Conservative authorities spread rumors

21,000 dead people did not vote in Pennsylvania

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A sensational claim spread online on Friday that Pennsylvania had 21,000 dead voter rolls.

Right-wing activists circulated some rumors, including the deceased voting for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

According to the conservative Breitbart website, which supports the incumbent president, this is evidence that the Democrats were "trying to steal the elections."

President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, shared the article on Twitter, collecting 74,800 likes and shares, while others posted the controversial news, which has no evidence of authenticity, on Facebook.

In all, Facebook posts about the rumor have reached about 11.3 million people, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

In fact, the vote of 21,000 dead people in Pennsylvania is unfounded, according to observers and state officials.

This claim arose out of a lawsuit that was amended on Thursday, a measure that led to the spread of rumors on Friday, and the conservative Public Interest Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania official on October 15 in the Pennsylvania Central District Court regarding those registered in Electoral lists.

The dead whose identities were used to vote appears to be a common topic for those who spread unfounded allegations that elections were rigged.

"Confirmations" that the deceased had voted in Michigan also appeared on Twitter and other social media this week.

But The New York Times found that Michigan voters were alive and voted legally, and in some cases their birthdays appeared inaccurately due to clerical errors.

Pennsylvania is considered one of the critical states in the US presidential election, which is witnessing unprecedented competition this time.

The dead whose identities were used to vote appears to be a common topic for those who post unfounded claims that election fraud was carried out.

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