Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by P
Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California’s mail balloting system marked the final day of voting in an off-year election with several nationally prominent races.
NBC News: Once again, right-wing influencers cry election fraud
Brandy Zadrozny
Reporting from New York City
A handful of incidents at polling places have been seized on by Trump-aligned influencers, politicians and prominent conspiracy theorists to baselessly claim that the 2025 elections are rife with fraud orchestrated by Democrats.
Early this morning, at least seven New Jersey counties closed temporarily after receiving emails that authorities later described as “hoax” bomb threats. Polling sites reopened after law enforcement officials secured the area and a juvenile allegedly connected to at least one of the threats was arrested.
But on the far right, the threats were framed as something grander. “Always remember, Democrats can’t win unless they cheat,” posted Phillip Buchanan, the popular internet troll known as Catturd, to his nearly 4 million followers on X.
