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How the Biden Autopen Conspiracy Theory Went Viral

March 22, 2025 at 3:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “In the first two months of this year, the term was mentioned a total of 49 times on television, radio and podcasts in the United States, according to data from the media tracker Critical Mention.”

“It was uttered 6,188 times on March 17 alone. Right-wing talk radio, podcasts and cable news shows have now devoted hundreds of segments to the arcana of wet signatures and autopen technology.”

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