Thread by @paulkrugman, So John Lott and Peter Navarro say that there was massive voter [...]

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So John Lott and Peter Navarro say that there was massive voter fraud, and Trump actually won. I'm sure that Mary Rosh and Ron Vara agree 1/

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Lott was previously best known for fraudulent studies purporting to show that widespread ownership of firearms reduces crime — and also for glowing testimonials to his teaching by a former student named Mary Rosh ... 2/

who didn't actually exist and was in fact Lott himself 3/ https://archive.thinkprogress.org/debunking-john-lott-5456e83cf326/

The GOP’s favorite gun ‘academic’ is a fraud

The journalistic quest for neutrality has led to a sacrifice of intellectual integrity.

https://archive.thinkprogress.org/debunking-john-lott-5456e83cf326/

Navarro is a China hawk who doesn't seem to understand basic economics, also known for repeatedly citing an expert named "Ron Vara" who doesn't exist and is also an anagram of "Navarro" 4/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/us/politics/peter-navarro-ron-vara.html

Peter Navarro Invented an Expert for His Books, Based on Himself (Published 2019)

President Trump’s trade adviser frequently cited Ron Vara, a fictional source who was a critic of China, in his writings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/us/politics/peter-navarro-ron-vara.html

What all this points to is an integrated view of fraudulence: people who lie about petty things also lie about big things. And of course both men were hired by Donald Trump 5/

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