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FACT CHECK #FP__C8GV
06/09/26 · 12:11 PM UTC · 15 SOURCES
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What you submitted
“If the latest batch of votes came from the same underlying voter population as the earlier count, the odds of Nithya Raman receiving 44.1% of the batch are about 1 in 10^1,822.”
TL;DR ·Statistical claims of fraud in the L.A. mayoral race are debunked and based on misread data.
WHAT WE FOUND
The claim that Nithya Raman's vote count is statistically impossible is false and originated from a misreading of election data . Local and federal officials, including the Department of Justice, have debunked social media allegations of voting discrepancies, describing them as baseless . While Raman did surge past Spencer Pratt as late-arriving mail-in ballots were processed , political experts and fact-checkers note that changing results are a normal part of the counting process rather than evidence of fraud . The specific statistical anomalies cited online have been identified as a simple mix-up that fueled false conspiracy theories regarding the L.A. vote count .
SOURCES
- 1 · latimes.comWEBHow a simple mix-up fueled false claims about L.A. vote count
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- 2 · nypost.comWEBDramatic shift in LA mayoral candidates' odds of winning as ballot ...
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- 3 · union-bulletin.comWEBDoes Nithya Raman still have a chance in LA's mayoral race ...
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- 4 · aol.comWEBHow a misreading of data fueled false claims about L.A. mayoral ...
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- 5 · newsnationnow.comWEBHow late-counted ballots lifted Raman over Pratt in LA mayoral race
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- 6 · channel3000.comACADEMICDOJ debunks social media claim of discrepancy in LA mayor voting ...
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- 7 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKERLos Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman didn't ... - PolitiFact
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- 8 · nytimes.comNEWSRaman Gains on Pratt in L.A. Mayor Race But Many Ballots Remain
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- 9 · ktla.comWEBNithya Raman continues to narrow gap on Spencer Pratt in Los ...
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- 10 · nbclosangeles.comWEBRaman overtakes Pratt for 2nd in LA mayoral race, results show
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- 11 · deadline.comWEBNithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt In L.A. Mayor Race, Latest ...
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- 12 · yahoo.comWEBRaman moves into second place as votes for L.A. mayoral ... - Yahoo
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- 13 · washingtontimes.comWEBNithya Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in L.A. mayoral race
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- 14 · washingtonexaminer.comWEBSpencer Pratt questions how votes get counted in California as lead ...
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- 15 · newsweek.comWEBSocialist's Odds Surge in LA Mayor Race as Spencer Pratt Attacks ...
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