The group True the Vote has collected millions off spreading “the big lie” that the 2020 election was stolen by voter fraud.
Cassandra Jaramillo
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Cassandra Jaramillo (she/her) was a reporter for Reveal, focusing on police accountability and threats to democracy. She previously was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered the Dallas Police Department and criminal justice issues.
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Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Has Deep Ties to Ken Paxton
The Texas attorney general would be the one to hold True the Vote accountable on allegations that it swindled a $2.5 million donor. But the nonprofit’s founder has been a friend and ally.
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She Helped Create the Big Lie. Records Suggest She Turned It Into a Big Grift.
A review of thousands of pages of documents paints the picture of True the Vote as an organization that enriches insiders rather than rooting out voter fraud.
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6 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into a Prominent Voter Fraud Nonprofit
The story of True the Vote highlights how exploiting Trump’s Big Lie has become a lucrative enterprise, growing from a cottage industry to a thriving economy.