The truth behind one of the biggest political lies

About this episode

<p>Since former President Trump lost the 2020 presidential race, he and his supporters have been spreading the false claim that the election was stolen and that the U.S. is rife with voter fraud. This has been disproven in court many times, but the rhetoric has had a real effect on the country &mdash; from the January 6 attack on the Capitol, to election-rule changes, to general distrust around the voting process. <a href="https://apple.news/ABVdSY2T0SPSEbrABQbe59w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Votebeat</em></a>&rsquo;s Jessica Huseman is one of the leading reporters on voting in the U.S. She talks with <em>Apple News In Conversation </em>host Shumita Basu about the lies being spread about our voting system and explains why Americans can feel reassured that this election will be safe and fair.</p>