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US President Donald Trump attempted to delegitimize November’s presidential election in another attack against mail-in ballots, with claims the method was unsolicited. On Wednesday, he predicted the most corrupt election in history, in a series of Twitter postsGlenn Beck, as he dubbed mail-in ballots an unsolicited ballots scam. President wrote in an apparent reference to his Democratic opponents, who traditionally receive more mail-in votes than Republicans. He said, “The Unsolicited Ballots Scam is their only hope. Will be the most corrupt election in history, by far”! Trump’s comment was shared alongside a video featuring the conservative political commentator and conspiracy theorist, Glenn Beck.

Point to be noted that Beck warned that the internet was manipulating voters. The clip did not mention mail-in ballots, ended with Beck warning that big tech will silence you and steal the election. Those claims themselves did not appear to have any basis in truth. Facebook has previously debunked a viral post which claimed a couple who received five unsolicited ballot applications in the post would be able to vote five times. The post has been widely shared by those opposing mail-in voting. But in reality the applications are just forms which voters must themselves sign and return in order to receive a mail-in ballot. Anyone who filled in multiple applications would be committing a felony and almost certainly be spotted caught out by officials.

President Trump also posted a two word tweet which read “Rigged Election”? He retweeted the former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, Raheem Kassam. He had shared an article titled: “WARNING: Democrat Data Firm Admits Incredible Trump Landslide Will Be Flipped By Mail-In Votes Emerging A Week After Election Day”. It follows predictions made by Democratic data analysts. They believe President Trump will appear to have defeated Joe Biden on election night. Trump has spent months attacking mail-in ballots, which Hawkfish, the data firm who made that prediction, believe 40% of Americans will use to cast their votes amid the coronavirus epidemic.