{"id":2271465,"date":"2024-06-19T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-fulton-county-election-worker-recently-arrested-for-election-fraud\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:23:34","slug":"fact-check-was-a-fulton-county-election-worker-recently-arrested-for-election-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-a-fulton-county-election-worker-recently-arrested-for-election-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Has a Fulton County election worker been arrested for election fraud recently?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-a-fulton-county-election-worker-recently-arrested-for-election-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Facebook post inaccurately claimed that Wanda Shaye Moss, a purported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">election worker<\/a>\u200b in Fulton\u2063 County, Georgia, \u200dwas arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election fraud<\/a> along with three other Democrats. However, this\u200c assertion is misleading as it mixes up two different cases and individuals. The\u200d correct individual \u2063related to the accusation is Wanda\u2064 Geter-Pataky, an election worker from Bridgeport, Connecticut. Geter-Pataky, along with a local\u2064 councilman, was indeed arrested for election fraud linked to absentee ballots during the \u200b2019 mayoral primary in support of Mayor Joe Ganim. \u200bThis \u2063case was reported by the\u200d Connecticut Post, and further \u2062investigations highlighted the ongoing confusion and misinformation shared\u200c on social media, misattributing the actions in Connecticut \u200dto Moss in Georgia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WRGOA\/posts\/pfbid0BPETenCVqZ7n5qe7qgDbNRofjBxiTD65zyJNWERKLn8C8k47v4x2Cx3EeCovXf7Gl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims a Fulton County, Georgia election worker named Wanda Shaye Moss was purportedly arrested for election fraud.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-do-only-56-people-a-day-die-from-covid-19\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Do Only 56 People A Day Die From COVID-19?\">post conflates<\/a> a Connecticut election worker named Wanda Geter-Pataky who was arrested for election fraud with Wandrea \u201cShaye\u201d Moss.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Josephine Edmonds and Nilsa Heredia were charged with witness tampering in relation to an election fraud case involving the 2019 mayoral race in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/news\/article\/josephine-edmonds-nilsa-heredia-election-fraud-19512544.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut Post<\/a> reported. Edmonds and Heredia worked on incumbent candidate Mayor Joe Ganim\u2019s re<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lara-trump-biggest-winner-of-impeachment-trial-says-lindsey-graham\/\" title=\"Lara Trump \u2018Biggest Winner\u2019 Of Impeachment Trial, Says Lindsey Graham\">-election campaign<\/a>, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Moss is purportedly an election worker in Fulton, County, Georgia, who was arrested for election fraud \u201calong with three other Democrats.\u201d The post does not provide a source to support its claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFulton County Election Worker, Wanda Shaye Moss has been arrested along three other Democrats for Election Fraud,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false, however. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02r6NTGbJWniVX42E7nKF4CzpoN4i1YakQS21UqRkcyPVPNYEZAoaYMStZkS5F2LWCl&#038;id=100071237780194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iteration<\/a> of the claim circulated on Facebook and featured a clip of Fox News host Jesse Watters discussing an election worker named Wanda who was arrested for allegedly \u201cstuffing ballots\u201d in Bridgeport, Connecticut. While the post\u2019s caption claims the segment refers to Moss, it actually highlights Wanda Geter-Pataky, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/news\/article\/bridgeport-election-fraud-geter-pataky-castillo-19508521.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Geter-Pataky, who served as deputy head of the city\u2019s Democratic Town Committee, and city councilman Alfred Castillo were recently \u201carrested and charged with election fraud,\u201d the outlet reported. The pair is accused of committing election fraud \u201cin connection with absentee ballots for the 2019 mayoral primary\u201d when they supported Ganim, also according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=8eb2b271edd6fc02&#038;sca_upv=1&#038;q=Fulton+County+Election+Worker+Wanda+Shaye+Moss+has+been+arrested+along+with+three+other+Democrats+for+Election+Fraud&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0A0Z_6vdGVkLilTYMjbWzHJLPpZAKp0xUz33i-VVkCREMefoX6ACTCX4zuVyQGPNZHX1VhwXROc-Ma1JDktXN21d5QDgEdUcN0i9p82vrEhCk6PCawDCD5Bmv5LMchfwyC6ZGF0Gc7xAh70LmTnduKZhItuU8vQa8kA-PX4vzzHXWYZdsgRlct6whTDr2etWWtZqCA_rw27PjVi4nDdPbAdaAuF3Q&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwikueauquWGAxUgkokEHcR3B8kQ0pQJegQICxAB&#038;biw=1680&#038;bih=871&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> suggesting a Fulton County election worker with the last name, Moss, had recently been arrested. In fact, the opposite is true. On June 14, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/ex-fulton-county-election-worker-wandrea-shaye-moss-not-arrested-2024-06-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Ammons, a spokesperson for the Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office, denied the claim\u2019s validity in an email to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat post is inaccurate,\u201d Ammons said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/18\/fact-check-iowa-maga-fan-burn-down-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did An Iowa \u2018MAGA Fan\u2019 Burn Down Home Accidentally While Trying To Burn Pride Flag?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Reuters reported that the Facebook post conflates Geter-Pataky with Wandrea \u201cShaye\u201d Moss, a voter registration officer in Fulton County, who sued Giuliani for defamation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/two-atlanta-poll-workers-settle-defamation-lawsuit-against-one-america-2022-04-21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. Moss and her daughter Ruby Freeman were accused of \u201cconspiring to produce secret batches of illegal ballots and running them through voting machines to help then-candidate Joe Biden defeat Trump,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/two-georgia-poll-workers-sue-one-america-news-giuliani-over-debunked-fraud-2021-12-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlet<\/a> indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted the Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post falsely claims that Fulton County, Georgia election worker Wanda Shaye Moss was arrested for election fraud. In reality, the post confuses her with Connecticut election worker Wanda Geter-Pataky, who was arrested. 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