The Midterm Election Conspiracy Theory Preview (E394)

Travis has prepared a real treat for us today in the form of a three-piece collection of stories regarding conspiracies surrounding the upcoming midterm elections. From people legally working on voting machines accused of corruption, to Jake spontaneously confessing to childhood lies, to a man who can pick out a counterfeit ballot with just a quick whiff, we get a peek at many ways brains will melt in the coming weeks. “Maricopa County supervisors refute online election misinformation” — KJZZ https://www.kjzz.org/elections/2026-10-14/maricopa-county-supervisors-refute-online-election-misinformation “Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Again Ground Zero of Election Conspiracy Theories” — WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/maricopa-county-arizona-is-again-ground-zero-of-election-conspiracy-theories/ “Maricopa County Recorder’s Office asked FBI to investigate claims from election conspiracy group” — KJZZ https://www.kjzz.org/elections/2026-10-15/maricopa-county-recorders-office-asked-fbi-to-investigate-claims-from-election-conspiracy-group “Maricopa County accuses GOP official of lying in court” — KJZZ https://www.kjzz.org/news/2024-06-27/maricopa-county-accuses-gop-official-of-lying-in-court “Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings” — Nextgov/FCW https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026/08/voting-machine-researchers-say-federal-work-abruptly-ended-after-trump-ally-pushed-back-their-findings/415300/ “Trump, aides chase vote-rigging claims even after latest probe finds nothing” — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-aides-chase-vote-rigging-claims-even-after-latest-probe-finds-nothing-2026-04-23/ “Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories” — Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-officials-tried-ban-half-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories-2026-05-22/ “FBI visits California MAGA stronghold after elections chief alleges ballot stuffing” — CalMatters https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/09/shasta-county-elections-fbi-ballot-investigation/ “Federal court subpoenas Shasta elections official, instructs him to bring voted ballots to Sacramento” — Shasta Scout https://shastascout.org/federal-court-subpoenas-shasta-elections-official/ “Former Shasta County elections official Joanna Francescut sues county over firing” — KRCR https://krcrtv.com/news/local/former-shasta-county-elections-official-joanna-francescut-sues-county-over-firing “Francescut has emerged as the victor in race for Shasta County’s top elections official” — Shasta Scout https://shastascout.org/francescut-has-emerged-as-victor-in-race-for-shasta-countys-top-election-official/ “How election deniers are using public records to sow doubt in California” — CalMatters https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/10/california-election-fraud-hunters-2026/ “‘We missed it,’ Curtis says in response to City Clerk race being left off ballots” — KRCR https://krcrtv.com/news/local/we-missed-it-curtis-says-in-response-to-city-clerk-race-being-left-off-ballots “No, Brazil’s fast vote counting is not proof of US election cheating, despite Trump’s claim” — PolitiFact https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/oct/05/donald-trump/no-brazils-fast-vote-counting-is-not-proof-of-us-election-cheating-despite-trumps-claim/ Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes: www.patreon.com/qaa Click here to become a subscriber to Cursed Media today to get access to new episodes of Raising Hell releasing right now, plus our other exclusive Cursed Media series: https://cursedmedia.net Produced by Liv Agar & Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (instagram.com/theyylivve / sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by Pedro Correa: (pedrocorrea.com) qaapodcast.com QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.