Georgia Republican Legislators Hold Press Conference Promoting Debunked Suitcases of Ballots Claim

On December 7, 2020, Georgia Republican legislators held a press conference, promoted by the Trump campaign, presenting a purported frame-by-frame breakdown of surveillance footage from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The presentation falsely alleged that poll workers pulled suitcases of hidden and illegal ballots from under tables and counted them after poll watchers had been told to leave for the night. The claims were immediately debunked: Georgia election officials explained that the containers were standard, sealed ballot bins that had been under the observation tables all along. State election officials, including Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, confirmed that the footage showed normal ballot processing and that poll watchers had not been expelled. Multiple investigations found no evidence of fraud at State Farm Arena.