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Jun 7, 2026 Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, Eric Schmitt, Randy Fine echoed unsubstantiated claims that a California election was rigged Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Media personalities and elected officials repeated baseless election-fraud claims about a state election, eroding public confidence in electoral legitimacy without evidence.
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- Republicans continued echoing Trump's unsubstantiated California election fraud claims — Multiple Republican figures, including Fox hosts Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld, and Republican senators and representatives, continued to echo Trump's claims that California's election is being stolen without providing evidence. Watters stated "I can't prove it, but everybody watching thinks there's shenanigans." Ingraham questioned why mail-in ballots are "mostly Democrats." Gutfeld suggested that the time required to count votes indicates "shenanigans." Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Randy Fine characterized California's election system as designed to "rig" or "cheat."
- Congressman Hamadeh calls for federalizing California elections — Following Trump's claims of election rigging in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, Congressman Abe Hamadeh called for federalizing California elections. Florida Congressman Randy Fine appeared on Newsmax claiming people are "literally dumpster diving for fraudulent ballots."
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Week 73 – 2026-06-06–2026-06-12
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