spread the debunked claim that officials have blocked Republican election observers from viewing vote-counting. At times, Trump’s own lawyers, who are suing to invalidate ballots and challenge election results in several states, have contradicted Trump’s conspiracy theories. Republicans have presented scarce and flimsy evidence to claim that there is widespread voter fraud, some of which has already fallen apart under investigation. The conspiracy theories amplified on Fox News are also part of a wider effort from pro-Trump media to discredit Biden’s win. But later that night, and throughout this week, Fox News’ prime-time lineup was back, echoing the Trump campaign’s conspiracy claims to millions of viewers.

Source: Huffington Post November 11, 2020 18:56 UTC