrative and Simultaneous Active Investigations (GA)

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Established Fact On December 22, 2020, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office issued a press release announcing that Secretary Raffensperger was “coordinating a whole of government effort to combat illegal voting in Georgia” in conjunction with the Governor’s office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and that the office had “already launched over 250 investigations

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