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According to CNN, it would appear that a mere 27 ballots were in error in the 2020 election. This is obviously false and they do not directly state this, they just creatively mount paragraphs of support around the 27 ballots making this the key subject.
In an article titled "Here's even more evidence that widespread election fraud isn't a thing", CNN once again states the tagline they invented, isn't a thing and once again, nobody has said it was.
They make it sound like Trump said this, but he hasn't by their own evidence. Trump bases his criticism on non-legislative rulings which we have covered many times while CNN has yet to mention it once.
They instead pushed antics like those of Sidney Powell and the My Pillow guy and then turn around and make fun of them. Note that every time they mention anything absurd after Trump's name there is a "and his allies" inserted in between to make it sound like some ridiculous thing said by a someone is directly associated with, or acting under the direction of, the former President, despite the fact there is absolutely no association.
In some cases this happens in direct contradiction, for example, Trump distanced himself from Sidney Powell and asserted she was not part of his legal team contrary to news reports and common beliefs to the contrary.
It's like saying "Growing numbers of CNN supporters are rapists". Which is not a false statement, but it is intentionally misleading. CNN has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that rapists watch their programming and should not be linked to them in any way. Same goes for how they word many Trump stories.
Word Choice
Despite the many falsehoods we have outed CNN for and other criticisms sometimes offered as opinions on CNN activity, we have never stated that, nor do we believe, that CNN is not comprised of educated journalists skilled in writing.
The word "ally", or "allies", is a very intelligent choice of word as it creates the illusion of guilt of one party by using it to establish an unfounded association with another party to which the derogatory statement applies.
Ally does not mean friend, nor is it the direct opposite of an enemy, and although an ally can be a friend, the common use of the word ally is that of a country that is allied with another by treaty or comparable mechanism, which is what weights the word when attempting to persuade another under a less common definition of the word.
(tr; usually passive) to connect or be related, as through being similar or compatible
An individual someone has never met, or even knows exist, can be their ally and this is how, in our opinion, the word is used by CNN because of their understanding of how the word is weighted. It is an intelligent and intentional articulation purposed for misleading the reader/viewer.
Moreover, it is not factually incorrect which allows CNN and others to make statements like these and claim innocence when they are misinterpreted which, in our opinion, is CNN's intent.
Finally, CNN insinuating only 37 ballots is inconsistent with the federal governments rough estimate of 0.00006 percent, which would equate to approximately 19,770 instances of voter fraud each election.
Notably, the Heritage foundation tracks serious voter fraud and has a detailed database of nearly 3,000 voter fraud related judicial actions, which include 0ver 1300 prove instances of voter fraud, 1,165 criminal convictions, and 48 civil penalties over the past 50 years. These are proven cases, these do not reflect allegations or other occurrences. For CNN to pretend this doesn't exist is inconsistent with what has been proven in criminal courts.
Summary
CNN makes the claim that "widespread voter fraud" is non-existent, however, none of the alleging parties of relevance has made this claim, CNN invented it. Moreover, as it evident by multiple sources, voter fraud is not limited to any pinpoint of geographical location, rather it is widespread.
