Florida's crackdown on voter fraud unintentionally adds to evidence that it's all a big lie
Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. - Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

The latest evidence that the Trumpian claim of endemic mass voter fraud is, in fact, a big lie comes from, of all places, the Florida governor’s office. Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is wooing supporters of former President Donald Trump in an obvious bid for the presidency, is touting his new election fraud unit’s crackdown. And what sweeping evidence of election-altering fraud has it uncovered? The probe revealed 20 voters (out of more than 11 million) who weren’t supposed to vote because they had criminal records. While Trump has elevated phony cries of election fraud into the center of conservativ...