The caption of a Dec. 12 Facebook video (direct link, archived link) claims a lawsuit filed by former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake proves that the state did not use signature verification in the recent midterm election.
"Kari Lake’s Momentous Lawsuit Exposes Arizona Used No Signature Verification, Jim Hoft Reports," reads the video's caption.
Versions of the clip captioned with the same claim generated hundreds of views on Rumble and Bitchute.
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Lake's lawsuit, which was ultimately dismissed, alleged that Maricopa County mishandled the signature verification process and that improper ballots were counted during the midterms. It never alleged that Arizona used "no signature verification." Election officials say all mail-in-ballots were signature-verified in the midterms.
The Facebook video shows an interview between Jim Hoft, founder of The Gateway Pundit, a website that has previously published misinformation, and conservative commentator Steve Bannon on his podcast, "Bannon's War Room." During the interview, they discuss a lawsuit filed by Lake – who lost Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial race – that accused Democrat winner Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials of election fraud.
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