CybersecurityUpdated November 3

Online malfeasance claims spread as officials reassured voters

Online, rumors presented the scanner problems as evidence of election malfeasance. A report said there was no evidence of foul play. Kate Starbird, a University of Washington professor who studies election rumors and disinformation, said the rumors were circulating in right-wing online circles. She cited metrics showing posts about the malfunctions on X reached as many as 100 per minute in the hours after the news was reported. Lawler and Conley reassured voters their ballots would count, and Lawler said both parties would be represented when votes were counted. The county said emergency ballot bags would be secured and monitored, with officials counting the ballots.

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