Unfounded claims about widespread fraud in the 2024 presidential election have spread online in the days since President-elect Donald Trump won back the Oval Office.
Some social media posts have falsely invoked news organizations as evidence.
“CBS is reporting cheating in the election,” a Nov. 10 Threads post said. “If the accusations are true. There could be a recount. This will change everything. Let’s cross our fingers!”
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CBS News spokesperson Hugo Rojo told PolitiFact, “CBS News did not report or say there was cheating in the election.”
Rojo previously refuted a similar claim that USA Today fact-checked, finding that the network also didn’t accuse Trump “of cheating his victory over the 2024 presidential election.”
We found no stories published on CBS News’ website reporting on cheating or a recount in the 2024 presidential election.
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CBS News did not report that there was cheating in the 2024 election, a network spokesperson told PolitiFact.
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Threads post, Nov. 10, 2024
USA Today, Viral claim CBS News accused Donald Trump of cheating is baseless | Fact check, Nov. 8, 2024
PolitiFact, No, 20 million Democratic votes didn’t 'disappear,' and there's no evidence 2024 election was stolen, Nov. 7, 2024
PolitiFact, Millions of Democratic votes were sent into a ‘black hole’? That’s Pants on Fire!, Nov. 7, 2024
Email interview with Hugo Rojo, executive director, communications, CBS News, Nov. 11, 2024
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