US election disinformation targets non-citizen voting

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WASHINGTON: Illegal immigration on the US southern border is a top talking point among Republican politicians, but some are taking it a step further by promoting disinformation about non-citizens voting in the presidential election.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke about alleged voter fraud during a press conference with Republican White House candidate Donald Trump - but claims of non-citizens voting in federal elections have been debunked.

But former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump recently shared a video on his Truth Social platform that claims Democrats are encouraging migrants to come to the country to sway the contest in favour of the Democratic incumbent.Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene has added to the false narrative, warning that Democrats"are going to steal the election with illegal votes".

The nonpartisan government agency also estimates that in 2022, there were up to 11.4 million unauthorised individuals and 12.9 million legal permanent residents in the country. "The most important change is the level of the intensity of the crisis in the border, and how that's being used to make rumors," said Mert Bayar of the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public.

"Pushing these claims amounts to a 'tails I win, heads you lose' approach to elections," Porter said."Either my side wins despite the influence of illegal voting, or my side has lost because of illegal voting.""Election fraud rumours and conspiracy theories might actually have a demobilizing effect on people who believe in them because they don't trust the system, so they don't want to participate," Bayar said.

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