No, The Army Didn’t Seize Server Showing Trump Election Landslide – The New York Times

Allies of President Trump are spreading another baseless rumor about computer-based vote manipulation, days after they gained attention for falsely claiming that a widely used piece of election administration software had been used to delete votes for the president.

The newest conspiracy theory involves Scytl, a software company in Barcelona, Spain, that makes software for local election officials.

The false theory alleges that the U.S. Army recently raided Scytl’s office in Frankfurt and seized a computer server containing authentic vote totals for the 2020 election. This undoctored data, the theory claims, shows that Mr. Trump was not defeated but instead won in a landslide with 410 electoral votes.

Both Scytl and the Army have refuted the claim. An Army spokesperson told The Associated Press that there had been no raid on Scytl s offices and no servers seized. In a fact-check posted to its website, Scytl said it did not tabulate, tally or count votes in U.S. elections or have an office in Frankfurt.

via www.nytimes.com

It’s a sad day when the NY Times gets its facts right by checking the sources. What has got into them? Of course, unless they’re lying. Or unless some dark actors in the background are deliberately sowing disinformation. We’ll probably see more of this going forward. I just don’t want anybody telling me I fell for a conspiracy theory. Just tyring to be open minded.