How Election Fraud Narratives Nearly Doubled After the Los Angeles Mayoral Race

Election fraud narratives don’t always peak before ballots are cast. In the Los Angeles mayoral race, PeakMetrics found that the largest surge in unsubstantiated election fraud claims occurred after election results began to emerge, not during the campaign itself. Rather than attempting to persuade voters ahead of Election Day, the online conversation rapidly shifted toward questioning the legitimacy of the outcome once vote counts were underway.