Republicans’ election denialism has ramped up in recent months, the most notable example being an April press conference in which former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson peddled false claims about immigrants swaying federal races.
Noncitizens, of course, are not allowed to vote in federal elections, and neither Johnson nor his party have provided any proof that undocumented people are doing this at any scale that would influence federal races. That was made clear yet again at a press conference Tuesday, when Johnson falsely claimed “we all know” that “illegals” are voting in federal elections, but then conceded that that conclusion is mostly vibes-based because “it’s not be something that’s easily provable.”
Speaker Mike Johnson: "We all know, intuitively, that a lot of illegals are voting in federal elections. But it's not been something that's easily provable. We don't have that number."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 8, 2024
Sounds legit. pic.twitter.com/UpYazQkahX
Big “I have a girlfriend, she just goes to another school” vibes from Johnson there.
And to get to the bottom of these vibes, right-wingers are pulling out all the stops in an effort to conjure up some proof or, failing that, the next best thing — propaganda.
Fox News reported last weekend that a conservative organization is embarking on a multimillion-dollar campaign to crowdsource stories of purported voter fraud to spread far and wide. The Fair Election Fund (its name apparently taken directly from Newspeak) is offering to pay people who come forward with claims that support the GOP’s voter fraud conspiracies. The organization claims such allegations will be used in “aggressive paid and earned media campaigns.”








