This morning, Trump again shared "rigged election" claims from his Truth Social account. This has led to a spike in conversation on X about rigged, dishonest, or fraudulent elections. Here's a (rough) graph of that conversation, fading since election day, and then spiking this morning. Time is PST.

🚨VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! NEW phone banking shifts just opened to help Mississippi voters get to the clerk in time. We need all hands on deck for Mississippi 🔥💪🏾 📞 Call from anywhere: linktr.ee/countms

New: Ballot monitors in Mississippi say they’re being shut out while thousands of ballots remain uncounted in the close Senate race. They describe wrong locations, conflicting counting times and being physically blocked from observing. capitalbnews.org/mississippi-...

Our MS Election Defense feed has posts from reliable sources about the the legal and political battles that are just kicking off in Mississippi, as well as other voter suppression and voting rights coverage. blacksky.community/profile/did:...

There's a lot of misinfo and conspiracies spreading about the voting machine issue in Westchester County so I've put together a thread describing what occurred based on what the county is saying what occurred. It comes down to a failure to make a change in a config file in the voting machines.

Here's our first short article of the day, providing a little more detail about the voting machine (scanner) issues in Westchester, NY as well as the (false) conspiratorial framings around them: uwcip.substack.com/p/malfunctio...

Malfunctioning Scanners in Westchester, NY Framed as a Conspiracy

Election Rumor Snapshot

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The ATmosphere is likely to be the best place to follow the 2026 US midterms. This article has links to feeds from @graze.social, @calmatters.org, @bsky.app, and me - and labelers including @moderation.blacksky.app, @moderation.northsky.social, @moderation.latinsky.app and @xblock.aendra.dev

The 2026 midterms in the ATmosphere: feeds and custom labelers

You don't have to rely on centralized social networks for your election news!

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The ATmosphere is likely to be the best place to follow the 2026 US midterms. This article has links to feeds from @graze.social, @calmatters.org, @bsky.app, and me - and labelers including @moderation.blacksky.app, @moderation.northsky.social, @moderation.latinsky.app and @xblock.aendra.dev

The 2026 midterms in the ATmosphere: feeds and custom labelers

You don't have to rely on centralized social networks for your election news!

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Election Day is tomorrow and disinformation is thriving. So after all the votes are counted and we begin to dissect the results, questions about our polluted information environment remain. Free Press' @attorneynora.bsky.social on the importance of how we engage in this critical moment:

The Chaos Era: Fighting Disinformation and Democratic Collapse

Longstanding, pervasive manipulation across systems is confusing voters, eroding trust and alienating us from a shared future

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1/ On Nov 3, I’ll be monitoring news of Election Day operations. I anticipate there will be reports of polling places either not opening on time, or with machines that don’t appear to be working. Trust me, this happens EVERY SINGLE ELECTION. I’m not dismissing it, and it’s typical…here’s why…🧵

NEW: The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.

“Chaos” in the Air: Five Ways Voting Could Be Disrupted on Election Day

The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections. While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.

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Ahead of Election Day, we're recognizing the generations-long fight for Indigenous voting rights. From restrictive ID laws to transportation barriers, challenges remain. Read how grassroots organizations are working to protect ballot access: https://bit.ly/47MmWeE #TeachTruth

NEW: Amid a high-profile U.S. Senate race Tuesday, some Mississippi voters could still be sent to the wrong location on Election Day in 18 precincts due to erroneous addresses and outdated information that local election officials still haven't corrected. www.mississippifreepress.org/lingering-er...

Mississippi Election System Errors Could Send Voters to the Wrong Place on Election Day

Some Mississippi voters could be sent to the wrong location on Election Day at multiple polling places due to errors in the state system.

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Our Election Rumor Rundown team has put out a lot of materials these past few weeks about election rumors. I can hardly keep up with them all. But here are a few highlights — and what we need to keep in mind going into Election Day (Tuesday) and what is likely to come after. [Thread]

Introducing Voting Rights News' curated Election Defense feeds, with posts from voting rights and election protection experts and other credible sources! Here's the feed with highlights across the US: bsky.app/profile/voti...

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE ... don't help the people trying to undercut the elections by giving the rumors and disinformation more oxygen. voting-rights.leaflet.pub/3mz6kgwtvkk2z

Don't amplify disinformation!

A good principle to keep in mind!

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Election season is here! 🗳️ People are heading to the polls, election information is circulating, and keeping up with it all can feel overwhelming. We’re breaking down what you need to know to stay informed and cut through the noise ⤵️

Across 3 election cycles, our team has identified a set of tropes — or common story elements — that are repeatedly integrated into election rumors. Here, we present a "trope framework" & explain how it helps us anticipate what to expect on election day & beyond. uwcip.substack.com/p/weve-seen-...

We’ve Seen It Before: Common Themes to Expect On and Before Election Day

What to Expect When We’re Electing

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3 ways to fight election disinformation and rumors 1. THINK before you engage or share 2. SHARE accurate information about the election 3. EDUCATE yourself — and people you know The post goes into detail on each, with examples, infographics, videos, and links thenexusofprivacy.net/election-dis...

3 ways to fight election disinformation and rumors

Disinformation and rumors are already in high gear, and it's only going to get worse. Here's how to fight back.

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It's #VoteEarlyDay! Election Day is November 3, but you may be able to vote before then. Before heading to the polls, check your state's early voting dates, polling locations, ID requirements, and mail ballot options. Find resources at vote.narf.org

Home - Protecting Native American Voting Rights

at the Native American Rights Fund

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A short thread of Washington state-focused election defense links ... DOJ is sending election monitors to King County (not surprising, they’re doing the same in a lot of blue areas bsky.app/profile/wash...

Washington State Standard@washingtonstatestandard.com · 2w ago

The U.S. Department of Justice informed King County Elections Director Julie Wise this week that the administration is sending election monitors for the Nov. 3 midterms. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/23/d...

Friends, if the thing the rightwing is spreading about your folks isn’t true…it’s a lie…it’s an attack… Then what sense does it make to keep amplifying it on your pages? Don’t be a microphone for foolishness. ❤️✌🏾✊🏾

Custom feeds make it easy to follow the 3000+ No Kings Vote Early events happening around the country. feeds.voting-rights.news/no-kings.html is a one-stop shop that lets you on media coverage, updates about election defense, or what's trending on Bluesky ...

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Discussions of No Kings Vote Early in the ATmosphere (Bluesky, Blacksky, Northsky, etc)

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Conspiracy theories, digital threats, and foreign interference are all issues that can affect election integrity. This week on the pod, Michael Waldman talks with experts to discuss these threats and the work being done to prepare for them: bit.ly/4hQnxBF

How safe is your vote? (with Ben Ginsberg, Caitlin Durkovich, and Veronica Degraffenreid)

Foreign interference, conspiracy theories from the White House, threats to election officials, and even weather disasters could all affect elections — but ac...

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Election misinformation follows predictable patterns. CDT’s new report examines false claims voters may encounter during the 2026 midterms, from voter fraud to voting machines and election results, and how to prepare. Read more:

Anticipating Election Misinformation in the 2026 Midterms

Election misinformation often follows the same pattern every cycle. But while presidential contests tend to drown out other races and focus attention on a handful of familiar swing states, midterm elections bring more attention to the far greater number of states and counties that could determine control of Congress. Here are some of the false and misleading claims that voters are likely to see.

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I've been thinking all week about the Brazil election result and this so I'm posting it again...

Amnesty Report: Meta failed to block election related-related disinformation ads on Facebook

An Amnesty International experiment has exposed Meta's failure to detect election-related disinformation ads on Facebook in Brazil.

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"Rigged election" rumors typically mislead in one of six ways. The rumors swirling around the election worker view fall in the "misinterpreted evidence" category. The video is real, it just doesn't show what the rumors suggest it's showing.

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📢 Calling Texas voters! @nataliaecm.bsky.social has been digging into voter registration issues in the state and wants to hear from you. If you registered to vote in Texas and ran into issues or faced problems at the polls, email her at ncontreras@votebeat.org.

My read: 1) the Trump admin has intentionally & effectively sown doubt among Dems in the mail-in voting process; 2) many Dems are making other voting plans (in states where mail-in voting is optional); and 3) looks like GOP plans to use that shift in concert w/ their "polls are rigged" narrative.