Separating election facts from fiction
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🗓️ 3 November 2024
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No matter who wins, in the coming days we're going to hear a lot more from Donald Trump and his allies about the results.
And if history is any guide we can expect a mix of misleading information, rumors and outright lies
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| 0:00.0 | We are down to the wire in the presidential race and polling across the board has nearly every swing state in a statistical tie, |
| 0:07.3 | meaning the election may come down to a couple thousand votes. |
| 0:10.7 | Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign is exuding confidence, as is former President Donald Trump's. |
| 0:16.6 | It could go either way. |
| 0:19.0 | But if Trump loses, like he did in 2020, |
| 0:21.5 | he is ready to sell a story that he has been spinning for months. |
| 0:25.5 | Because they cheat. |
| 0:26.4 | That's the only way we're going to lose because they cheat. |
| 0:28.9 | They cheat like hell. |
| 0:29.9 | And a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they're trying to get them to vote. |
| 0:34.0 | They are a threat to democracy. |
| 0:36.0 | The Democrats are a threat to democracy. The Democrats are a threat to democracy. |
| 0:38.1 | That's the real threat. |
| 0:39.6 | Under my plan, America... |
| 0:40.8 | Consider this. |
| 0:41.8 | No matter who wins, in the coming days, we are going to hear a lot more from Donald Trump |
| 0:46.4 | and his allies about the results. |
| 0:48.7 | If history is any guide, we can expect a mix of misleading information, rumors, and outright lies. |
| 0:57.6 | From NPR, I'm Scott Detrow. |
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