Limits on how ballots get counted and who can cast them are likely coming.
Whether any of the proposed changes are worthy aside, the main argument driving them is not: the notion that there’s been election-changing voting fraud, as President Donald Trump and many of his allies claim. It’s false; simply made up.
There hasn’t been a documented case of that kind of subterfuge in federal elections, at least for a good while. You can look it up.
Neither is there evidence of widespread illegal voting by undocumented immigrants or noncitizens, as the president also repeatedly claims. You can look that up as well.
Voting by mail is not “cheating,” as the evidence-free president — who also has voted by mail — is fond of saying. You can… well, you get the idea.
One in three Americans voted by mail in the 2024 election — cheaters all? — which was actually down from a record 43 percent in 2020…
This remains the most prevalent form of financial crime globally. It targets the direct access points to your money: your cards and your bank accounts.
- Skimming: Criminals use small devices called “skimmers” placed over ATM or point-of-sale card slots to capture the data from your card’s magnetic strip.
- Card-Not-Present (CNP) Fraud: This occurs during online shopping where a physical card isn’t required. Thieves use stolen card numbers, expiry dates, and CVV codes to make unauthorized purchases.
- Account Takeover (ATO): A hacker gains access to your online banking credentials (often through malware or phishing) and changes the contact details or passwords, locking you out while they drain your funds.