Trump supporters are already crowdsourcing election fraud claims online

Allies of former President Trump have been collecting incidents online that they believe could show evidence of voter fraud — most notably on X, formerly Twitter, where a community organized by its owner Elon Musk‘s super PAC boasts more than 50,000 members.

There, people share stories of suspicious-seeming incidents, such as seeing an unusual number of voter registrations at one address or problems with a voting machine. While many of those incidents have straightforward explanations or quick remedies, these communities, which include prominent political figures and influencers, consistently frame them as confirmation that large-scale voter fraud is underway.

Compared with 2020, those who may challenge the election results are more prepared to leverage the material this time around, said Kate Starbird, a professor at the University of Washington and co-founder of its Center for an Informed Public, which is tracking election rumors.