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Ryan McCarthy reports and edits stories for ProPublica’s Electionland, focusing on voting rights, election security and misinformation.
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Ryan McCarthy reports and edits stories for ProPublica’s Electionland, focusing on voting rights, election security and misinformation.
Pistols, a Hearse and Trucks Playing Chicken: Why Some Voters Felt Harassed and Intimidated at the Polls
Across the country, people complained about threats, aggressive electioneering and racist language both at early voting locations and on Election Day. We’ve corroborated some of those accounts.
by Adriana Gallardo, Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy,
Trump Won Florida After Running a False Ad Tying Biden to Venezuelan Socialists
A Trump video targeting Florida’s growing Venezuelan American population falsely claimed that Venezuela’s socialist regime wanted Biden to win. But President Nicolás Maduro has said that he opposed both candidates.
by Jeremy B. Merrill for ProPublica, and Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica,
Trump ganó Florida tras publicar un anuncio falso que vinculaba a Biden con los socialistas venezolanos
Un anuncio de Trump dirigido a la creciente población venezolano-estadounidense de Florida declaró falsamente que el régimen socialista de Venezuela quería que Biden ganara. Pero el presidente Nicolás Maduro ha dicho que se opone a ambos candidatos.
por Jeremy B. Merrill, en reporte especial para ProPublica y Ryan McCarthy, ProPublica,
Tras una jornada electoral frenética, comienzan las acusaciones en el Servicio Postal
El martes fue una “locura” en las propias palabras de una gerente de USPS. Ahora la agencia se enfrenta a preguntas sobre si hizo lo que debía para que se entregaran y contaran las boletas por correo.
por Maryam Jameel y Ryan McCarthy,
For the Postal Service, a Frantic Election Day Turns to Finger-Pointing the Day After
Tuesday was “nuts” in the words of one USPS manager. Now the agency faces questions about whether it did what it should have to get mailed ballots delivered and counted.
by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy,
Electionland de ProPublica: El estado del Día de las Elecciones de 2020
En una elección histórica marcada por una pandemia, el voto por correo y la desinformación, los funcionarios electorales se esfuerzan por adaptarse. Esto es lo que los reporteros nacionales de ProPublica están viendo en todo el país. El artículo será actualizado a lo largo del día
por Caroline Chen, Jack Gillum, Derek Willis, Isaac Arnsdorf, Maryam Jameel, Jessica Huseman y Ryan McCarthy,
ProPublica’s Electionland: The State of Election Day 2020
In a historic election shaped by a pandemic, mail-in voting and misinformation, election officials are scrambling to adapt. Here’s what ProPublica’s national reporters are seeing across the country. This post will be updated throughout the day.
by Caroline Chen, Jack Gillum, Derek Willis, Isaac Arnsdorf, Maryam Jameel, Jessica Huseman and Ryan McCarthy,
ProPublica responde al Center for Voter Information
Una organización sin fines de lucro que inundó algunos estados con cartas electorales y confundió a algunos votantes dijo que algunas partes de nuestro reportaje eran incorrectas y que malinterpretamos el estado de la votación en Estados Unidos. Discrepamos firmemente.
por Ryan McCarthy,
ProPublica Responds to the Center for Voter Information
A nonprofit that flooded states with mailers and confused some voters said that parts of our story were inaccurate and that we misunderstood the state of voting in America. We firmly disagree.
by Ryan McCarthy,
Pennsylvania’s Rejection of 372,000 Ballot Applications Bewilders Voters and Strains Election Staff
Most rejected applications were deemed duplicates because voters had unwittingly checked a request box during the primary. The administrative nightmare highlights the difficulty of ramping up mail-in voting on the fly.
by Ryan McCarthy and Derek Willis, ProPublica, and Jonathan Lai, The Philadelphia Inquirer,