Are 75 Voters Registered To A Single Address

The claim: Over 2,000 people used the same address to register to vote in Arizona

A charge that over 2,000 voters in Arizona registered under the same address is one of many recent claims resulting from the contentious outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

"2,012 PEOPLE WERE REGISTERED TO VOTE AT ONE ADDRESS IN AZ," a Facebook user wrote. The simple one-sentence statement posted to Facebook on Dec. 30 went viral. As of Jan. 8, the post has been shared over 1,900 times.

The claim appears to be pulled from a list of allegations of voter fraud by We The People AZ Alliance. Gateway Pundit, a far-right wing news and opinion website, reported the claim.

The allegation was presented during a Dec. 30 press conference in front of the Arizona State Capitol, according to Gateway Pundit.

USA TODAY has reached out to both the poster and Gateway Pundit for comment.

Allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election have been widely debunked, and Congress has certified Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump. An Arizona official calls this claim misleading.

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Arizona groups allege voter fraud

In November, local groups Citizens Investigation and We The People AZ Alliance were provided a random sample of 3,900 "questionable" names of Arizona voters from Bobby Piton, whom Gateway Pundit describes as a mathematician.

We The People AZ, a grassroots political action committee, is attempting to recall Maricopa County supervisors over the certification of the county's election results, according to a report from a local ABC News affiliate and the group's website.

Citizens Investigation does not appear to have a presence online. Liz Harris, the group's director, asked Piton to analyze Arizona voter data by contacting him through his private Facebook group, according to a write-up of findings Piton posted online.

Harris' group alleged a dozen discoveries, including the claim that 2,012 people used the same address when registering to vote, according to Gateway Pundit. That story does not reveal the Arizona address where the voters were said to have been registered.

Harris, a real estate agent and a Republican, lost the general election for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives on Nov. 3, according to Ballotpedia.

Piton is a managing partner of PreActive Investments LLC, an Illinois-based financial planning and investment advisory firm. His claims of alleged fraud in Arizona are posted on the firm's website. Piton also appeared during a Nov. 30 election fraud meeting held by President Donald Trump's legal team to allege voter fraud in Arizona.

USA TODAY has not received a response to an email sent to Nicole Piton of PreActive Investments.

Gateway Pundit reported that Twitter suspended Bobby Piton's account on Nov. 30. Conservative-leaning news outlets The Epoch Times and Breitbart News reported on the suspension, as well. Piton has since established another account. He promotes QAnon loyalist phrase "Where We Go One We Go All" in his Twitter bio.

QAnon is based on the prediction of "The Storm," an event marked by alleged mass arrests of high profile Democrats and left-leaning celebrities to save the world from a "satanic cult" of pedophiles and cannibals, USA TODAY has reported.

No widespread fraud found in Arizona

Murphy Hebert, a spokesperson for the Arizona Secretary of State's office, called the claim that thousands of voters registered at the same address "misleading, especially since no address is listed."

"Apartments in the same complex, residents in the same long-term care facilities, and students in the same college dorms can all have the same street address," Hebert told USA TODAY.

Evidence of widespread voter fraud has not been found in Arizona or any other swing state contested by Trump, the Trump campaign or the Republican Party, USA TODAY reported Jan. 5.

Broad allegations of fraud have been deemed false by state officials. On Dec. 9, a U.S. District Court judge tossed out a lawsuit filed in Arizona by Trump allies. The suit claimed "massive voter fraud" involving Dominion Voting Systems voting machines, illegal votes and foreign interference in the election, according to AZ Central.

President-elect Joe Biden was certified the winner of the state's popular vote on Nov. 28, AZ Central reported.

Biden garnered 1,672,143 votes in Arizona compared to 1,661,686 for Trump, according to USA TODAY.

Our ruling: False

We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research.There is no proof behind the claim that 2,012 Arizona voters are registered under one address. Widespread voter fraud in Arizona or other swing states contested by Trump, his campaign or the Republican Party is unsubstantiated. President-elect Joe Biden was certified the winner of the popular vote in Arizona in November, and by Congress on Jan. 7.

Our fact-check sources:

Gateway Pundit, Dec. 30: "Press Conference at AZ State Capitol – Citizen Investigation Uncovers Thousands of Illegal Votes in Arizona at 6 PM — LIVE-STREAM RSBN VIDEO"
Gateway Pundit, Nov. 30: "NO DISSENT ALLOWED: Twitter Suspends Arizona GOP Witness Bobby Piton During His Blistering Testimony on Election Fraud"
Gateway Pundit, Dec. 31: "UPDATE: Arizona Citizens Investigation Discovers Thousands of Phantom Voters in State – Up to 30% of Addresses in Investigation Were Fraudulent"
Right Side Broadcasting Network, Dec. 30: "LIVE: Press Conference at AZ State Capitol on Voter Fraud 12/30/20"
Ballotpedia, accessed Jan. 5, "Liz Harris"
Arizona Daily Independent News Network, Dec. 30: "Hundreds Converge On Arizona Capitol Begin Recall Of Maricopa County Supervisors"
PreActive Investments LLC, accessed Jan. 2: "The Team"
PreActive Investments LLC, accessed Jan. 5: "Email to AZ Legislative Body (sent 12/8/2020)"
Three Headed Eagle Alliance, Nov. 30: "Bobby Piton testifies at AZ Election Fraud Hearing"
USA TODAY, Jan. 5: "Live politics updates: Sen. Ted Cruz to object to Arizona's electoral votes"
AZ Central, Nov. 30: "Arizona secretary of state certifies election results with Biden winning state's 11 electoral votes"
Gateway Pundit, Nov. 30: "NO DISSENT ALLOWED: Twitter Suspends Arizona GOP Witness Bobby Piton During His Blistering Testimony on Election Fraud"
The Epoch Times, Dec. 1: "Mathematician Who Claimed Voter Fraud to Arizona Legislature Suspended from Twitter"
Breitbart News, Dec. 1: "Twitter Blacklists Mathematician Who Testified at Arizona Voter Fraud Hearing"
@RealBobbyPiton Twitter account, accessed Jan. 5
Bobby Piton Twitter account, accessed Jan. 5: "@BobbyPiton3"
Bobby Piton Nov. 30 tweet, @piton_bobby
GoFundMe, accessed Jan. 2: "Just In Case: Audit the Vote"
LinkedIn, accessed Jan. 5: "Liz Harris, MBA"
ABC 15 Arizona, Dec. 30: "Group aims to recall some Maricopa County Supervisors"
USA TODAY, Dec. 18, 2020: "2020 Presidential Election Results & Electoral Map"
We The People AZ Alliance, accessed Jan. 6: "Active Recalls"
AZ Central, Dec. 10: "Despite judge's harsh rejection of Arizona election fraud case, Republicans pursue appeal"

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