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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine

Investigation debunks bogus ‘audit’ claiming 300 dead people voted in Arizona in 2020

Contractors working for Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas examine and recount Maricopa county ballots cast in the 2020 general election in Phoenix on 6 May 2021.
Contractors working for Florida-based company Cyber Ninjas examine and recount Maricopa county ballots cast in the 2020 general election in Phoenix on 6 May 2021. Photograph: Matt York/AP

After spending months reviewing the 2020 election in Arizona last year, Cyber Ninjas, the firm overseeing the so-called audit said it believed nearly 300 dead people may have voted. It was one of a series of allegations the company made as part of an effort to sow doubt about the election results in Arizona.

It turned out not to be true. After investigating the allegations thoroughly, analysts found just one person who was actually dead at the time of the election.

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