Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties
Maricopa County, Arizona, which Biden won by a slim margin, has consistently been the subject of election denialism conspiracy theories. The other five — Michigan’s Wayne County, Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia County and Georgia’s DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties — were some of the largest Democratic strongholds in their respective states.
Bomb threats made to several Maryland Board of Elections sites Friday, police investigating
BALTIMORE -- Several Maryland Board of Elections evacuated on Friday after receiving bomb threats via email, according to police. The threats were made as Maryland election workers counted leftover mail-in ballots.
Georgia Poll Worker Arrested for Threatening To Bomb Election Officials
Georgia poll worker Nicholas Wimbish has been charged with mailing a bomb threat to election officials and making false statements to the FBI. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Unsubstantiated bomb threats made toward four Navajo County voting sites, AZ Recorder office
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said there are unsubstantiated reports of bomb threats at four specific locations in Navajo County.
Local boards of elections in Maryland safe after emailed bomb threats
The State Board of Elections is coordinating with federal officials after 15 local boards of elections received bomb threats as votes were being counted Friday, according to Maryland’s elections administrator.
County addresses bomb threat to Elections Dept.
At 5:37 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, the Kings County Elections Department received a bomb threat. The threat was one of several similar threats targeting election offices across California, according
Bomb threat sent to elections staff causes Chisago County Gov. Center to open late
The same threat was sent to 22 different counties across the state and appear to have been sent from a foreign country.
Ten Arizona counties were targeted by Russian hoax bomb threats on Election Day
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes revealed Tuesday that two-thirds of Arizona’s counties — twice as many as was previously known — received bomb threats on Election Day. The FBI said on Election Day that “several states” received bomb threats against particular polling locations and that the threats originate from Russian email domains.
Bomb threats were emailed to Lower Shore election offices on Friday
Election offices in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counites were among those to receive emailed bomb threats on Friday. Here's what to know.
Bomb threats emailed to election offices in 'over half' of Minnesota counties
Election officials say they're working with authorities after bomb threats were emailed to more than half of the state's counties since Friday. "Threats of violence against election workers aimed at disrupting our democracy,
FBI says hoax bomb threats to several states are from Russian email domains
The FBI says bomb threats made in several states have been deemed non-credible and that they came from Russian email ...
FBI: Polling location bomb threats in Georgia appear to originate in Russia
The FBI said it appeared Russia was behind discredited bomb threats made in Georgia and other states on Election Day. “The ...
Perry County forced to delay mail-in vote processing due to bomb threat
Perry County was forced to stop counting mail-in ballots Tuesday night after receiving a bomb threat, according to an ...
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The fake election bomb threats caused chaos online. It’s a perfect breeding ground for conspiracies
We monitored social media users’ reactions to the fake election bomb threats. The conspiracies emerging paint a bleak picture ...
Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites across 5 swing states
WASHINGTON – Bomb threats wreaked havoc at dozens of polling sites across at least five pivotal swing states on Tuesday.
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U.S. election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns
A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less encouraging was a flood of misinformation that sought to undermine trust in ...
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