The Georgia call, remembered differently
WHEN & WHERE WAS IT SAID?
When: May 10, 2023
Where: CNN town hall
The archive date is not necessarily the date the statement was made.
THE CLAIM (BRACE YOURSELF)
I didn't ask Georgia's secretary of state to find me more votes
WHAT HE SAID (WORD FOR WORD, SADLY)
At a CNN town hall he said he did not ask Georgia's secretary of state to find him more votes.
WHEN AND WHERE (THE RECEIPTS HAVE A CALENDAR)
CNN town hall, May 2023, reviewed by FactCheck.org. The call itself took place on Jan. 2, 2021.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS (BRING SNACKS)
- A recorded phone call documents Trump asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to find 11,780 votes.
- Raffensperger told Trump on the call that his data about absentee ballots sent to vacant addresses was wrong.
- Georgia's own investigations found four cases of dead-voter impersonation, and officials reviewing footage of the counting episode involving Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss found only routine handling of ballot bins.
WHY THIS MATTERS
When there is a tape, memory is not required.
THE FACTS (SORRY)
A recorded 2021 call documents Trump asking Brad Raffensperger to find 11,780 votes.
Finding: FalseBold. Wrong, but bold.
Sources & further reading
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