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Steve Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, ran a podcast "War Room" that served as a central hub for promoting election fraud conspiracy theories. He was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the January 6 Committee. Before the election, Bannon predicted on tape that Trump would declare victory prematurely regardless of results, which is exactly what happened.

Stop the Steal was a political movement and loosely organized campaign that promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Originally organized by Ali Alexander and Roger Stone, the movement organized rallies and protests nationwide, culminating in the January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol attack. Facebook removed the original "Stop the Steal" group for inciting violence. The movement's central premise — that the election was stolen — was rejected by every court that heard the claims.