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The psychology of fairness: Why some Americans don't believe the election results

  • Written by David M. Mayer, Professor of Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
imagePolls show that some three-quarters of Republicans claim the election was rigged.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis News via Getty Images

The electoral votes have confirmed Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election. The presidential electors gave Biden 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump’s 232 votes. Biden also recorded a so...

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