After the election, a new theory spread quickly on TikTok that a heroic presidential candidate was quietly investigating corrupt deep-state actors who rigged the results, waiting in the wings until those corrupt actors could be rounded up and tried for their crimes.

The rapid spread of false claims about election fraud has experts worried. While not being promoted by politicians or the media, as similar claims were in 2020, the conspiracy theories are still gaining traction.

The spread of conspiracy theories in response to a bruising electoral loss is not only found on the political right.

Election officials in swing states said vote-counting systems are typically on closed networks with no connection to the internet.

Elon Musk has reportedly been highly involved in Trump’s cabinet picks and chosen to lead a new advisory group called the “Department of Government Efficiency” along with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.