A voting machine company didn't cause malfunctions that created 4 million fraudulent Democratic votes, as a hoax site claimed. Federal elections officials say the company named in the piece doesn't exist.
A story published by thepoliticonews site says machines made by a company called Novus Ordo Seclorum, INC. have been declared "compromised" with 4 million votes discounted and elections affected in 11 states. None of the election locations and dates were named. The site claimed the company is owned by well-known Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, Chelsea Clinton, and billionaire investor George Soros, a frequent target of false news stories.
U.S. Election Assistance Commission spokeswoman Brenda Bowser Soder says there is no voting machine manufacturer by that name.
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