Kathy Boockvar sat down with the Philadelphia Inquirer to discuss the recent history of mis and disinformation about elections in Pennsylvania and nationally. False claims about the 2020 election were intentionally disseminated and have continued to be circulated in years since, including in the lead up to the 2024 election. These false claims and conspiracy theories have caused tremendous damage and undermined confidence in the voting process despite best efforts by election officials and others to conduct extensive public awareness campaigns and other measures to educate the public about processes in place to ensure election security and integrity.
“It’s part of a pattern that we’ve been faced with for many years,” former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said of the deliberate spread of false information. “They don’t care what the truth is, or the impact of their lies. People believe them, and then it continues this deliberate effort to tear down faith in our elections, to tear down faith in our democracy, to tear down faith in our election officials.”
Read the full interview here: https://www.inquirer.com/news/trump-misinformation-pennsylvania-election-fraud-cheating-20241102.html