Election lies pose physical threat to US poll workers, House report warns

Oversight committee details chilling threats against election officials and says continued misinformation threatens democracy

A sweeping US House oversight committee report has warned that lies and misinformation around the 2020 American presidential election present an ongoing threat to representative democracy" and pose a grave physical danger to election officials.

The 21-page report called for emergency funding to address increased security costs related to 2022 contests and warned that there was a much-heightened risk that conspiracy theorists could gain power over elections in the future.