OAN Accuses Georgia Election Workers of Ballot Fraud
After a State Farm Arena surveillance video was presented as evidence of fraud in December 2020, OAN accused election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of inserting illegal ballots to help Biden.
The claims served President Trump's narrative that Georgia's 2020 result was fraudulent.
What was reported
After a State Farm Arena surveillance video was presented as evidence of fraud in December 2020, OAN accused election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of inserting illegal ballots to help Biden.
What actually happened
Georgia investigators found the workers followed normal procedures, and later FBI and GBI reviews found no wrongdoing. Freeman and Moss sued, and OAN settled in 2022 and aired a short statement acknowledging that its allegations were false.
The proof
Georgia Secretary of State investigators' report clearing Moss and Freeman, and OAN's own settlement statement.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
OAN Accuses Georgia Election Workers of Ballot Fraud — Retracted. Georgia Secretary of State investigators' report clearing Moss and Freeman, and OAN's own settlement statement. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/oan-georgia-election-workers/
Original reporting
- Secondary: Wikipedia, Wandrea' ArShaye Moss (claims, suit and settlements)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandrea%27_ArShaye_Moss
Corrections, findings & records
- AP: OAN dismissed from election workers' suit after settlement (May 2022)https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-lawsuits-georgia-atlanta-ba0a5021564d1377c394a3b4d8e554fb
- Georgia Secretary of State: Investigation report on State Farm Arena tabulationhttps://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/SEB2020-059%20ROI%20redacted.pdf
- The Guardian: Georgia election worker cleared (June 2023)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/23/georgia-election-worker-cleared-trump-giuliani-vote-2020
Archived copies
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- Archived copy: Secondary: Wikipedia, Wandrea' ArShaye Moss (claims, suit and settlements)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandrea%27_ArShaye_Moss