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The revived claim about a Dominion Voting Systems employee
Eric Coomer, allegedly admitting to manipulating the 2020 election to prevent Donald Trump from winning is unsubstantiated and has been repeatedly debunked. This claim originated in late 2020 when conservative activist Joe Oltmann claimed he overheard Coomer say he would prevent Trump’s re-election during a supposed “Antifa conference call.” Despite the sensational nature of this allegation, no credible evidence has surfaced to support it.
In multiple defamation lawsuits, including one filed by Coomer against Oltmann, media outlets, and others who promoted the story, courts have dismissed these claims as baseless. In fact, in September 2024, a judge ruled that Oltmann must pay daily fines until he produces evidence supporting his allegations, which he has failed to do. Additionally, in 2021, Newsmax retracted similar claims against Coomer, stating they found no evidence of election interference by him or any involvement in political groups like Antifa.
This persistent misinformation about Coomer and Dominion Voting Systems reflects a broader pattern of unsupported claims surrounding the integrity of U.S. elections. Voting experts, courts, and officials have consistently reaffirmed that Dominion’s systems did not alter the election outcome in 2020 or contribute to any fraud, reinforcing that these allegations are false and misleading.
For more information on these findings and the defamation cases surrounding these claims, see sources from PolitiFact, AFP Fact Check, and the Associated Press.
The revived claim about a Dominion Voting Systems employee, Eric Coomer, allegedly admitting to manipulating the 2020 election to prevent Donald Trump from winning is unsubstantiated and has been repeatedly debunked. This claim originated in late 2020 when conservative activist Joe Oltmann claimed he overheard Coomer say he would prevent Trump’s re-election during a supposed “Antifa conference call.” Despite the sensational nature of this allegation, no credible evidence has surfaced to support it.
In multiple defamation lawsuits, including one filed by Coomer against Oltmann, media outlets, and others who promoted the story, courts have dismissed these claims as baseless. In fact, in September 2024, a judge ruled that Oltmann must pay daily fines until he produces evidence supporting his allegations, which he has failed to do. Additionally, in 2021, Newsmax retracted similar claims against Coomer, stating they found no evidence of election interference by him or any involvement in political groups like Antifa.
This persistent misinformation about Coomer and Dominion Voting Systems reflects a broader pattern of unsupported claims surrounding the integrity of U.S. elections. Voting experts, courts, and officials have consistently reaffirmed that Dominion’s systems did not alter the election outcome in 2020 or contribute to any fraud, reinforcing that these allegations are false and misleading.
For more information on these findings and the defamation cases surrounding these claims, see sources from PolitiFact, AFP Fact Check, and the Associated Press.
The revived claim about a Dominion Voting Systems employee, Eric Coomer, allegedly admitting to manipulating the 2020 election to prevent Donald Trump from winning is unsubstantiated and has been repeatedly debunked. This claim originated in late 2020 when conservative activist Joe Oltmann claimed he overheard Coomer say he would prevent Trump’s re-election during a supposed “Antifa conference call.” Despite the sensational nature of this allegation, no credible evidence has surfaced to support it.
In multiple defamation lawsuits, including one filed by Coomer against Oltmann, media outlets, and others who promoted the story, courts have dismissed these claims as baseless. In fact, in September 2024, a judge ruled that Oltmann must pay daily fines until he produces evidence supporting his allegations, which he has failed to do. Additionally, in 2021, Newsmax retracted similar claims against Coomer, stating they found no evidence of election interference by him or any involvement in political groups like Antifa.
This persistent misinformation about Coomer and Dominion Voting Systems reflects a broader pattern of unsupported claims surrounding the integrity of U.S. elections. Voting experts, courts, and officials have consistently reaffirmed that Dominion’s systems did not alter the election outcome in 2020 or contribute to any fraud, reinforcing that these allegations are false and misleading.
For more information on these findings and the defamation cases surrounding these claims, see sources from PolitiFact, AFP Fact Check, and the Associated Press.
