Elections BC report pushes back against false narratives over 2024 provincial vote [Video]

British Columbia’s chief electoral officer has issued a report he says pushes back against “false narratives” about the 2024 provincial election, as the Opposition BC Conservatives continue to call for an independent review.

Anton Boegman said the Oct. 19 provincial election happened during a “much more challenging” information environment than previous elections.

“Our social media team detected many false online narratives that questioned the integrity of the process,” he said, adding that many of those posts came from outside of British Columbia, including Alberta and Ontario.

But Boegman said his office did not track from which part of the political spectrum the posts emerged.

He said the online misinformation “peaked” on Oct. 28 when Elections BC completed the final vote count, when “normally social media commentary peaks on election day.”

Boegman said the falsehoods included claims about many non-citizens voting, widespread multiple voting and extensive fraudulent use of mail-in voting.

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