There’s More Proof of Election Fraud Than Global Warming, Israeli Genocide, and Socialism WorkingFor about a decade, I did PR consulting work for one of the leading fintech companies. I wrote and disseminated dozens of press releases touting its fraud stats. These stats were impressive, too — impressive enough to generate widespread media coverage (which was kinda-sorta the point).
It was all made up.
Not in a malicious way. To my knowledge, nothing was illegal or unethical. But the God’s honest truth is, nobody knows the true rate of fraud, because you can’t always quantify successful crimes. (Especially cybercrimes, which include theft, hacking, credit card misuse, and data breaches.)
So, we guestimate.
Almost all fraud stats are works of fiction — or more accurately, works of art: We’re painting a picture “inspired” by the data — plus certain (self-serving) assumptions, guesses, extrapolations, and biases.
If you’re gonna accuse me of cherry-picking data points and “artistically” creating statistics that benefited my client, well, you’re exactly right!
Everyone has biases. If you’re a fintech company, you’re incentivized to instill urgency for your services. It’s usually a straightforward calculation: The bigger you claim your fraud category is, the more valuable your fintech services are.
“Follow the money.”
But at least I’m being upfront about my bias. The mainstream media, however, is not.
The network TV giants, the New York Times, CNN, and others are still claiming to be fair, impartial, and right down the middle. We see this conceit in the New York Times’ original mission statement from 1896: “To give the news impartially, without fear or favor, regardless of any party, sect, or interest involved.”
Which is why it’s so awfully revealing to examine which stats the media elites accept at face value — and which stats they refuse to accept at all.
Take, for instance, President Donald Trump’s speech last night on voter fraud:
New York Times: Trump Exaggerates Claims About Election Vulnerabilities in Speech
The New Republic: Declassified Docs Expose Trump’s Made-Up Election Fraud Claims
USA Today: Trump’s Chinese Election Meddling Claims Face Skepticism
The Hill: Democrats Call ‘Bulls---’ on Trump’s Election Interference Claims
Washington Post: Trump’s Speech Stops Short of Offering Evidence of Vote Tampering
New York Times: Multiple Investigations Refuted Trump’s Claim That Fraud Altered the Outcome in 2020
Salt Lake Tribune: Trump Makes Outlandish Claims About Election Results in Address
Los Angeles Times: Trump Repeats Debunked Claims About Voting Vulnerabilities in Prime-Time Speech
Irish Star: CNN Host Brands Donald Trump ‘Delusional’ As He ‘Spews a Bunch of Lies’ in Election Rant
CBS News: In Primetime Speech, Trump Revisits Disputed Claims About Election Security and Declassifies Documents
New York Times: Warnock and Ossoff, Georgia’s Senators, Ridicule Trump’s Election Fraud Claims
The Atlantic: Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China
The Free Press: The President Who Cried ‘Election Fraud’
The Hill: Senate Democrat Calls for Trump Impeachment After Election Claims
USA Today: Trump Overstates Election Weakness in Primetime Speech: 5 Takeaways
New York Times: Trump’s Obsession With Relitigating the 2020 Election Carries a Cost for Democracy
The mainstream media messaging was undeniable: Trump is exaggerating how bad the problem is! We demand more truth! We demand more evidence! Why, these unsubstantiated, unproven claims are doing more harm than good!
Fine. If media outlets want to demand strict scrutiny of sociopolitical claims, that’s entirely their prerogative.
In fact, good for them. We could use more skepticism in the media.
But why does the mainstream media have the EXACT OPPOSITE standard when it comes to covering global warming, allegations of Israel committing genocide, and the theory that socialism leads to prosperity?More at link:
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/07/17/theres-more-proof-of-election-fraud-than-global-warming-israeli-genocide-and-socialism-working-n4955159I really like this comparison because it is so spot on.
