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Tag: the big lie

Elections

GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw says election deniers know they’re lying

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 7, 2022 · The representative from Houston said fellow Republicans admitted behind closed doors that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, and he warned that such messaging could dangerously mislead voters.

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Elections

How disinformation is threatening the midterm elections in Texas

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 24, 2022 · Two years after 2020, the Big Lie — the false claim that the presidential election was stolen — is as alive as ever in Texas. And with early voting for the midterm elections underway, many worry democracy will be tested this year like never before.

Tags 2022 elections disinformation campaign the big lie

Politics

They believe in Trump’s ‘Big Lie.’ Here’s why it’s been so hard to dispel

Tovia Smith, NPR

Posted on January 6, 2022 · The resilience of the "Big Lie" is prompting consternation and creative efforts to reach those who remain adamant — despite all evidence to the contrary — that the 2020 Presidential vote was rigged.

Tags Donald Trump election integrity Joe Biden the big lie voter fraud

Politics

6 in 10 Americans say U.S. democracy is in crisis as ‘The Big Lie’ takes root

Joel Rose, NPR / Liz Baker, NPR

Posted on January 3, 2022 · A year after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds that Americans are pessimistic about the future of democracy, as false claims about the 2020 election persist.

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House speakership fight puts Houston Republican Dan Crenshaw’s chairmanship dreams at risk

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 5, 2023 · Congressman Dan Crenshaw is fighting to chair the House Homeland Security Committee. Two House Freedom Caucus members, so far backing Kevin McCarthy for speaker, also want the job.

Tags Chip Roy Congressman Michael McCaul Dan Crenshaw homeland security House Freedom Caucus Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House

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Reps. Michael McCaul and Dan Crenshaw vie for chairmanships in the 118th Congress

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 23, 2022 · The Houston-area Republican congressmen are bidding, respectively, to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.

Tags congress Congressman Michael McCaul Dan Crenshaw House Foreign Affairs Committee House Homeland Security Committee

Elections

How disinformation is threatening the midterm elections in Texas

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 24, 2022 · Two years after 2020, the Big Lie — the false claim that the presidential election was stolen — is as alive as ever in Texas. And with early voting for the midterm elections underway, many worry democracy will be tested this year like never before.

Tags 2022 elections disinformation campaign the big lie

Politics

3 takeaways from this year’s Republican Party of Texas convention

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 20, 2022 · Drama, energy and Trump. Those words sum up this year’s Texas GOP convention, which wrapped up Saturday in Houston.

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