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Arizona Audit Report Found No Evidence of Fraud and Reaffirmed Biden’s Win

A Republican-backed review of Maricopa County’s 2020 ballots released on Sept. 24, 2021 did not find evidence of fraud and said Joe Biden won the county. Donald Trump and his allies kept falsely claiming the audit showed otherwise, but the report itself undercut the fraud story they had built around it.

Why it matters: A GOP-backed Arizona ballot review ended up confirming Biden’s win and leaving Trump’s fraud claims unsupported.

First recorded Oct 1, 2021·Meaningfully updated Oct 1, 2021

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Arizona Audit Report Found No Evidence of Fraud and Reaffirmed Biden’s Win

A Republican-backed review of Maricopa County’s 2020 ballots released on Sept. 24, 2021 did not find evidence of fraud and said Joe Biden won the county. Donald Trump and his allies kept falsely claiming the audit showed otherwise, but the report itself undercut the fraud story they had built around it.

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Arizona Audit Report Found No Evidence of Fraud and Reaffirmed Biden’s Win

A Republican-backed review of Maricopa County’s 2020 ballots released on Sept. 24, 2021 did not find evidence of fraud and said Joe Biden won the county. Donald Trump and his allies kept falsely claiming the audit showed otherwise, but the report itself undercut the fraud story they had built around it.

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