Falsely claims he won the popular vote “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”

Disturbed by Hillary Clinton’s growing popular vote lead (eventually 2.9 million), Trump tweeted the baseless conspiracy theory that he “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” This lie, originating from right-wing fringe sites, delegitimized the integrity of the election he just won and laid the groundwork for future attacks on voting rights.

"In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally" — Twitter post