#SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

OSTN Staff

#SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

Donald Trump’s supporters are spreading a conspiracy theory involving Sharpies in an attempt to stop votes for Joe Biden from being counted.

As the Democratic candidate seems poised to overtake President Trump’s lead in several states, Trump and his supporters have demanded that votes stop being counted across the country.

STOP THE COUNT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020

Well, everywhere except Arizona, where Trump supporters are calling for the exact opposite.

They’re pushing the #SharpieGate conspiracy theory. Unlike #PizzaGate, it doesn’t involve a satanic pedophile ring hidden in a pizza shop’s basement. Instead, the false claim is that only Trump supporters were handed Sharpies at polls because they bleed through ballots, which causes voting machines to invalidate them.  Read more…

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