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With just weeks to go until the midterms, right-wing election denial groups are targeting nursing homes, baselessly claiming that left-wing groups are stealing residents’ votes.

Cleta Mitchell, the Election Integrity Network’s founder, cited as evidence a case in Wisconsin from 2020 in which a sheriff alleged that eight residents in a care home had their votes filled out for them. The Wisconsin Election Commission rejected the claims.

Mitchell, who made the claims in a recent appearance on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show, said the case could have cost president Donald Trump the 2020 election, though that wouldn’t be possible: Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 by over 20,000 votes.

Mitchell’s group has been urging followers to contact and question nursing homes in their area. The group has also created multiple images for followers to share on social media which reinforce the idea of widespread voter fraud at nursing homes.

The posts identified “vulnerable residents” who “may become targets for political predators seeking easy access to ballots.” Mitchell and the Election Integrity Network did not respond to requests for comment. Read the full story: