The Propaganda FilesPoll: Two-Thirds of Democrats Believed Russia Changed the Vote Count
YouGov reported in March 2018 that two in three Democrats believed Russia tampered with vote tallies on Election Day to help elect Trump. Earlier YouGov/Economist polls had found 52% (Dec. 2016) and 55% (May 2017).
Fed a belief that Trump's 2016 win was produced by altered votes.
What was reported
YouGov reported in March 2018 that two in three Democrats believed Russia tampered with vote tallies on Election Day to help elect Trump. Earlier YouGov/Economist polls had found 52% (Dec. 2016) and 55% (May 2017).
What actually happened
Russia's hacking and influence operations were real and well documented. No investigation found that any vote count was altered. In May 2018 the Senate Intelligence Committee said it saw no evidence that interference affected the vote count. The Mueller report covered the hacking and social-media operations but alleged no changed tallies. The belief tracked a coverage climate that often blurred 'election hacking' with vote manipulation.
The proof
The Senate Intelligence Committee's May 2018 findings reported no evidence of changed vote counts.
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Poll: Two-Thirds of Democrats Believed Russia Changed the Vote Count — Debunked. The Senate Intelligence Committee's May 2018 findings reported no evidence of changed vote counts. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/yougov-russia-altered-vote-tallies/
Original reporting
- YouGov: Russia's impact on the election seen through partisan eyes (Mar. 9, 2018)https://today.yougov.com/news/2018/03/09/russias-impact-election-seen-through-partisan-eyes
- Hot Air: YouGov poll, 52% of Democrats believe Russia tampered with vote totals (Dec. 2016)https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2016/12/27/yougov-poll-52-of-democrats-believe-russia-tampered-with-the-vote-totals-to-get-trump-elected-president/
- Hot Air: Poll, 55% of Democrats think Russia tampered with vote totals (May 2017)https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2017/05/23/poll-55-democrats-think-probably-definitely-true-russia-tampered-vote-totals-get-trump-elected-n245472
Corrections, findings & records
- Scripps News: Senate panel says no evidence Russians changed vote count (May 9, 2018)https://scrippsnews.com/stories/senate-panel-says-no-evidence-russians-changed-vote-count
- Axios: Senate Intel releases first volume of Russian interference report (July 25, 2019)https://www.axios.com/2019/07/25/senate-intelligence-russian-interference-report
Archived copies
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- Archived copy: YouGov: Russia's impact on the election seen through partisan eyes (Mar. 9, 2018)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://today.yougov.com/news/2018/03/09/russias-impact-election-seen-through-partisan-eyes
- Archived copy: Hot Air: YouGov poll, 52% of Democrats believe Russia tampered with vote totals (Dec. 2016)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2016/12/27/yougov-poll-52-of-democrats-believe-russia-tampered-with-the-vote-totals-to-get-trump-elected-president/
- Archived copy: Hot Air: Poll, 55% of Democrats think Russia tampered with vote totals (May 2017)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2017/05/23/poll-55-democrats-think-probably-definitely-true-russia-tampered-vote-totals-get-trump-elected-n245472