<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Courtesy of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-makes-false-claim-that-millions-1480289394-htmlstory.html">http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-makes-false-claim-that-millions-1480289394-htmlstory.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><div><h2 class="lb-card-headline" itemprop="headline" style="font-family: LAHeadline; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 7px; font-size: 30px; line-height: 34px;">Trump falsely claims that millions voted illegally, costing him the popular vote</h2></div><div><br></div><div>Donald Trump falsely claimed Sunday that he won the popular vote, alleging in a tweet — without evidence — that "millions" of people had illegally voted for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.</div><div><br></div><div>"In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally," Trump wrote, hours after he tweeted his opposition to a recount in Midwestern states initiated by the Green Party.</div><div><br></div><div>Election experts, who say election fraud is rare, immediately denounced Trump's claim.</div><div><br></div><div>"There's been no evidence produced of millions – or thousands – or even hundreds – of noncitizens voting for president in 2016," tweeted Rick Hasen, a professor of law and politics who writes for the Election Law Blog.</div><div><br></div><div>The source of Trump's claim appears to be a widely shared Nov. 14 article on the conspiracy site Infowars, which is famous for claiming the Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Politifact <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article116742673.html" style="text-decoration: none;">investigated</a> the illegal votes claim and rated it "false."</span></div><div><br></div></div><div>--------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></body></html>