This election season has also become conspiracy season for right-wing pundits and GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Amid cries of a "rigged election," there were two instances of a GOP ballot being flipped to cast Democratic votes in Tarrant County on Tuesday, the second day of early voting. But, elections officials there say, there's nothing nefarious, just simple "voter error."
“Typically, we’ve found it’s voter error with the equipment,” Tarrant County Elections Commissioner Frank Phillips told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Sometimes they vote straight party and then click on other candidates ... or do something with the wheel. There is not an issue with the equipment.”
READ MORE: Voter roll issues don't equate to a 'rigged election'
Fox News pundit and major Trump supporter Sean Hannity cited two other unconfirmed cases in Potter County in the Texas Panhandle.
Hannity tweeted on Tuesday: "UH OH: Texas Republicans reporting their early votes are being changed to Clinton-Kaine"
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Despite several possible errors made on ballots, elections officials in Texas said that the election isn't rigged and any errors were voter mistakes.
In this photo, voters mark their ballots during early voting, Oct. 20, 2014, in Houston. less
Despite several possible errors made on ballots, elections officials in Texas said that the election isn't rigged and any errors were voter mistakes.
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Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump has said some eye-opening things during his presidential run and the years leading up to it. Here's a look back at some of the most noteworthy conspiracy theories he's promoted.
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Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump has said some eye-opening things during his presidential run and the years leading up to it. Here's a look back at some of the most noteworthy conspiracy
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1. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's father played a role in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
In May 2016, Donald Trump told Fox News that he believes Sen. Ted Cruz' father, Rafael Cruz, could be linked to the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy. Trump cited an April 2016 National Enquirer story that claimed Rafael appeared in a 1963 photo in New Orleans with Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected shooter of JFK.
The younger Cruz denied that his father had any role in the assassination and called out Trump for being dishonest. Trump brought the theory up again in the days following the GOP convention.
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1. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's father played a role in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
In May 2016, Donald Trump told Fox News that he believes Sen. Ted Cruz' father, Rafael Cruz, could be linked to the
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2. President Barack Obama sympathizes with Islamic terrorists
Following the shooting at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Donald trump appeared on
NBC's "Today" show and said of President Barack Obama, "There are a lot of people that think maybe he doesn't want to get it. A lot of people think maybe he doesn't want to know about it. I happen to think he just doesn't know what he's doing, but there are many people that think maybe he doesn't want to get it."
Many interpreted the comments as Trump believing Obama sympathizes with Islamic terrorists.
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2. President Barack Obama sympathizes with Islamic terrorists
Following the shooting at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Donald trump appeared on
NBC's "Today" show and said of President Barack Obama, "There are
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3. Muslims celebrated 9/11 in New Jersey
Donald Trump once claimed that he saw "thousands of people" celebrating in New Jersey after the fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11. This claim has
been disproven by several media outlets.
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3. Muslims celebrated 9/11 in New Jersey
Donald Trump once claimed that he saw "thousands of people" celebrating in New Jersey after the fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11. This claim has
been disproven by several
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4. Syrian refugees have no background checks and it's impossible to tell if they're terrorists
Donald Trump claimed that there are too many Syrian refugees coming into the United States and that "We don't know who they are. They have no documentation and we don't know what they're planning," according
to NPR.
NPR reports refugees "go through more security checks than any other traveler to the U.S.," dispelling another one of Trump's theories.
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4. Syrian refugees have no background checks and it's impossible to tell if they're terrorists
Donald Trump claimed that there are too many Syrian refugees coming into the United States and that "We don't know
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5. President Barack Obama wasn't born in America
Donald Trump had serious doubts that President Barack Obama was actually born in America and eligible to be president. Trump publicized the theory so much that he became the forerunner of a new movement, called "
The Birthers." Trump insisted that Obama was born in Kenya so much that the president released
his birth certificate in order to squash any suspicion.
In September 2016, Trump reversed his position, saying, "President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Period."
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5. President Barack Obama wasn't born in America
Donald Trump had serious doubts that President Barack Obama was actually born in America and eligible to be president. Trump publicized the theory so much that he
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6. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may have been murdered
While appearing on talk show host Mike Savage's program in February 2016, the topic of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death was discussed.
When asked if he believed Scalia was murdered, Trump responded, "They say they found a pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow. I can't tell you - I can't give you an answer," according to
The Hill.
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6. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia may have been murdered
While appearing on talk show host Mike Savage's program in February 2016, the topic of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death was
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7. Minorities commit the bulk of crimes against whites, according to the "Crime Statistics Bureau."
In November of 2015, Donald Trump tweeted that crime statistics show blacks are responsible for 81 percent of white homicide deaths. But as
Politifact pointed out, Trump quoted numbers from the "Crime Statistics Bureau," which doesn't exist. Politifact found Trump's numbers were about double the numbers they used from the FBI and U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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7. Minorities commit the bulk of crimes against whites, according to the "Crime Statistics Bureau."
In November of 2015, Donald Trump tweeted that crime statistics show blacks are responsible for 81 percent of
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8. Mexican immigrants are criminals and rapists
When Donald Trump
announced he was going to run for president, he began his speech by declaring most Mexican immigrants are rapists and drug addicts. There has been little to no evidence that Trump's claims are true.
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8. Mexican immigrants are criminals and rapists
When Donald Trump
announced he was going to run for president, he began his speech by declaring most Mexican immigrants are rapists and drug addicts. There has
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9. Climate change doesn't exist
On Nov. 6, 2012,
Donald Trump tweeted "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
9. Climate change doesn't exist
On Nov. 6, 2012,
Donald Trump tweeted "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
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10. The U.S. unemployment rate is manipulated to make Obama look good
Donald Trump told Time magazine in August 2015 that the real unemployment rate for America is 42 percent. Trump believes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics manipulates the unemployment rate to make President Barack Obama and his administration look good. But as a former BLS commissioner points out, it would take more
than 1,000 people to manipulate the unemployment rate in anyone's favor.
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10. The U.S. unemployment rate is manipulated to make Obama look good
Donald Trump told Time magazine in August 2015 that the real unemployment rate for America is 42 percent. Trump believes the U.S. Bureau of
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11. Vaccines cause autism
Although there have been no conclusive links that vaccines lead to autism, that hasn't stopped Donald Trump from pushing the theory.
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12. Google is censoring the news
Donald Trump claims Google is censoring negative news about Hillary Clinton from web searches. Google executives deny this, saying the company is neutral and will remain that way.
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12. Google is censoring the news
Donald Trump claims Google is censoring negative news about Hillary Clinton from web searches. Google executives deny this, saying the company is neutral and will remain that
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13. Trump got a bad microphone in the first debate with Hillary Clinton
Republican nominee Donald Trump claims his performance against Hillary Clinton in their first one-on-one debate, Sept. 26, 2016, was caused by a bad microphone and that it may have been deliberately tampered with. Despite that, Trump claims he won the debate. Debate watchers have disagreed with that assessment.
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13. Trump got a bad microphone in the first debate with Hillary Clinton
Republican nominee Donald Trump claims his performance against Hillary Clinton in their first one-on-one debate, Sept. 26, 2016, was caused
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Texas Officials: Voter error, not conspiracy cause ballots to flip from Trump-Pence to Clinton-Kaine
Potter County Judge Nancy Tanner issued a statement saying there was nothing wrong with the voting machines.
READ MORE: Stanart: Local elections cannot be hacked or 'rigged'
"They do not flip your vote. They do not flip parties. Humans do that."
Trump has been calling the election "rigged" for several weeks as his poll numbers have slipped following the release of the infamous "Access Hollywood" recording, allegations of sexual misconduct from 11 women and poor debate performances.
But, much like the cases in Potter County, no one has produced any evidence to support the idea that something is rigged.