MILLIONS OF FRAUDULENT AND INVALID VOTER REGISTRATIONS ALREADY FOUND: “Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast ballots in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.”This week, liberals have been repeating their frequent claim that voter fraud doesn t exist. A recent Salon article argues that  voter fraud just isn t a problem in Pennsylvania,  despite evidence to the contrary. Another article argues that voter fraud is entirely in the imagination of those who use voter ID laws to deny minorities the right to vote.Yet as the election approaches, more and more cases of voter fraud are beginning to surface. In Colorado, multiple instances were found of dead people attempting to vote. Stunningly, a woman named Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast ballots in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.  In Virginia, it was found that nearly 20 voter applications were turned in under the names of dead people.In Texas, authorities are investigating criminals who are using the technique of  vote harvesting  to illegally procure votes for their candidates.  Harvesting  is the practice of illegally obtaining the signatures of valid voters in order to vote in their name without their consent for the candidate(s) the criminal supports.These are just some instances of voter fraud we know about. It would be silly to assume cases that have been discovered are the only cases of fraud. Indeed according to a Pew Research report from February 2012, one in eight voter registrations are  significantly inaccurate or no longer valid.  Since there are 146 million Americans registered to vote, this translates to a stunning 18 million invalid voter registrations on the books. Further,  More than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as voters, and approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state.  Numbers of this scale obviously provide ripe opportunity for fraud.Don t Let Data Contradict My Narrative Yet in spite of all this, a report by the Brennan Center at New York University claims voter fraud is a myth. It argues that North Carolina, which passed comprehensive measures to prevent voter fraud,  failed to identify even a single individual who has ever been charged with committing in-person voter fraud in North Carolina.  However, this faulty reasoning does not point to the lack of in-person voter fraud, but rather to lack of enforcement mechanisms to identify and prosecute in-person voter fraud.The science of criminal justice tells us that many crimes go unreported, and the more  victimless  the crime, the more this happens. The fact is, a person attempting to commit voter fraud is very unlikely to be caught, which increases the incentive to commit the crime.The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a sophisticated, comprehensive effort to catalog  the number and types of crimes not reported to law enforcement authorities.  However, it tends to deal mostly in violent crimes. As complex as the NCVS is, gathering accurate data for unreported victimless crimes such as voter fraud is even harder, since 1) outside of the criminal, no one may know a crime has taken place, and 2) there is no direct victim to report the crime in the first place. Yet we are expected to believe that, unlike violent crime, voter fraud is limited only to the cases that are actually reported and prosecuted? This is a senseless position. Further, the Brennan Center report argues that because prosecutor Kris Kobach s review of 84 million votes cast in 22 states found only 14 instances of fraud referred for prosecution (which amounts to a 0.00000017 percent fraud rate), voter fraud is so statistically small that it s a non-issue. Let s follow this logic. Does the fact that 109 people were cited for jaywalking in Seattle in 2009 mean that only 109 people jaywalked in Seattle that year? Does the fact that 103,733 people were cited for driving without a seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015 mean that only that many people were driving without seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015?Absolutely not. This can be proven easily because in 2014, the previous year, only 29,470 people were cited. The disparity is largely due to increased enforcement efforts in 2015. In other words, increasing enforcement of the crime revealed a much larger number of people committing the crime.The exact same is true for voter fraud. We have no reason to believe that the low number of prosecutions means only that exact amount of voter fraud is happening. Rather, it could mean a lack of enforcement is failing to reveal the bulk of the violations that are occurring. Thus, as with many types of crimes, especially victimless crimes, the real number of cases is likely significantly higher than the number reported.How to Effectively Target Voter Fraud So now that we know voter fraud is a serious issue, what are some solutions to this problem? States like Michigan have Poll Challenger programs, where observers from both parties may be present at voter check-in tables at precincts. They check each voter s ID against a database of registered voters for that precinct to ensure the person attempting to vote is actually legally qualified to vote in that precinct. If there s a discrepancy, the poll challenger may officially challenge the ballot. Other states should implement similar programs.Read more: FOXpolitics
millions of fraudulent and invalid voter registrations already found sara sos died cast ballots this week liberals repeating frequent claim voter fraud exist a recent salon article argues voter fraud problem pennsylvania despite evidence contrary another article argues voter fraud entirely imagination use voter id laws deny minorities right election approaches cases voter fraud beginning surface in colorado multiple instances found dead people attempting vote stunning woman named sara sos died cast ballots in virginia found nearly voter applications turned names dead texas authorities investigating criminals using technique vote harvesting illegally procure votes candidates harvesting practice illegally obtaining signatures valid voters order vote name without consent candidate criminal instances voter fraud know it would silly assume cases discovered cases fraud indeed according pew research report february one eight voter registrations significantly inaccurate longer valid since million americans registered vote translates stunning million invalid voter registrations books further more million deceased individuals listed voters approximately million people registrations one state numbers scale obviously provide ripe opportunity let data contradict my narrative yet spite report brennan center new york university claims voter fraud myth it argues north carolina passed comprehensive measures prevent voter fraud failed identify even single individual ever charged committing voter fraud north carolina however faulty reasoning point lack voter fraud rather lack enforcement mechanisms identify prosecute voter science criminal justice tells us many crimes go reported victimless crime happens the fact person attempting commit voter fraud unlikely caught increases incentive commit national crime victimization survey nces sophisticated comprehensive effort catalog number types crimes reported law enforcement authorities however tends deal mostly violent crimes as complex nces gathering accurate data reported victimless crimes voter fraud even harder since outside criminal one may know crime taken place direct victim report crime first place yet expected believe unlike violent crime voter fraud limited cases actually reported prosecuted this senseless position further brennan center report argues prosecutor kris coach review million votes cast states found instances fraud referred prosecution amounts percent fraud rate voter fraud statistically small let follow logic does fact people cited jaywalking seattle mean people jaywalked seattle year does fact people cited driving without seatbelt tennessee mean many people driving without seatbelt tennessee absolutely this proven easily previous year people cited the disparity largely due increased enforcement efforts in words increasing enforcement crime revealed much larger number people committing exact true voter fraud we reason believe low number prosecutions means exact amount voter fraud happening rather could mean lack enforcement failing reveal bulk violations occurring thus many types crimes especially victimless crimes real number cases likely significantly higher number effectively target voter fraud so know voter fraud serious issue solutions problem states like michigan poll challenger programs observers parties may present voter tables precincts they check voter id database registered voters precinct ensure person attempting vote actually legally qualified vote precinct if discrepancy poll challenger may officially challenge ballot other states implement similar foxpolitics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: MILLIONS OF FRAUDULENT AND INVALID VOTER REGISTRATIONS ALREADY FOUND: “Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast ballots in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.”This week, liberals have been repeating their frequent claim that voter fraud doesn t exist. A recent Salon article argues that  voter fraud just isn t a problem in Pennsylvania,  despite evidence to the contrary. Another article argues that voter fraud is entirely in the imagination of those who use voter ID laws to deny minorities the right to vote.Yet as the election approaches, more and more cases of voter fraud are beginning to surface. In Colorado, multiple instances were found of dead people attempting to vote. Stunningly, a woman named Sara Sosa who died in 2009 cast ballots in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.  In Virginia, it was found that nearly 20 voter applications were turned in under the names of dead people.In Texas, authorities are investigating criminals who are using the technique of  vote harvesting  to illegally procure votes for their candidates.  Harvesting  is the practice of illegally obtaining the signatures of valid voters in order to vote in their name without their consent for the candidate(s) the criminal supports.These are just some instances of voter fraud we know about. It would be silly to assume cases that have been discovered are the only cases of fraud. Indeed according to a Pew Research report from February 2012, one in eight voter registrations are  significantly inaccurate or no longer valid.  Since there are 146 million Americans registered to vote, this translates to a stunning 18 million invalid voter registrations on the books. Further,  More than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as voters, and approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state.  Numbers of this scale obviously provide ripe opportunity for fraud.Don t Let Data Contradict My Narrative Yet in spite of all this, a report by the Brennan Center at New York University claims voter fraud is a myth. It argues that North Carolina, which passed comprehensive measures to prevent voter fraud,  failed to identify even a single individual who has ever been charged with committing in-person voter fraud in North Carolina.  However, this faulty reasoning does not point to the lack of in-person voter fraud, but rather to lack of enforcement mechanisms to identify and prosecute in-person voter fraud.The science of criminal justice tells us that many crimes go unreported, and the more  victimless  the crime, the more this happens. The fact is, a person attempting to commit voter fraud is very unlikely to be caught, which increases the incentive to commit the crime.The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a sophisticated, comprehensive effort to catalog  the number and types of crimes not reported to law enforcement authorities.  However, it tends to deal mostly in violent crimes. As complex as the NCVS is, gathering accurate data for unreported victimless crimes such as voter fraud is even harder, since 1) outside of the criminal, no one may know a crime has taken place, and 2) there is no direct victim to report the crime in the first place. Yet we are expected to believe that, unlike violent crime, voter fraud is limited only to the cases that are actually reported and prosecuted? This is a senseless position. Further, the Brennan Center report argues that because prosecutor Kris Kobach s review of 84 million votes cast in 22 states found only 14 instances of fraud referred for prosecution (which amounts to a 0.00000017 percent fraud rate), voter fraud is so statistically small that it s a non-issue. Let s follow this logic. Does the fact that 109 people were cited for jaywalking in Seattle in 2009 mean that only 109 people jaywalked in Seattle that year? Does the fact that 103,733 people were cited for driving without a seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015 mean that only that many people were driving without seatbelt in Tennessee in 2015?Absolutely not. This can be proven easily because in 2014, the previous year, only 29,470 people were cited. The disparity is largely due to increased enforcement efforts in 2015. In other words, increasing enforcement of the crime revealed a much larger number of people committing the crime.The exact same is true for voter fraud. We have no reason to believe that the low number of prosecutions means only that exact amount of voter fraud is happening. Rather, it could mean a lack of enforcement is failing to reveal the bulk of the violations that are occurring. Thus, as with many types of crimes, especially victimless crimes, the real number of cases is likely significantly higher than the number reported.How to Effectively Target Voter Fraud So now that we know voter fraud is a serious issue, what are some solutions to this problem? States like Michigan have Poll Challenger programs, where observers from both parties may be present at voter check-in tables at precincts. They check each voter s ID against a database of registered voters for that precinct to ensure the person attempting to vote is actually legally qualified to vote in that precinct. If there s a discrepancy, the poll challenger may officially challenge the ballot. Other states should implement similar programs.Read more: FOXpolitics
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: millions of fraudulent and invalid voter registrations already found sara sos died cast ballots this week liberals repeating frequent claim voter fraud exist a recent salon article argues voter fraud problem pennsylvania despite evidence contrary another article argues voter fraud entirely imagination use voter id laws deny minorities right election approaches cases voter fraud beginning surface in colorado multiple instances found dead people attempting vote stunning woman named sara sos died cast ballots in virginia found nearly voter applications turned names dead texas authorities investigating criminals using technique vote harvesting illegally procure votes candidates harvesting practice illegally obtaining signatures valid voters order vote name without consent candidate criminal instances voter fraud know it would silly assume cases discovered cases fraud indeed according pew research report february one eight voter registrations significantly inaccurate longer valid since million americans registered vote translates stunning million invalid voter registrations books further more million deceased individuals listed voters approximately million people registrations one state numbers scale obviously provide ripe opportunity let data contradict my narrative yet spite report brennan center new york university claims voter fraud myth it argues north carolina passed comprehensive measures prevent voter fraud failed identify even single individual ever charged committing voter fraud north carolina however faulty reasoning point lack voter fraud rather lack enforcement mechanisms identify prosecute voter science criminal justice tells us many crimes go reported victimless crime happens the fact person attempting commit voter fraud unlikely caught increases incentive commit national crime victimization survey nces sophisticated comprehensive effort catalog number types crimes reported law enforcement authorities however tends deal mostly violent crimes as complex nces gathering accurate data reported victimless crimes voter fraud even harder since outside criminal one may know crime taken place direct victim report crime first place yet expected believe unlike violent crime voter fraud limited cases actually reported prosecuted this senseless position further brennan center report argues prosecutor kris coach review million votes cast states found instances fraud referred prosecution amounts percent fraud rate voter fraud statistically small let follow logic does fact people cited jaywalking seattle mean people jaywalked seattle year does fact people cited driving without seatbelt tennessee mean many people driving without seatbelt tennessee absolutely this proven easily previous year people cited the disparity largely due increased enforcement efforts in words increasing enforcement crime revealed much larger number people committing exact true voter fraud we reason believe low number prosecutions means exact amount voter fraud happening rather could mean lack enforcement failing reveal bulk violations occurring thus many types crimes especially victimless crimes real number cases likely significantly higher number effectively target voter fraud so know voter fraud serious issue solutions problem states like michigan poll challenger programs observers parties may present voter tables precincts they check voter id database registered voters precinct ensure person attempting vote actually legally qualified vote precinct if discrepancy poll challenger may officially challenge ballot other states implement similar foxpolitics