"Compromised": With votes still being counted, right-wing media promote election misinformation and conspiracy theories about California primaries (opens in new tab)

As California continues counting mail-in ballots for its primary elections, right-wing media were quick to whip up conspiracy theories and accuse Democrats of cheating.Californians wrapped up voting in their 2026 primaries on June 2 but vote counting is far from over, with multiple major races such as the state gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral elections being too close to call.California historically takes a long time to tabulate election results given the state’s policies counting mail-...