The US state of Arizona has certified Democrat Katie Hobbs's victory in the 2022 governor's election, but Republican Kari Lake still claims she won. This is false; official results showed Hobbs received more votes, and there is no evidence widespread fraud affected that outcome.

"We started and created an amazing movement of people. And we won this election, but this election was rigged," Lake said in a December 13, 2022 episode of "War Room," a web show hosted by Steve Bannon.

Bannon, who served as chief strategist in former US president Donald Trump's White House, pressed Lake on that claim.

"Is there any doubt in your mind, any doubt in your soul when you do this -- is there any doubt that you won this election?" he asked.

Lake responded: "Not one inkling of doubt. Not one inkling."

Screenshot taken from Rumble on December 19, 2022

The video has been widely shared on Facebook and Instagram. Other posts, as well as articles from websites such as the Gateway Pundit, which has been the subject of numerous fact checks, also allege fraud in the Arizona governor's contest.

Lake repeated the claim December 18 during a conference hosted by Turning Point USA, a conservative organization that has previously spread election misinformation.

"My pronouns are I/won," she said, after calling for Maricopa County election officials to be "locked up."

The claims come after Lake, a Trump-backed candidate who previously promoted unfounded allegations of election rigging, filed a lawsuit...

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