Republican vice-presidential candidate makes baseless claim that ā€˜big tech rigged the electionā€™

The Republican vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance,Ā toldĀ a reporter on Wednesday that there were ā€œserious problemsā€ in the 2020 election and suggested for the first time that the then president Donald Trump did not actually lose the race.

ā€œDid Donald Trump lose the election? Not by the words that I would use,ā€ Vance said in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ā€œBut look, I really couldnā€™t care less if you agree with me or disagree with me on this issue.ā€

He was pressed on hisĀ responseĀ by a reporter later in the day on another campaign stop in Wilmington, North Carolina, saying: ā€œI think that big tech rigged the election in 2020. Thatā€™s my view. And if you disagree with me, thatā€™s fine.ā€

The response comes in the wake of a non-response earlier this month, when during an interview with the New York Times, Vance was reportedly given five opportunities to ā€œacknowledge that Trump did not win in 2020ā€ and he ā€œrefused to say soā€.


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  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    He lied.

    Saying things you know arenā€™t true is lying.

    Stop using soft language to downplay the threat the GOP represents.

    • Donut@leminal.space
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      They have to use this language to stay out of legal trouble. Saying things you know arenā€™t true is indeed lying, but you have to prove that they know itā€™s a lie.

      Intention to deceive is the key part, and hard to prove. So journalists play it on the safe side and just keep to the facts: they repeated false claims / statements.

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        Not angry at you because you are accurately stating the position.

        However, in this case that position is bullshit. The outcome of the election has been established. We have all seen JD Vance being made aware of that fact during interviews.

        HE IS A LIAR AND IT IS LEGAL TO SAY SO.

        Also, public figures have an INSANELY high bar to prove liable and defamimation.