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Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud

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What to know about Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud

A Wisconsin man was convicted of election fraud and identity theft for requesting ballots without consent. The article details his legal proceedings, his group's claims about election vulnerabilities, and similar cases involving other individuals.

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What happened

A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.

Why it matters

Jurors in Racine County on Tuesday found Harry Wait guilty of two misdemeanor election fraud charges and one felony identity theft charge following a two-day trial.

Common ground

He was acquitted of a second count of identity theft.

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A Wisconsin man was convicted of election fraud and identity theft for requesting ballots without consent. The article details his legal proceedings, his group's claims about election vulnerabilities, and similar cases involving other individuals.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “His efforts drew praise from Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022, who called Wait a 'white hat hacker.'”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Ron Johnson's praise of Harry Wait as a 'white hat hacker'. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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Claim 2: “Jurors in Racine County found Harry Wait guilty of two misdemeanor election fraud charges and one felony identity theft charge.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Harry Wait's convictions or charges. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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Claim 3: “Wait leads a group that makes false election claims, including that Wisconsin’s elections are riddled with fraud and that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election.”
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Wikipedia evidence about 2020 election results confirms Trump lost Wisconsin, but no sources directly link this to Harry Wait's group making these claims. The claim about 'white hat hacker' praise is not addressed in evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During and between his terms as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. Fact-checkers at The Washington Post documented 30,573 false or m…
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Claim 4: “Wait faces up to six years in prison on the felony conviction and up to a year in jail on each of the misdemeanor convictions.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm sentencing details for Harry Wait's convictions. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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Claim 5: “Kimberly Zapata was fined $3,000 and sentenced to a year of probation.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Kimberly Zapata's case. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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Claim 6: “A jury in 2024 found a former Milwaukee election official guilty of misconduct in office after she obtained three military absentee ballots using fake names and Social Security numbers in 2022.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Kimberly Zapata's case. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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Claim 7: “Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 by about 21,000 votes.”
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Wikipedia confirms Trump lost Wisconsin in 2020 but does not specify the 21,000-vote margin. The exact figure is not corroborated by any source in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, sought re-election in the 2020 United States presidential election. He was inaugurated as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and filed …
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Claim 8: “A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Republican state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.”
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Wikipedia evidence provided (Wisconsin Legislatures, Greta Neubauer) is unrelated to the claim about Harry Wait's conviction. No independent sources corroborate the specific allegations of ballot requests or convictions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 5, 2015, through January 4, 2017, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 18, 2016. Senators represen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2017, to January 7, 2019, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 9, 2018. The Legislature also he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gretchen Stephens "Greta" Neubauer ( NOO-bow-ər; born September 13, 1991) is an American Democratic politician from Racine, Wisconsin. She is the minority leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly, sinc…
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Claim 9: “Wait admitted in 2022 that he requested Vos’ and Mason’s ballots to try to prove that the state’s voter registration system is vulnerable to fraud.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to confirm Harry Wait's 2022 admission about requesting ballots. Wikipedia and web search results show no connection to this claim.
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