newsweek--2020-11-21--Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Says She Has 'a Lot of Evidence' of Voter Fraud and Witness Protection Ma

Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Says She Has 'a Lot of Evidence' of Voter Fraud and Witness Protection May Be Necessary

During an interview on The Howie Carr Show on Friday , Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said that she has `` a lot of extremely solid evidence '' to support claims of voter , and that it may require putting individuals into witness protection .
`` We 've got a number of smoking guns and we may have to get witness protection for them , '' Powell said .
`` We have a lot of extremely solid evidence .
It 's beyond impressive , and absolutely terrifying . ''
Powell told host Carr that she believes President-elect Joe Biden received as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that up to 7 million votes were switched from President Donald Trump to Biden via rigged election software .
She also added that several million votes were cast by dead people .
`` My peer estimate at this time is roughly 7 million [ stolen votes ] but it might be more , we 're also getting some data that reflects that millions – not just a few hundreds or a thousand – but some millions of dead people voted , '' she told Carr .
The Trump lawyer said that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal court to present their evidence as early as next week .
The campaign has so far failed to gain success with lawsuits alleging voter fraud in state courts .
As of Thursday , the president 's legal team has won just one case and lost 29 .
Powell has issued numerous unsubstantiated claims that the election was stolen this way , resulting in intense media scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans alike .
During a press conference on Thursday , Powell made several claims without evidence alleging corruption `` at the highest levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accuse her of going `` buckwild . ''
At the conference , Powell falsely stated : `` One of [ the election machine software 's ] most characteristic features is its ability to flip votes .
It can set and run an algorithm that probably ran all over the country to take a certain percentage of votes from President Trump and flip them to President Biden . ''
An Associated Press fact check concluded that the claim was false and called them `` fictional tales , '' and Powell offered no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tucker Carlson also criticized the lawyer during his primetime show on Thursday , stating that she failed to provide any evidence to the network or other members of Trump 's campaign .
`` When we checked with others around the Trump campaign , people in positions of authority , they also told us Powell had never given them any evidence to prove anything she claimed today at the press conference , '' he said .
`` Powell did say that electronic voting is dangerous , and she 's right , but she never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moved illegitimately by software from one candidate to another .
Not one , '' he continued , adding that he invited the lawyer onto his show but she declined the offer .
In response , Powell snapped back at Carlson and said that `` evidence is pouring in . ''
`` Evidence continues to pour in , but a 5-minute television hit is not my focus now .
Collecting evidence and preparing the case are my top priorities , '' she said .
During Friday 's interview , Powell told Carr that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court cases ready as fast as they can .
`` We 'll get it ready as fast as we can and in the meantime we will be producing additional evidence to help the public understand these depths of this international , frankly , criminal conduct , '' she said .
Newsweek reached out to Powell for additional comment , but did not hear back in time for publication .

During an interview on The Howie Carr Show on Friday, Trump lawyer Sidney Powell said that she has "a lot of extremely solid evidence" to support claims of voter, and that it may require putting individuals into witness protection.
"We've got a number of smoking guns and we may have to get witness protection for them," Powell said. "We have a lot of extremely solid evidence. It's beyond impressive, and absolutely terrifying."
Howie: "Are you going to have the smoking guns to present to the courts?"@SidneyPowell1: "We've got a number of smoking guns. And we may have to get witness protection for them."
FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://t.co/Xod8LMHKNI pic.twitter.com/GrmxOJ3Zvv — Howie Carr (@HowieCarrShow) November 20, 2020
Powell told host Carr that she believes President-elect Joe Biden received as many as 10 million fraudulent votes, and that up to 7 million votes were switched from President Donald Trump to Biden via rigged election software. She also added that several million votes were cast by dead people.
"My peer estimate at this time is roughly 7 million [stolen votes] but it might be more, we're also getting some data that reflects that millions – not just a few hundreds or a thousand – but some millions of dead people voted," she told Carr.
The Trump lawyer said that the campaign is moving to file cases in federal court to present their evidence as early as next week. The campaign has so far failed to gain success with lawsuits alleging voter fraud in state courts. As of Thursday, the president's legal team has won just one case and lost 29.
Powell has issued numerous unsubstantiated claims that the election was stolen this way, resulting in intense media scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans alike.
During a press conference on Thursday, Powell made several claims without evidence alleging corruption "at the highest levels of government," prompting newspaper pundits to accuse her of going "buckwild."
At the conference, Powell falsely stated: "One of [the election machine software's] most characteristic features is its ability to flip votes. It can set and run an algorithm that probably ran all over the country to take a certain percentage of votes from President Trump and flip them to President Biden."
An Associated Press fact check concluded that the claim was false and called them "fictional tales," and Powell offered no evidence to the contrary.
Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Friday, Powell told Howie Carr that she has "a lot" of evidence to support her claims of voter fraud. Drew Angerer/Getty
Fox News host Tucker Carlson also criticized the lawyer during his primetime show on Thursday, stating that she failed to provide any evidence to the network or other members of Trump's campaign.
"When we checked with others around the Trump campaign, people in positions of authority, they also told us Powell had never given them any evidence to prove anything she claimed today at the press conference," he said.
"Powell did say that electronic voting is dangerous, and she's right, but she never demonstrated that a single actual vote was moved illegitimately by software from one candidate to another. Not one," he continued, adding that he invited the lawyer onto his show but she declined the offer.
In response, Powell snapped back at Carlson and said that "evidence is pouring in."
"Evidence continues to pour in, but a 5-minute television hit is not my focus now. Collecting evidence and preparing the case are my top priorities," she said.
During Friday's interview, Powell told Carr that the team is working to get evidence and court cases ready as fast as they can.
"We'll get it ready as fast as we can and in the meantime we will be producing additional evidence to help the public understand these depths of this international, frankly, criminal conduct," she said.
Newsweek reached out to Powell for additional comment, but did not hear back in time for publication.


newsweek--2020-11-21--'What About US?' American Voters Respond to Mike Pompeo Praising Foreign Leaders for Respecting Demo

'What About US?' American Voters Respond to Mike Pompeo Praising Foreign Leaders for Respecting Democratic Process

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated several foreign leaders on their recent election wins and `` admirable '' embrace of the `` democratic process , '' prompting many Americans to ask about his own country 's November contest .
Pompeo on Saturday offered his praise of the Pacific island nation of Palau , which held its presidential and legislative elections on November 3 , the same as the U.S .
The country of fewer than 20,000 people elected former senator and businessman Surangel Whipps Jr. , who is set to become president just four days before President-elect Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on November 10 appeared to reject the U.S. election results and quipped during a State Department address , `` there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration . ''
Pompeo dismissing democratic election results at home , while he and other Trump administration officials promote electoral contests abroad , exposes U.S. hypocrisy and the country 's diminished integrity overseas , critics say .
Since Biden was called as the presumed president-elect on November 7 , Pompeo has touted the successful democratic elections and peaceful transfers of power in Taiwan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But thousands of miles away in the state of Georgia and elsewhere in the U.S. , Pompeo and the Trump administration continue to claim voter fraud and reject the outcome of America 's own much-vaunted democratic process .
`` Pleased to congratulate Surangel Whipps Jr. on his election as the tenth President of the Republic of Palau , as well as the people of Palau for carrying out the democratic process , '' Pompeo tweeted Saturday .
The State Department website added , `` We also congratulate the people of the Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the democratic process . ''
The remarks drew immediate scorn from Americans who questioned if Pompeo had visited his own country recently , and whether he planned to congratulate Biden before recently elected foreign leaders .
`` Not such a big fan of it here in the US , though , are you ? ''
one top reply read Saturday morning .
`` What about [ the ] US ? ''
`` Meanwhile Trump 's secretary of state continues to ignore the results of the free and fair US election and undermine the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a BuzzFeed news correspondent .
Earlier this month , Miller wrote that `` Pompeo loves to preach about peaceful transitions of power—when it 's happening in other countries . ''
Pompeo earlier on Saturday praised Taiwan for `` promoting our shared democratic values . ''
`` How about celebrating the free , fair and transparent elections we have just held in the US ?
The Secretary of State has not yet acknowledge or congratulated the victor .
Does he think no one notices the hypocrisy ? ''
Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Palau 's election was too close to call initially and Whipps ultimately conceded the race to his brother-in-law , Remengesau .
Four years later , Palauan residents decided to go with Whipps , and the two accepted the people 's vote .
Eurasian media outlets last week mocked Pompeo after he met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and lauded the power of free elections .
`` The visit highlighted disorder at home and America 's waning power abroad , '' Eurasianet author Giorgi Lomsadze remarked .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GakhariaGiorgi and Foreign Minister @ DZalkaliani to discuss the importance of holding free , fair , and transparent elections in Georgia .
I reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Georgia 's sovereignty in the face of Russian occupation , '' Pompeo tweeted Wednesday .
This weekend , Pompeo is set to meet Taliban negotiators in Qatar even as deadly rocket attacks have continued in Afghanistan 's capital city of Kabul Saturday .
Several Chinese state media figures attempted to ridicule the `` chaotic '' U.S. election process earlier this month .
But they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` you do n't even have elections '' in China .
Newsweek reached out to the State Department and the White House for additional remarks Saturday afternoon .

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated several foreign leaders on their recent election wins and "admirable" embrace of the "democratic process," prompting many Americans to ask about his own country's November contest.
Pompeo on Saturday offered his praise of the Pacific island nation of Palau, which held its presidential and legislative elections on November 3, the same as the U.S. The country of fewer than 20,000 people elected former senator and businessman Surangel Whipps Jr., who is set to become president just four days before President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Day. But Pompeo on November 10 appeared to reject the U.S. election results and quipped during a State Department address, "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration."
Pompeo dismissing democratic election results at home, while he and other Trump administration officials promote electoral contests abroad, exposes U.S. hypocrisy and the country's diminished integrity overseas, critics say.
Pleased to congratulate Surangel Whipps Jr. on his election as the tenth President of the Republic of Palau, as well as the people of Palau for carrying out the democratic process. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 21, 2020
Since Biden was called as the presumed president-elect on November 7, Pompeo has touted the successful democratic elections and peaceful transfers of power in Taiwan, Myanmar, and the nation of Georgia. But thousands of miles away in the state of Georgia and elsewhere in the U.S., Pompeo and the Trump administration continue to claim voter fraud and reject the outcome of America's own much-vaunted democratic process.
"Pleased to congratulate Surangel Whipps Jr. on his election as the tenth President of the Republic of Palau, as well as the people of Palau for carrying out the democratic process," Pompeo tweeted Saturday. The State Department website added, "We also congratulate the people of the Republic of Palau on their admirable observance of the democratic process."
The remarks drew immediate scorn from Americans who questioned if Pompeo had visited his own country recently, and whether he planned to congratulate Biden before recently elected foreign leaders.
"Not such a big fan of it here in the US, though, are you?" one top reply read Saturday morning. "What about [the] US?"
"Meanwhile Trump's secretary of state continues to ignore the results of the free and fair US election and undermine the transition process," responded Christopher Miller, a BuzzFeed news correspondent. Earlier this month, Miller wrote that "Pompeo loves to preach about peaceful transitions of power—when it's happening in other countries."
Pompeo earlier on Saturday praised Taiwan for "promoting our shared democratic values."
"How about celebrating the free, fair and transparent elections we have just held in the US? The Secretary of State has not yet acknowledge or congratulated the victor. Does he think no one notices the hypocrisy?" Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum tweeted at Pompeo last week.
In 2016, Palau's election was too close to call initially and Whipps ultimately conceded the race to his brother-in-law, Remengesau. Four years later, Palauan residents decided to go with Whipps, and the two accepted the people's vote.
Eurasian media outlets last week mocked Pompeo after he met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and lauded the power of free elections. "The visit highlighted disorder at home and America's waning power abroad," Eurasianet author Giorgi Lomsadze remarked.
"Great to meet with Prime Minister @GakhariaGiorgi and Foreign Minister @DZalkaliani to discuss the importance of holding free, fair, and transparent elections in Georgia. I reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Georgia's sovereignty in the face of Russian occupation," Pompeo tweeted Wednesday.
This weekend, Pompeo is set to meet Taliban negotiators in Qatar even as deadly rocket attacks have continued in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul Saturday. Several Chinese state media figures attempted to ridicule the "chaotic" U.S. election process earlier this month. But they were rebuked by Americans who noted, "you don't even have elections" in China.
Newsweek reached out to the State Department and the White House for additional remarks Saturday afternoon.


newsweek--2020-11-21--Texas National Guard to Help El Paso Morgues, as Hard-Hit County Reports 22 New COVID Deaths

Since a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began devastating much of the U.S. in September , El Paso remains one of the hardest-hit counties in Texas .
The state 's Army National Guard is now sending a 36-person team on Saturday to assist in moving bodies and mortuary services at El Paso morgues .
`` After completing an assessment of the situation on the ground in El Paso County this week , the state has mobilized a team of 36 Texas National Guard personnel to provide mortuary affairs support beginning at 9 o'clock tomorrow ( Saturday ) morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas Division of Emergency Management , said in a Friday statement to the El Paso Times .
On Friday , El Paso reported 22 new COVID deaths Friday and eight more on Saturday , adding to a current total of 853 deaths due to the virus , according to county statistics .
The county reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday , bringing the total to over 80,000 cases .
With hospitalizations throughout the county reaching more than 1,000 and hospital beds becoming limited , El Paso has had to utilize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refrigerated trucks into temporary morgues in order to store the overwhelming number of bodies .
Before the arrival of the National Guard , El Paso officials have been working with county jail inmates who are serving low-sentences to help move bodies for the past two weeks , paying them $ 2 an hour .
County Judge Ricardo Samaniego reportedly asked Texas Governor Greg Abbott , who serves as the commander-in-chief of Texas military forces , to send the National Guard .
Abbott said the Guard was available , but that the county should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We do n't have the personnel , '' Samaniego told The Texas Tribune on Monday .
`` We 're at a point where we start thinking of rationing health care — who 's going to get what ?
We 're not there yet , but we 're pretty close to it . ''
On Thursday , El Paso officials began hiring residents as morgue attendants to assist with moving bodies as the county awaited the arrival of the National Guard .
`` The Morgue Attendants will be provided maximum PPE [ personal protective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID test prior to starting , '' the public notice reads .
`` All Morgue Attendants will be tasked with physically moving Decedents [ ... ] Not only is this assignment physically taxing , but it may be emotionally taxing as well . ''
As of Thursday , the El Paso County Medical Examiner 's Office had 247 bodies being held at their main morgue and within their nine mobile morgues , according to a news release from Samaniego .
He noted that `` the trends we are seeing shows that we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the woods . ''
Following the announcement that the National Guard would be mobilized in El Paso , as shared by KTSM , Samaniego sent a letter to Abbott requesting the ability to place stricter restrictions and stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of the virus .
`` I thank the National Guard and the State in advance for this much needed support , '' Samaniego wrote .
`` With the upcoming Holiday season I am concerned that without some additional measures , we will continue in a downward spiral , therefore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this emergency situation .
`` The curfew I intend to impose will be limited in nature and is designed to stem recreational and international traffic after 10:00 p.m. , '' he continued .
`` I have reached out to the business community and have been requested to seek this clarification and , if permissible , issue an order temporarily imposing a 10:00 p.m.to 5:00 a.m. curfew .
The proposed curfew will not interfere with persons seeking to access essential or nonessential services . ''
Last week , the 8th District Court of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and local restaurant owners , who sued Samaniego for issuing a city-wide shutdown after Abbott issued a reopening order on October 7 .
The three-judge panel ruled that the county judge 's directives ca n't go against the governor 's statewide orders .
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated the court 's decision and called Samaniego a `` tyrant '' for imposing the orders .
`` As the court aptly put , 'the public can not have two sets of rules to live by . '
A tyrant who thinks he can ignore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Paxton said in a statement posted to Twitter .
`` I will not let rogue political subdivisions try to kill small businesses and holiday gatherings through unlawful executive orders . ''
However , in his Friday letter , Samaniego said that the district court `` mistakenly interpreted '' the stay-at-home orders as conflicting with Abbott 's own restrictions .
`` I am aware of other jurisdictions imposing a curfew and I do n't believe that a curfew is in conflict with your orders , '' the letter read .
`` I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is consistent with your existing orders . ''
`` The curfew is supported by physicians and community leaders from the County , City and Fort Bliss who support such a strategy to reduce the impact of COVID-19 for your constituents in El Paso , '' Samaniego later added .
`` We are working hard in El Paso to enforce the existing orders , help the business community comply with existing health orders , and stem the rising tide of the virus .
I am confident that the imposition of a curfew will assist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out to Abbott 's office and the Texas Division of Emergency Management for comment , but did not receive a response in time for publication .

Since a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began devastating much of the U.S. in September, El Paso remains one of the hardest-hit counties in Texas. The state's Army National Guard is now sending a 36-person team on Saturday to assist in moving bodies and mortuary services at El Paso morgues.
"After completing an assessment of the situation on the ground in El Paso County this week, the state has mobilized a team of 36 Texas National Guard personnel to provide mortuary affairs support beginning at 9 o'clock tomorrow (Saturday) morning," Seth Christensen, spokesperson for the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said in a Friday statement to the El Paso Times.
On Friday, El Paso reported 22 new COVID deaths Friday and eight more on Saturday, adding to a current total of 853 deaths due to the virus, according to county statistics. The county reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total to over 80,000 cases.
With hospitalizations throughout the county reaching more than 1,000 and hospital beds becoming limited, El Paso has had to utilize makeshift tent hospitals for patients and convert refrigerated trucks into temporary morgues in order to store the overwhelming number of bodies.
Before the arrival of the National Guard, El Paso officials have been working with county jail inmates who are serving low-sentences to help move bodies for the past two weeks, paying them $2 an hour. County Judge Ricardo Samaniego reportedly asked Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who serves as the commander-in-chief of Texas military forces, to send the National Guard. Abbott said the Guard was available, but that the county should temporarily use its own resources.
"We don't have the personnel," Samaniego told The Texas Tribune on Monday. "We're at a point where we start thinking of rationing health care — who's going to get what? We're not there yet, but we're pretty close to it."
On Thursday, El Paso officials began hiring residents as morgue attendants to assist with moving bodies as the county awaited the arrival of the National Guard.
Update from Judge Samaniego: in less than 24 hours, more than 500 El Pasoans have already applied to help with the county’s crisis at the morgue.
Those who are selected face a grim task: carrying bodies as the county works through a backlog of close to 250 human remains. pic.twitter.com/DtpkRYxxg4 — Keenan Willard (@KeenanKFOX_CBS) November 20, 2020
"The Morgue Attendants will be provided maximum PPE [personal protective equipment], and will receive a COVID test prior to starting," the public notice reads. "All Morgue Attendants will be tasked with physically moving Decedents [...] Not only is this assignment physically taxing, but it may be emotionally taxing as well."
As of Thursday, the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office had 247 bodies being held at their main morgue and within their nine mobile morgues, according to a news release from Samaniego. He noted that "the trends we are seeing shows that we are absolutely nowhere close to being out of the woods."
Following the announcement that the National Guard would be mobilized in El Paso, as shared by KTSM, Samaniego sent a letter to Abbott requesting the ability to place stricter restrictions and stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of the virus.
"I thank the National Guard and the State in advance for this much needed support," Samaniego wrote. "With the upcoming Holiday season I am concerned that without some additional measures, we will continue in a downward spiral, therefore, I am once again seeking your assistance in this emergency situation.
"The curfew I intend to impose will be limited in nature and is designed to stem recreational and international traffic after 10:00 p.m.," he continued. "I have reached out to the business community and have been requested to seek this clarification and, if permissible, issue an order temporarily imposing a 10:00 p.m.to 5:00 a.m. curfew. The proposed curfew will not interfere with persons seeking to access essential or nonessential services."
Low-level inmates from El Paso County detention facility work loading bodies wrapped in plastic into a refrigerated temporary morgue trailer in a parking lot of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's office on November 16, 2020 in El Paso, Texas. The inmates, who are also known as trustees, are volunteering for the work and earn $2 per hour amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso. Texas surpassed 20,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths today, the second-highest in the U.S., with active cases in El Paso now well over 30,000. Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty
Last week, the 8th District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the state and local restaurant owners, who sued Samaniego for issuing a city-wide shutdown after Abbott issued a reopening order on October 7. The three-judge panel ruled that the county judge's directives can't go against the governor's statewide orders.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated the court's decision and called Samaniego a "tyrant" for imposing the orders.
"As the court aptly put, 'the public cannot have two sets of rules to live by.' A tyrant who thinks he can ignore state law cannot stop that," Paxton said in a statement posted to Twitter. "I will not let rogue political subdivisions try to kill small businesses and holiday gatherings through unlawful executive orders."
My statement on the 8th Court of Appeals striking down El Paso County’s lockdown order ⬇ pic.twitter.com/vxzZWHNKlJ — Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) November 14, 2020 <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8">
However, in his Friday letter, Samaniego said that the district court "mistakenly interpreted" the stay-at-home orders as conflicting with Abbott's own restrictions.
"I am aware of other jurisdictions imposing a curfew and I don't believe that a curfew is in conflict with your orders," the letter read. "I am seeking clarification from you that a curfew is consistent with your existing orders."
"The curfew is supported by physicians and community leaders from the County, City and Fort Bliss who support such a strategy to reduce the impact of COVID-19 for your constituents in El Paso," Samaniego later added. "We are working hard in El Paso to enforce the existing orders, help the business community comply with existing health orders, and stem the rising tide of the virus. I am confident that the imposition of a curfew will assist in this fight."
Newsweek reached out to Abbott's office and the Texas Division of Emergency Management for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication.


newsweek--2020-11-21--Trump Supporters in Georgia Threaten to Destroy GOP, Boycott Runoff Elections

President Donald Trump supporters protesting the outcome of the 2020 election have a new and surprising opponent : the Republican Party .
A viral video of protesters , as well as posts on social media platform Parler , indicate that Trump supporters are looking to boycott the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections .
A video , shared on Twitter on Saturday , shows a protester speaking into a mic criticizing Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Utah Senator Mitt Romney , who are both Republicans .
The protester calls them `` traitors . ''
Seemingly reacting to certification from Georgia election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the Peach State following an election recount , the protesters disavowed the GOP .
`` Any Republican who allows this to happen is complicit , and we will finish you , '' the protester , donning a camo sweatshirt with an elephant on it , shouts into the microphone .
`` For any Republicans not explicitly helping Trump to 'stop the steal , ' we will make sure you are never elected ever again . ''
Another demonstrator can be heard shouting a long `` We 're the new GOP . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ protester in the camo vows to dismantle the party .
`` If the Republican establishment stands back and stands by and allows the steal to go through , we will do whatever it takes to completely destroy the Republican Party , '' he said .
`` We will accept nothing less than a Donald Trump victory . ''
He also accused recounts and ballots of being `` fake '' —yet claims about voter fraud have been widely debunked .
While in-person protests urged officials to call the election for Trump , a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media website Parler have demanded a boycott of the Senate runoff elections , citing a conspiracy theory about `` rigged '' voting machines .
Screenshots shared by reporter Marcus Baram showed that people on the app accused Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of being `` RINOs '' —an acronym for `` Republican in Name Only '' —and trying to lead to victories for Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff .
Both Warnock and Ossoff are challenging incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue , respectively .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language used by people who believe the QAnon conspiracy theory .
`` DO NOT VOTE IN THE GEORGIA RUNOFFS , THE DEEP STATE WILL BE COLLECTING EVERYONE 'S INFO .
THIS IS A CHARADE , MEANT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO DO N'T VOTE DEMOCRAT , '' one post read , which also lamented that potential victories for Warnock and Ossoff were a `` small price to pay . ''
The Georgia runoff election is scheduled for January 5 , with early voting beginning on December 14 .
The runoffs will determine which party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican Party , many supporters have also turned on Fox News , upset that the network has also called the election for President-elect Joe Biden .
Another video of protests shows one person saying that Fox `` betrayed us '' in calling Arizona for Biden .
`` After Fox News called Arizona prematurely for Joe Biden , I said , ' I will never watch Fox News again , ' '' the protester said .
Trump praised the supporters in Georgia for gathering , sharing an article about the protests from conservative outlet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Country .
The proof pouring in is undeniable .
Many more votes than needed .
This was a LANDSLIDE , '' he tweeted Saturday afternoon .
Contacts for the Republican Party of Georgia did not respond to Newsweek 's emailed requests for comment in time for publication .
Update 3:44 p.m. EST : This story has been updated to include Trump 's tweet about the Georgia rallies .

President Donald Trump supporters protesting the outcome of the 2020 election have a new and surprising opponent: the Republican Party.
A viral video of protesters, as well as posts on social media platform Parler, indicate that Trump supporters are looking to boycott the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections.
Trump supporters in Georgia vow to destroy the Republican Party if Trump doesn't win pic.twitter.com/04dPRQFfC0 — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 21, 2020
A video, shared on Twitter on Saturday, shows a protester speaking into a mic criticizing Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Utah Senator Mitt Romney, who are both Republicans. The protester calls them "traitors."
Seemingly reacting to certification from Georgia election officials that President-elect Joe Biden had indeed won the Peach State following an election recount, the protesters disavowed the GOP.
"Any Republican who allows this to happen is complicit, and we will finish you," the protester, donning a camo sweatshirt with an elephant on it, shouts into the microphone. "For any Republicans not explicitly helping Trump to 'stop the steal,' we will make sure you are never elected ever again."
Another demonstrator can be heard shouting a long "We're the new GOP."
Reading remarks off his phone, the protester in the camo vows to dismantle the party.
"If the Republican establishment stands back and stands by and allows the steal to go through, we will do whatever it takes to completely destroy the Republican Party," he said. "We will accept nothing less than a Donald Trump victory." He also accused recounts and ballots of being "fake"—yet claims about voter fraud have been widely debunked.
While in-person protests urged officials to call the election for Trump, a number of Republicans on the "free-speech" social media website Parler have demanded a boycott of the Senate runoff elections, citing a conspiracy theory about "rigged" voting machines. Screenshots shared by reporter Marcus Baram showed that people on the app accused Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of being "RINOs"—an acronym for "Republican in Name Only"—and trying to lead to victories for Democratic candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Both Warnock and Ossoff are challenging incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, respectively.
Many of the posts bore a resemblance to language used by people who believe the QAnon conspiracy theory.
"DO NOT VOTE IN THE GEORGIA RUNOFFS, THE DEEP STATE WILL BE COLLECTING EVERYONE'S INFO. THIS IS A CHARADE, MEANT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO DON'T VOTE DEMOCRAT," one post read, which also lamented that potential victories for Warnock and Ossoff were a "small price to pay."
More Trump supporters on Parler encouraging folks in Georgia to boycott the runoff... https://t.co/JbLvrqtyRm pic.twitter.com/NeQzBBPBmT — Marcus Baram (@mbaram) November 20, 2020
The Georgia runoff election is scheduled for January 5, with early voting beginning on December 14. The runoffs will determine which party controls the Senate.
Other than the Republican Party, many supporters have also turned on Fox News, upset that the network has also called the election for President-elect Joe Biden. Another video of protests shows one person saying that Fox "betrayed us" in calling Arizona for Biden.
"After Fox News called Arizona prematurely for Joe Biden, I said, 'I will never watch Fox News again,'" the protester said.
Trump supporter who looks like a small child cries about Fox News being too liberal pic.twitter.com/WHSPXLgvf6 — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 21, 2020
Trump praised the supporters in Georgia for gathering, sharing an article about the protests from conservative outlet Breitbart.
"Big Rallies all over the Country. The proof pouring in is undeniable. Many more votes than needed. This was a LANDSLIDE," he tweeted Saturday afternoon.
Watch: Hundreds of Activists Gather for ‘Stop the Steal‘ Rally in Georgia https://t.co/vUG1bqG9yg via BreitbartNews Big Rallies all over the Country. The proof pouring in is undeniable. Many more votes than needed. This was a LANDSLIDE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2020
Contacts for the Republican Party of Georgia did not respond to Newsweek's emailed requests for comment in time for publication.
Pro-Trump protesters rally against the results of the U.S. Presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on November 18, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty/Elijah Nouvelage
Update 3:44 p.m. EST: This story has been updated to include Trump's tweet about the Georgia rallies.


newsweek--2020-11-21--50 of the Greatest Archaeological Discoveries of All Time

More than a century ago , Albert Einstein developed his famous theory of relativity .
The idea that space and time are linked together means that time travel might be possible … one day , once physicists figure out how it works .
However , travelers and archeologists have known for centuries that the opportunity to step back in time already exists .
Yes , really .
By visiting archeological sites around the world , you can see how the city of Pompeii worked right before it was covered in volcanic ash , the lost Inca citadel of Machu Picchu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spain , and even the wealthy trading hub of Petra—no flux capacitor required .
Even just learning about archeological findings from home , like the Rosetta Stone and its captivating code or a 44,000-year-old pictorial story from Sulawesi , Indonesia , offers a deeper appreciation for collective ancestors and a humbling reminder of our place in the universe .
When it comes to archeological discoveries , you 've got a seemingly infinite array of options to read and learn about .
So which ones have made the biggest impact on scientists ' understanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stacker took a look at 50 of the greatest archeological findings of all time , based on reports in news outlets ( like National Geographic , Smithsonian Magazine , BBC News , and The Guardian ) , UNESCO World Heritage site listings , articles from archeology magazines , and other publications .
The list includes important discoveries from around the world , ranging from the Americas to Asia , and even Antarctica .
While we 're all stuck at home , there 's no better way to transport yourself to a different time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ archeological sites and discoveries across the globe .
Click through to see 50 of the greatest archeological discoveries made throughout history—and do n't be surprised if they inspire future travel plans , once it 's safe to explore the world again .
You may also like : Oldest cities in America In 2018 , Live Science reported on a remarkable discovery made by anthropologists in British Columbia : the oldest-known human footprints in North America .
The 29 track marks are reportedly 13,000 years old , further supporting the idea that people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the last ice age .
Egyptologist Howard Carter unearthed the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun as he was working on the excavation of the Valley of the Kings in 1922 .
The densely packed archeological find took eight years to document and empty due to it being left in disarray after multiple robberies .
Locals in Indonesia led the British ruler of Java , Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles , to the site of Borobudur , the world 's largest Buddhist temple , in 1814 .
The roughly 1,200-year-old temple features 72 openwork @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statue of the Buddha .
Still a place for Buddhist pilgrimage , the archeological site reflects a combination of Indigenous Indonesian scenes with an Indian influence .
Greek archeologist Eleni Korka finally found the Lost City of Tenea in 2018 , marking the end of a 34-year search for the Trojan-founded city , per Artnet .
Archeologists have since found a whopping 200 coins on the site , demonstrating the city 's incredible wealth , which had been discussed in ancient texts .
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 , it preserved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the final moments of its fated residents ) under a roughly 20-foot layer of pumice stone and ash .
The archeological site , which includes fresco-covered homes , was discovered more than 1,400 years later by architect Domenico Fontana .
Now a popular tourist site , the archeological site of Pompeii offers an understanding of cultural , religious , and political life in this ancient city .
You may also like : Libertarian , gerrymandering , and 50 other political terms you should know China 's first emperor , Qin Shi Huang @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an army of 8,000 life-size clay soldiers—each with unique hairstyles , postures , and facial features—when he died in 210 B.C .
Farmers discovered the terracotta warriors in 1974 , and since then , investigations have led archeologists to believe that the emperor 's tomb is a massive replica of the city of Xi'an .
Soldiers in Napoleon Bonaparte 's army accidentally discovered the remarkable Rosetta Stone while working on a fort in the Nile Delta , according to the British Museum .
The artifact , which dates back to 196 B.C.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ decree issued by priests on behalf of Ptolemy V , then ruler of the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt , '' in three distinct scripts : Egyptian demotic script and hieroglyphs , along with ancient Greek .
The message was deciphered by Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion in 1822 , which allowed other ancient texts to be translated .
Dubbed Europe 's oldest city , Knossos is an archeological site on Crete that dates back to the Bronze Age .
It was discovered by amateur archeologist Minos Kalokairinos in 1878 .
The palace complex contains around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baked clay slabs with inscriptions in an unknown language .
Archeologists got a vivid glimpse at the medieval world when the excavation of Sutton Hoo , in Suffolk , England , began in 1939 .
The largely in-tact ship burial held Anglo-Saxon grave goods , including Byzantine artifacts , weaponry , and a now-famous helmet .
In 2019 , researchers in the Philippines discovered evidence of an ancient human species that scientists were previously unaware of .
Dubbed Homo luzonensis , the small hominin is believed to have lived on Luzon island between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Geographic reported .
It was identified after archeologists found seven teeth and half a dozen small bones .
You may also like : 50 endangered species that only live in the Amazon rainforest The `` lost city '' of Petra had been referenced in historical documents for quite some time , but it was n't until 1812 that the site had finally been found by Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt .
The impeccably intact Nabataean Aramaic archeological site , which was first inhabited in 7000 B.C.
, showcases what life was like in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hiram Bingham rediscovered the `` lost '' Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru in 1911 .
The well-preserved archeological site , which was constructed in the mid-1400s , gives historians a sense of the technological capabilities held by the Inca Empire when it was at its most powerful .
The cave cemeteries and terraced platforms also offer a glimpse at how everyday people lived in this area .
The Cave of Altamira , a Paleolithic cave in Northern Spain , contains particularly well-preserved polychrome paintings and charcoal drawings of human hands and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found by Modesto Cubillas in 1868 .
UNESCO said the artwork showcases `` outstanding illustrations of a significant stage in human history . ''
A man named Terry Herbert was using a metal detector over farmland in Staffordshire , England , in 2009 when he stumbled across a substantial archeological finding : gold artifacts .
He reported the treasure to the Portable Antiquities Scheme , which scheduled a weeks-long archeological dig .
They uncovered thousands of other items—the `` largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver treasure ever found '' —earning the haul @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Spain 's Extremadura region allowed archeologists to finally see the long-submerged Dolmen de Guadalperal , in 2019 .
Also known as Spanish Stonehenge , the 7,000-year-old site contains 100 monolithic stones , some of which are 6 feet tall .
Locals believe it may have been a trading hub with a religious element .
You may also like : A timeline of WWII , one of the most devastating conflicts in world history In 2015 , a team of researchers identified four skeletons found in the historic 1608 church of Jamestown ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) as the remains of the `` founders of the first permanent British settlement in America , '' National Geographic reported .
The forensic researchers used the teeth of the skeletons to figure out how long the `` Lost Leaders of Jamestown '' spent at the settlement .
While tending to his flock in 1947 , a young Bedouin shepherd in the Judean Desert made one of the greatest archeological discoveries ever : the Dead Sea Scrolls .
Held in large clay jars , the old scrolls contained Hebrew manuscripts written more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ text , according to the Israel Antiquities Authority .
Fly above Peru 's Nazca Desert , and you 'll see huge geoglyphs that resemble animals and plants .
Dubbed the Nazca Lines , the archeological finding dates back to between 1,500 and 2,500 years old .
American historian Paul Kosok is credited as the first researcher to conduct an in-depth study of the Nazca Lines , the purpose of which is still a mystery .
In 2019 , researchers discovered that a millennium-old leather bundle found in a cave in the Andes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a hallucinogenic tea , the University of California Berkeley reported .
The artifact is the first evidence that South Americans have been using hallucinogenic substances for at least 1,000 years .
As they were building a water tank foundation in 2020 , people in Tamaulipas , Mexico , found one of the first complete skeletons of a pre-Hispanic man .
Researchers believe the remains , which had been untouched for more than a millennium , belonged to a man who was between 21 and 35 years old at the time of death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans feel about 25 major issues In 2020 , a research team from Australia 's Griffith University and London 's Natural History Museum took a closer look at a skull discovered in modern-day Zambia nearly 100 years earlier .
They discovered that it was 299,000 years old , not 500,000 years old , as previously speculated .
However , the more accurate dating suggests that multiple human species lived in the area at the same time , per Nature .
It 's been long speculated that the Great Pyramids of Giza were built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovery of ancient tombs , reported to be more than 4,000 years old , with skeletons of pyramid-builders indicates that they were paid laborers , according to The Guardian .
Researchers unearthed a painted fossil marine shell from a cave in Northern Italy that was collected by Neanderthals , according to a 2013 article in PLOS ONE .
While Neanderthals are often thought of as primitive cavemen , the decorated artifact suggests that they may have collected artwork and thus been more sophisticated than once believed .
Starting in 2005 , scientists spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.8-million-year-old skull unearthed in the country of Georgia .
Their research suggests that the early Homo species ( a predecessor to humans ) may have had a much simpler evolution than previously thought , per The New York Times .
A 2019 report in Nature found that a panel of elaborate rock art from Sulawesi , Indonesia , is believed to be the world 's earliest figurative artwork and `` oldest pictorial record of storytelling . ''
The rare archeological finding depicts a hunting scene with dwarf bovids and wild pigs and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
You may also like : Worst-run cities in America A team of researchers from Poland and Egypt excavated what appeared to be the Library of Alexandria in 2004 .
The library contained `` works by the greatest thinkers and writers of the ancient world , '' including Plato and Socrates .
The excavation was the first time that a complex of Greco-Roman lecture halls was found in the Mediterranean .
Archeology professor Robert Muckle heard about a site tucked deep in the forest of the North Shore Mountains of British Columbia in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a historic logging camp , he spent the next 14 years excavating the area and finding signs of a long-lost Japanese settlement , Smithsonian Magazine reported .
Researchers have since dug up more than 1,000 artifacts , as well as evidence of a Japanese bathhouse at the site .
Not all archeological finds are thousands of years old .
Case in point : the discovery of a recording of a performance of `` Paperback Writer '' by the Beatles on `` Top of the Pops '' in 1966 .
The BBC did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and fans had long believed that it was lost , according to Smithsonian Magazine .
However , fan David Chandler captured the performance with a personal camera and stored the recording in his attic for decades , only to rediscover it again in 2019 .
Chichén Itzá , a massive pre-Columbian city created by the Maya in Yucatán State , Mexico , garnered worldwide attention after explorer John Lloyd Stephens wrote about it in 1843 , but it was n't until the early 20th century that archeologists from the Carnegie Institution would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is considered to be among the mythical great cities and offers researchers the chance to study a myriad of architectural styles .
Excavations of Tikal , the ruins of an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city in modern-day Guatemala , were started by the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 .
Since then , it has become one of the best sources of understanding of the lowland Maya cities and features a range of temples , monuments , and palaces .
You may also like : 25 terms you should know to understand the health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an excavation site in Salango , Ecuador , published their discovery of two infants who were buried wearing helmets made from the skulls of other children in Latin American Antiquity .
The burial mounds are believed to have been created in the year 100 B.C .
The findings offer clues about the unique infant mortuary rituals of the Guangala culture .
The first recorded excavation of Stonehenge , a prehistoric monument consisting of a ring of 13-foot-high stones in Wiltshire , England , was started by the Duke of Buckingham in the 1620s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 5,000 years , has helped researchers learn more about the ceremonial practices of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages .
Researchers retrieved whisky bottles that once belonged to explorer Ernest Shackleton that were tucked beneath his hut in the ice of Antarctica in 2010 .
The bottles were abandoned when Shackleton ended his expedition to reach the South Pole nearly 100 years earlier .
At the time of the discovery , Whyte & Mackay 's , which now owns that brand of whisky Shackleton drank , planned to extract small samples of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recipe .
Construction workers accidentally discovered a Neolithic subterranean structure in Paola , Malta , when they were cutting cisterns in 1902 .
Now known as the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum , the finding contained grave goods , human remains , and a multilevel structure with interconnected chambers .
It has given researchers more insight into the Maltese culture of building temples .
Göbekli Tepe in Turkey contains the oldest-known megaliths in the world .
The ancient site , thought to be of ritual or social importance between the 10th and 8th millennium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The archeological site was first surveyed in 1963 by a research team from Istanbul University and the University of Chicago .
You may also like : How top Democratic candidates compare on major issues While researching a royal temple , archeologists from New York found an ancient Egyptian palace that 's connected to the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos , reported Newsweek in 2019 .
The discovery gives researchers more clues about temples of the period and even prompted the first change to the temple 's floor plan in around 160 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever unearthed in Hadar , Ethiopia , in 1974 .
`` Lucy , '' as the 3.2-million-year-old ape has come to be called , was thought to be the earliest-known ancestor species to humans for the next 20 years , according to National Geographic .
Researchers learned more about Inca child sacrifice from the frozen bodies of two boys ( age 4–5 years old ) and a 13-year-old girl , found in a tomb near Volcán Llullaillaco , Argentina , according to a 2013 paper published by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Data extracted from the scalp hair of the remains implies that the children ingested coca and alcohol , and may have been overall treated differently than other children before they were sacrificed .
In 2019 , a multidisciplinary research team discovered `` an abundance of ultramarine particles '' in the dental remains of a woman who was laid to rest at a German monastery in the 11th or 12th century , according to Archaeology magazine .
Because the brilliant blue pigment was extremely expensive and rare at the time , researchers believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who used ultramarine when creating sacred manuscripts .
It may eventually lead to the discovery of more female scribes from the early medieval period .
A fossil found on Israel 's Mount Carmel by a university freshman in 2002 would later be determined to be the oldest human jawbone unearthed outside of Africa nearly two decades later , per Artnet .
It was evidence that humans traveled outside of Africa around 50,000 years sooner than what experts previously believed .
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The massive Buddhist temple complex is considered to be one of the world 's largest religious monuments and is a source of Cambodian national pride .
Archeologists found the remains of more than 40 people , including a slain warrior , in southern Siberia in 2003 .
The mummified bodies belonged to a class of warrior-nomads known as the Scythians .
The findings have given researchers more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the region , including some of the earliest-known battlefield surgeries , Discover magazine reported in 2008 .
A severe storm in Scotland stripped the earth of a knoll and revealed the outline of the long-abandoned village of Skara Brae in 1850 .
Some 5,000 years old , Skara Brae is considered to be among the best-preserved Neolithic sites on the continent .
Researchers are still trying to figure out why the residents abandoned the area , reported National Geographic in 2019 .
While travelers and explorers had long known about the megalithic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excavations did n't begin until 1827 , with more extensive digs occurring in the mid-20th century .
Believed to have been erected as early as 3600 B.C.
, the Ġgantija temples are one of the oldest existing religious structures created by humans and have since earned designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
While Greece brims with fascinating archeological sites , none are quite as famous as the Acropolis of Athens .
The site was constructed over thousands of years , starting as early as the Bronze Age .
Researchers began restoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 20th century .
The Acropolis of Athens is now considered to be a universal symbol `` of the classical spirit and civilization , '' notes UNESCO .
You may also like : 50 ways the news industry has changed in the last 50 years Built over a period of 1,500 years , the Senegambian stone circles are part of a sacred landscape spanning more than 11,500 square miles in The Gambia and Senegal .
Excavations on the megalithic circles occurred in 1964 and 1965 .
The concentration of the 1,000-plus monuments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highly organized and lasting society , '' UNESCO says .
Among the most famous archeological findings in Ethiopia are the country 's rock-hewn monolithic churches , believed to have been built as early as the seventh century .
They are of significant religious importance for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians and feature an extensive drainage system and ceremonial passageways .
Laser-scanning technology helped researchers uncover several medieval cities buried in the Cambodian jungle in 2015 , The Guardian said .
The never-before-seen cities are believed to have comprised `` the world 's largest empire in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rock shelters of Brazil 's Serra da Capivara National Park are cave paintings , some of which date back more than 25,000 years .
They were created by one of South America 's oldest human communities , per UNESCO .
Thingvellir , established by the Vikings in the year 930 A.D. , is the site of the world 's oldest parliament , in regular use until the 19th century .
Not only did it play an important role in antiquity , it also served as a symbol in the Icelandic independence movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country 's `` holiest '' sites , according to Iceland magazine .
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More than a century ago, Albert Einstein developed his famous theory of relativity. The idea that space and time are linked together means that time travel might be possible … one day, once physicists figure out how it works.
However, travelers and archeologists have known for centuries that the opportunity to step back in time already exists. Yes, really. By visiting archeological sites around the world, you can see how the city of Pompeii worked right before it was covered in volcanic ash, the lost Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, incredible cave drawings in Brazil and Spain, and even the wealthy trading hub of Petra—no flux capacitor required. Even just learning about archeological findings from home, like the Rosetta Stone and its captivating code or a 44,000-year-old pictorial story from Sulawesi, Indonesia, offers a deeper appreciation for collective ancestors and a humbling reminder of our place in the universe.
Marco Cantile / Getty Images
When it comes to archeological discoveries, you've got a seemingly infinite array of options to read and learn about. So which ones have made the biggest impact on scientists' understanding of humankind? To find out, Stacker took a look at 50 of the greatest archeological findings of all time, based on reports in news outlets (like National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, BBC News, and The Guardian), UNESCO World Heritage site listings, articles from archeology magazines, and other publications. The list includes important discoveries from around the world, ranging from the Americas to Asia, and even Antarctica.
While we're all stuck at home, there's no better way to transport yourself to a different time and place than by learning about fascinating archeological sites and discoveries across the globe. Click through to see 50 of the greatest archeological discoveries made throughout history—and don't be surprised if they inspire future travel plans, once it's safe to explore the world again.
You may also like: Oldest cities in America
Oldest-known human footprints in North America
In 2018, Live Science reported on a remarkable discovery made by anthropologists in British Columbia: the oldest-known human footprints in North America. The 29 track marks are reportedly 13,000 years old, further supporting the idea that people were living in western Canada at the conclusion of the last ice age.
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Tutankhamun's tomb
Egyptologist Howard Carter unearthed the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun as he was working on the excavation of the Valley of the Kings in 1922. The densely packed archeological find took eight years to document and empty due to it being left in disarray after multiple robberies.
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Borobudur
Locals in Indonesia led the British ruler of Java, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, to the site of Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple, in 1814. The roughly 1,200-year-old temple features 72 openwork stupas, each of which holds a statue of the Buddha. Still a place for Buddhist pilgrimage, the archeological site reflects a combination of Indigenous Indonesian scenes with an Indian influence.
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The Lost City of Tenea
Greek archeologist Eleni Korka finally found the Lost City of Tenea in 2018, marking the end of a 34-year search for the Trojan-founded city, per Artnet. Archeologists have since found a whopping 200 coins on the site, demonstrating the city's incredible wealth, which had been discussed in ancient texts.
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Pompeii
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, it preserved the Roman city of Pompeii (along with the final moments of its fated residents) under a roughly 20-foot layer of pumice stone and ash. The archeological site, which includes fresco-covered homes, was discovered more than 1,400 years later by architect Domenico Fontana. Now a popular tourist site, the archeological site of Pompeii offers an understanding of cultural, religious, and political life in this ancient city.
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Terracotta warriors
China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was buried in a tomb protected by an army of 8,000 life-size clay soldiers—each with unique hairstyles, postures, and facial features—when he died in 210 B.C. Farmers discovered the terracotta warriors in 1974, and since then, investigations have led archeologists to believe that the emperor's tomb is a massive replica of the city of Xi'an.
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Rosetta Stone
Soldiers in Napoleon Bonaparte's army accidentally discovered the remarkable Rosetta Stone while working on a fort in the Nile Delta, according to the British Museum. The artifact, which dates back to 196 B.C., is inscribed with "a royal decree issued by priests on behalf of Ptolemy V, then ruler of the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt," in three distinct scripts: Egyptian demotic script and hieroglyphs, along with ancient Greek. The message was deciphered by Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion in 1822, which allowed other ancient texts to be translated.
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Knossos
Dubbed Europe's oldest city, Knossos is an archeological site on Crete that dates back to the Bronze Age. It was discovered by amateur archeologist Minos Kalokairinos in 1878. The palace complex contains around 1,300 intricately decorated rooms, along with baked clay slabs with inscriptions in an unknown language.
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Sutton Hoo
Archeologists got a vivid glimpse at the medieval world when the excavation of Sutton Hoo, in Suffolk, England, began in 1939. The largely in-tact ship burial held Anglo-Saxon grave goods, including Byzantine artifacts, weaponry, and a now-famous helmet.
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Homo luzonensis
In 2019, researchers in the Philippines discovered evidence of an ancient human species that scientists were previously unaware of. Dubbed Homo luzonensis, the small hominin is believed to have lived on Luzon island between 50,000 and 67,000 years ago, National Geographic reported. It was identified after archeologists found seven teeth and half a dozen small bones.
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Petra
The "lost city" of Petra had been referenced in historical documents for quite some time, but it wasn't until 1812 that the site had finally been found by Swiss explorer Jean-Louis Burckhardt. The impeccably intact Nabataean Aramaic archeological site, which was first inhabited in 7000 B.C., showcases what life was like in a trading city focused on wealth.
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Machu Picchu
Explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered the "lost" Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru in 1911. The well-preserved archeological site, which was constructed in the mid-1400s, gives historians a sense of the technological capabilities held by the Inca Empire when it was at its most powerful. The cave cemeteries and terraced platforms also offer a glimpse at how everyday people lived in this area.
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Cave of Altamira
The Cave of Altamira, a Paleolithic cave in Northern Spain, contains particularly well-preserved polychrome paintings and charcoal drawings of human hands and animals. The amazing archeological site was found by Modesto Cubillas in 1868. UNESCO said the artwork showcases "outstanding illustrations of a significant stage in human history."
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Staffordshire Hoard
A man named Terry Herbert was using a metal detector over farmland in Staffordshire, England, in 2009 when he stumbled across a substantial archeological finding: gold artifacts. He reported the treasure to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which scheduled a weeks-long archeological dig. They uncovered thousands of other items—the "largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver treasure ever found"—earning the haul the name Staffordshire Hoard.
Spanish Stonehenge
A drought in Spain's Extremadura region allowed archeologists to finally see the long-submerged Dolmen de Guadalperal, in 2019. Also known as Spanish Stonehenge, the 7,000-year-old site contains 100 monolithic stones, some of which are 6 feet tall. Locals believe it may have been a trading hub with a religious element.
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The Lost Leaders of Jamestown
In 2015, a team of researchers identified four skeletons found in the historic 1608 church of Jamestown (where John Rolfe and Pocahontas were wed) as the remains of the "founders of the first permanent British settlement in America," National Geographic reported. The forensic researchers used the teeth of the skeletons to figure out how long the "Lost Leaders of Jamestown" spent at the settlement.
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Dead Sea Scrolls
While tending to his flock in 1947, a young Bedouin shepherd in the Judean Desert made one of the greatest archeological discoveries ever: the Dead Sea Scrolls. Held in large clay jars, the old scrolls contained Hebrew manuscripts written more than 1,000 years earlier than any existing Biblical text, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Nazca Lines
Fly above Peru's Nazca Desert, and you'll see huge geoglyphs that resemble animals and plants. Dubbed the Nazca Lines, the archeological finding dates back to between 1,500 and 2,500 years old. American historian Paul Kosok is credited as the first researcher to conduct an in-depth study of the Nazca Lines, the purpose of which is still a mystery.
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Ayahuasca from the Bolivian Andes
In 2019, researchers discovered that a millennium-old leather bundle found in a cave in the Andes of Bolivia contained the active compounds for ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea, the University of California Berkeley reported. The artifact is the first evidence that South Americans have been using hallucinogenic substances for at least 1,000 years.
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Pre-Hispanic skeleton
As they were building a water tank foundation in 2020, people in Tamaulipas, Mexico, found one of the first complete skeletons of a pre-Hispanic man. Researchers believe the remains, which had been untouched for more than a millennium, belonged to a man who was between 21 and 35 years old at the time of death.
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299,000-year-old skull
In 2020, a research team from Australia's Griffith University and London's Natural History Museum took a closer look at a skull discovered in modern-day Zambia nearly 100 years earlier. They discovered that it was 299,000 years old, not 500,000 years old, as previously speculated. However, the more accurate dating suggests that multiple human species lived in the area at the same time, per Nature.
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Tombs of pyramid builders in Egypt
It's been long speculated that the Great Pyramids of Giza were built by slaves. However, a 2010 discovery of ancient tombs, reported to be more than 4,000 years old, with skeletons of pyramid-builders indicates that they were paid laborers, according to The Guardian.
Painted shell from Neanderthals
Researchers unearthed a painted fossil marine shell from a cave in Northern Italy that was collected by Neanderthals, according to a 2013 article in PLOS ONE. While Neanderthals are often thought of as primitive cavemen, the decorated artifact suggests that they may have collected artwork and thus been more sophisticated than once believed.
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1.8-milion-year-old skull
Starting in 2005, scientists spent eight years researching the features of a 1.8-million-year-old skull unearthed in the country of Georgia. Their research suggests that the early Homo species (a predecessor to humans) may have had a much simpler evolution than previously thought, per The New York Times.
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The earliest story told in pictures
A 2019 report in Nature found that a panel of elaborate rock art from Sulawesi, Indonesia, is believed to be the world's earliest figurative artwork and "oldest pictorial record of storytelling." The rare archeological finding depicts a hunting scene with dwarf bovids and wild pigs and is estimated to be nearly 44,000 years old.
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Library of Alexandria
A team of researchers from Poland and Egypt excavated what appeared to be the Library of Alexandria in 2004. The library contained "works by the greatest thinkers and writers of the ancient world," including Plato and Socrates. The excavation was the first time that a complex of Greco-Roman lecture halls was found in the Mediterranean.
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Hidden Japanese settlement in British Columbia
Archeology professor Robert Muckle heard about a site tucked deep in the forest of the North Shore Mountains of British Columbia in 2004. While he thought it might be a historic logging camp, he spent the next 14 years excavating the area and finding signs of a long-lost Japanese settlement, Smithsonian Magazine reported. Researchers have since dug up more than 1,000 artifacts, as well as evidence of a Japanese bathhouse at the site.
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Recording of long-lost Beatles performance
Not all archeological finds are thousands of years old. Case in point: the discovery of a recording of a performance of "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles on "Top of the Pops" in 1966. The BBC didn't record the show at the time, and fans had long believed that it was lost, according to Smithsonian Magazine. However, fan David Chandler captured the performance with a personal camera and stored the recording in his attic for decades, only to rediscover it again in 2019.
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Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá, a massive pre-Columbian city created by the Maya in Yucatán State, Mexico, garnered worldwide attention after explorer John Lloyd Stephens wrote about it in 1843, but it wasn't until the early 20th century that archeologists from the Carnegie Institution would begin conducting archeological research. The site is considered to be among the mythical great cities and offers researchers the chance to study a myriad of architectural styles.
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Tikal
Excavations of Tikal, the ruins of an ancient pre-Columbian Maya city in modern-day Guatemala, were started by the University of Pennsylvania in 1956. Since then, it has become one of the best sources of understanding of the lowland Maya cities and features a range of temples, monuments, and palaces.
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Helmets made from children's skulls
In 2019, archeologists working on an excavation site in Salango, Ecuador, published their discovery of two infants who were buried wearing helmets made from the skulls of other children in Latin American Antiquity. The burial mounds are believed to have been created in the year 100 B.C. The findings offer clues about the unique infant mortuary rituals of the Guangala culture.
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Stonehenge
The first recorded excavation of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument consisting of a ring of 13-foot-high stones in Wiltshire, England, was started by the Duke of Buckingham in the 1620s. The monument, which dates back about 5,000 years, has helped researchers learn more about the ceremonial practices of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton's whisky
Researchers retrieved whisky bottles that once belonged to explorer Ernest Shackleton that were tucked beneath his hut in the ice of Antarctica in 2010. The bottles were abandoned when Shackleton ended his expedition to reach the South Pole nearly 100 years earlier. At the time of the discovery, Whyte & Mackay's, which now owns that brand of whisky Shackleton drank, planned to extract small samples of the alcohol to see if they could recreate the recipe.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Construction workers accidentally discovered a Neolithic subterranean structure in Paola, Malta, when they were cutting cisterns in 1902. Now known as the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the finding contained grave goods, human remains, and a multilevel structure with interconnected chambers. It has given researchers more insight into the Maltese culture of building temples.
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Göbekli Tepe
Göbekli Tepe in Turkey contains the oldest-known megaliths in the world. The ancient site, thought to be of ritual or social importance between the 10th and 8th millennium B.C.E., features more than 200 pillars. The archeological site was first surveyed in 1963 by a research team from Istanbul University and the University of Chicago.
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Hidden Palace of Ramesses II
While researching a royal temple, archeologists from New York found an ancient Egyptian palace that's connected to the Temple of Ramses II in Abydos, reported Newsweek in 2019. The discovery gives researchers more clues about temples of the period and even prompted the first change to the temple's floor plan in around 160 years.
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Lucy, the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton
Paleontologist Donald C. Johanson discovered the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever unearthed in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974. "Lucy," as the 3.2-million-year-old ape has come to be called, was thought to be the earliest-known ancestor species to humans for the next 20 years, according to National Geographic.
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Frozen bodies of children sacrificed by Inca
Researchers learned more about Inca child sacrifice from the frozen bodies of two boys (age 4–5 years old) and a 13-year-old girl, found in a tomb near Volcán Llullaillaco, Argentina, according to a 2013 paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Data extracted from the scalp hair of the remains implies that the children ingested coca and alcohol, and may have been overall treated differently than other children before they were sacrificed.
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Medieval female scribe
In 2019, a multidisciplinary research team discovered "an abundance of ultramarine particles" in the dental remains of a woman who was laid to rest at a German monastery in the 11th or 12th century, according to Archaeology magazine. Because the brilliant blue pigment was extremely expensive and rare at the time, researchers believe that the woman served as a scribe who used ultramarine when creating sacred manuscripts. It may eventually lead to the discovery of more female scribes from the early medieval period.
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Ancient human jawbone outside of Africa
A fossil found on Israel's Mount Carmel by a university freshman in 2002 would later be determined to be the oldest human jawbone unearthed outside of Africa nearly two decades later, per Artnet. It was evidence that humans traveled outside of Africa around 50,000 years sooner than what experts previously believed.
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Angkor Wat
The writings of French naturalist Henri Mouhot in the mid-19th century prompted waves of archeologists to visit Cambodia and learn more about the once-sprawling city of Angkor Wat, per the BBC. The massive Buddhist temple complex is considered to be one of the world's largest religious monuments and is a source of Cambodian national pride.
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Frozen Siberian mummies
Archeologists found the remains of more than 40 people, including a slain warrior, in southern Siberia in 2003. The mummified bodies belonged to a class of warrior-nomads known as the Scythians. The findings have given researchers more details about the lives of ancient people in the region, including some of the earliest-known battlefield surgeries, Discover magazine reported in 2008.
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Skara Brae
A severe storm in Scotland stripped the earth of a knoll and revealed the outline of the long-abandoned village of Skara Brae in 1850. Some 5,000 years old, Skara Brae is considered to be among the best-preserved Neolithic sites on the continent. Researchers are still trying to figure out why the residents abandoned the area, reported National Geographic in 2019.
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Ġgantija megalithic temple complex
While travelers and explorers had long known about the megalithic temple complex of Ġgantija in Malta, excavations didn't begin until 1827, with more extensive digs occurring in the mid-20th century. Believed to have been erected as early as 3600 B.C., the Ġgantija temples are one of the oldest existing religious structures created by humans and have since earned designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Acropolis of Athens
While Greece brims with fascinating archeological sites, none are quite as famous as the Acropolis of Athens. The site was constructed over thousands of years, starting as early as the Bronze Age. Researchers began restoring and preserving the site around the turn of the 20th century. The Acropolis of Athens is now considered to be a universal symbol "of the classical spirit and civilization," notes UNESCO.
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Senegambian stone circles
Built over a period of 1,500 years, the Senegambian stone circles are part of a sacred landscape spanning more than 11,500 square miles in The Gambia and Senegal. Excavations on the megalithic circles occurred in 1964 and 1965. The concentration of the 1,000-plus monuments offers insight into a "prosperous, highly organized and lasting society," UNESCO says.
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Lalibela churches
Among the most famous archeological findings in Ethiopia are the country's rock-hewn monolithic churches, believed to have been built as early as the seventh century. They are of significant religious importance for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians and feature an extensive drainage system and ceremonial passageways.
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Medieval cities in Cambodia
Laser-scanning technology helped researchers uncover several medieval cities buried in the Cambodian jungle in 2015, The Guardian said. The never-before-seen cities are believed to have comprised "the world's largest empire in the 12th century."
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Serra da Capivara National Park
Scattered throughout the rock shelters of Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park are cave paintings, some of which date back more than 25,000 years. They were created by one of South America's oldest human communities, per UNESCO.
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Thingvellir
Thingvellir, established by the Vikings in the year 930 A.D., is the site of the world's oldest parliament, in regular use until the 19th century. Not only did it play an important role in antiquity, it also served as a symbol in the Icelandic independence movement. It's now considered one of the country's "holiest" sites, according to Iceland magazine.
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newsweek--2020-11-21--Under 20 Percent of Trump Voters Have Confidence Mail-in Votes Were Counted as Intended

Less than 20 percent of Trump voters reported having confidence that their mail-in ballots were accurately counted during the election , according to a new study conducted by Pew Research Center .
The analysis highlighted a sharp divide between those who voted for President Donald Trump and those who voted for President-elect Joe Biden , as Trump supporters reported having much less confidence in the electoral process following the results of the race .
The study was conducted over two weeks after the election , and surveyed 11,818 U.S. adults—including 10,399 people who said they voted in the 2020 presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of Biden voters said they were confident that absentee or mail-in ballots were counted as intended , as opposed to just 19 percent of Trump supporters .
Furthermore , only 35 percent of Trump voters said they were `` very confident '' that their ballot was counted accurately at all—whether in person or mail-in—while 82 percent of Biden voters said that they were very confident of this .
Overall , the study found that when compared to a pre-election survey , Biden supporters gained more confidence that their votes were counted accurately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Trump supporters reported feeling less confident that that theirs were .
The survey comes in light of Trump 's unsubstantiated narrative that the election was `` stolen '' from him due to widespread voter fraud .
It has been two weeks since Biden has been projected to have won the electoral vote – far exceeding the 270 votes needed to secure the presidency—but Trump has repeatedly refused to concede the race .
The Trump campaign has instead filed lawsuits in each of the key swing states that Biden has reportedly won , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the election .
So far , the Trump campaign has won just one legal battle , and lost 29 .
But Trump and his most vehement supporters maintain that once all of the fraud is exposed , he will be pronounced the new victor .
During a news conference on Friday , the president again falsely claimed that he won the election .
`` The campaign , which I won by the way , '' he said , while announcing health care updates amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Election officials in 49 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond , have previously stated that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud .
An official with the Federal Election Commission ( FEC ) has also disputed the president 's claims by stating that there was `` no evidence of any kind of voter fraud .
There is no evidence of illegal votes being cast . ''
`` State and local officials and poll workers throughout the country really stepped up .
And there have been very few complaints about how this election was run , '' said Ellen Weintraub , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concede has created tension within government , as Democrats and national security officials have warned that slowing down the transition to a new administration poses a threat to the nation—while Trump loyalists have doubled down on their claims .
In the meantime , Biden asked his supporters to donate to a transition fund on Friday since the president was blocking the process .
`` Here 's the deal , '' Biden tweeted .
`` Because President Trump refuses to concede and is delaying the transition , we have to fund it ourselves and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with an attached donation site .

Less than 20 percent of Trump voters reported having confidence that their mail-in ballots were accurately counted during the election, according to a new study conducted by Pew Research Center.
The analysis highlighted a sharp divide between those who voted for President Donald Trump and those who voted for President-elect Joe Biden, as Trump supporters reported having much less confidence in the electoral process following the results of the race.
The study was conducted over two weeks after the election, and surveyed 11,818 U.S. adults—including 10,399 people who said they voted in the 2020 presidential contest.
Of those surveyed, 95 percent of Biden voters said they were confident that absentee or mail-in ballots were counted as intended, as opposed to just 19 percent of Trump supporters.
Furthermore, only 35 percent of Trump voters said they were "very confident" that their ballot was counted accurately at all—whether in person or mail-in—while 82 percent of Biden voters said that they were very confident of this.
Overall, the study found that when compared to a pre-election survey, Biden supporters gained more confidence that their votes were counted accurately after the results of the election, while Trump supporters reported feeling less confident that that theirs were.
The survey comes in light of Trump's unsubstantiated narrative that the election was "stolen" from him due to widespread voter fraud.
US President Donald Trump at an event in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 20, 2020. According to a new Pew Research Center study, less than 20% of Trump voters believe their mail-in ballots were accurately counted during the election. MANDEL NGAN / AFP/Getty
It has been two weeks since Biden has been projected to have won the electoral vote – far exceeding the 270 votes needed to secure the presidency—but Trump has repeatedly refused to concede the race.
The Trump campaign has instead filed lawsuits in each of the key swing states that Biden has reportedly won, in an attempt to subvert the results of the election. So far, the Trump campaign has won just one legal battle, and lost 29.
But Trump and his most vehement supporters maintain that once all of the fraud is exposed, he will be pronounced the new victor. During a news conference on Friday, the president again falsely claimed that he won the election.
"The campaign, which I won by the way," he said, while announcing health care updates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Election officials in 49 states, excluding Texas who did not respond, have previously stated that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud. An official with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has also disputed the president's claims by stating that there was "no evidence of any kind of voter fraud. There is no evidence of illegal votes being cast."
"State and local officials and poll workers throughout the country really stepped up. And there have been very few complaints about how this election was run," said Ellen Weintraub, an FEC commissioner.
Trump's refusal to concede has created tension within government, as Democrats and national security officials have warned that slowing down the transition to a new administration poses a threat to the nation—while Trump loyalists have doubled down on their claims.
In the meantime, Biden asked his supporters to donate to a transition fund on Friday since the president was blocking the process.
"Here's the deal," Biden tweeted. "Because President Trump refuses to concede and is delaying the transition, we have to fund it ourselves and need your help," he wrote, with an attached donation site.