Brett Sholtis | LNP / LancasterOnline

All three of the data sources of supposed ineligible voters pushed by PA Fair Elections attendees lead back to groups dedicated to reelecting Donald Trump.

On a Tuesday night in June, about 150 people gathered online to hear from a special guest. The group, called PA Fair Elections, has held meetings nearly every Tuesday this year. Attendees log on from all over Pennsylvania, united in the belief that recent elections were tarnished by fraud and the upcoming election is at risk.

An elections watchdog says the group behind this lawsuit, United Sovereign Americans, is part of an effort to sow distrust in election results.

Once again, the outcome of a hard-fought statewide race that resulted in a loss for the conservative Republican candidate was being called into question, revealing that the gears of election denial continue to turn nearly three years after election fraud lies fueled the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

If activist groups from the religious right have their way, Scholastic Book Fairs in Lancaster County and beyond may soon be replaced by a new vendor offering a line of children’s books set on “Freedom Island,” a nation embroiled in a great battle between good and evil.