However, Dominion hasn’t addressed their usage of SolarWinds’ Serv-U software, which hasn’t been reported as compromised. The conspiracy theories suggested that the blast occurred soon after AT&T got a contract to conduct a forensic audit of Dominion voting systems in Nashville. Now, the alleged Dominion Voting Systems tie. But AT&T and Dominion say the audit claim is false. Law enforcement authorities have suggested that Warner may have been paranoid about 5G technology, a QAnon-related conspiracy theory that makes an array of unproven claims including that it helps spread COVID-19 and is used as a spying tool by the government. Some of the posts attempted to further link AT&T to Dominion by claiming a former owner of the AT&T building was a board member of a firm that owns Dominion. After election officials identified “glitches” that switched 6,000 Trump votes to Biden, the courts in Antrim County Michigan ordered an audit of Dominion voting machines. More on Dominion:Fact check: Viral photo shows fake logo and slogan for Dominion Voting Systems. Cerberus Capital did briefly own an AT&T building, but the post is wrong about which one. The rabbit hole connected with Dominion Voting Systems got a little deeper. Jim Greer, associate vice president for corporate communications at AT&T, was blunt in an email response to PolitiFact: "That is not true," he wrote. Four Days Before The Bombing In Nashville Near The At&T Building, American Patriot Alleged That AT&T Got The Contract To Do The Forensic Audit On The Dominion Voting Machines And That They Are Transported To Nashville Right Journalism ^ | 12.26.2020 | Natalie Dagenhardt Posted on 12/26/2020 9:58:00 AM PST by USA Conservative Dominion voting is owned by Cerberus. The Dominion machines were set up to dispute 68.05 percent of all ballots. Guess what building the RV was parked in front of yesterday in Nashville… #GetReady.” Attorneys for the state of Michigan sought to prevent the Ramsland audit from being released, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. Owners of Dominion Voting Systems,(the company many people are accusing of voter fraud) are former executives from Cerebus," another post reads. Nashville Rumor is that AT&T got the contract to do the forensic audit on the Dominion machines. AT&T does not hold a contract to audit Dominion’s software or machines and did not have any of the company’s equipment in its Nashville building. Dominion connection Tariq Nasheed @tariqnasheed The bomb was located in a recreational vehicle owned by Warner. The former owner of the AT&T building in Nashville, William Kennard, is a board member for Cerberus Capital Management and AT&T…. Assistant Attorney General Erik Grill called it “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading.” According to Wikipedia and other outlets, Cerberus Capital Management owned the … The rabbit hole connected with Dominion Voting Systems got a little deeper. Social media users have been sharing content online that claims AT&T had a contract to do a forensic audit on Dominion Voting Systems machines and that the Dec. 25 explosion in Nashville… This is bogus. Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. The AT&T building the posts likely refer to was not the one outside which the bomb exploded on Christmas morning. Before starting Staple Street Capital, Yaghoobzadeh worked as a senior vice president for private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. Dominion’s 2018 AT&T relationship. Busted in Antrim County, Michigan – the Dominion Voting Systems machines used in the Nov. 3 rd election were examined by cyber teams and found to have concrete proof of massive cyber election fraud, according to CDMedia.. A forensic audit of 22 Dominion Voting machines was authorized on December 4, 2020 by an Antrim County judge after finding the machines flipped 6,000 … Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville. But none of this is true. There was no evidence of a shooting, but both officers and witnesses heard a warning blare from the RV: "Evacuate now. Milk it from both sides. So did the type of explosives used to detonate the blast. The former owner of the AT&T building in Nashville, William Kennard, is a board member for Cerberus Capital Management and AT&T. AT&T has a contract to do a forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. This story is developing, but that appears to be where they are taking it, by using a photo of a white supremacist with an AR-15 as a scapegoat. AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. Both Dominion Voting Systems and AT&T confirmed the communications company was not contracted to audit Dominion's machines. BOOM! Early Christmas morning, police in Nashville came across an RV parked on Second Avenue, outside an AT&T transmission building, while responding to reports of shots fired in the area, Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron told The Tennessean that day. Dominion was acquired by private equity firm Staple Street Capital, co-founded by financiers Hootan Yaghoobzadeh and Stephen Owens, in 2018. But to draw that connection, a number of other groups are brought into the fold — and it doesn't add up. WAIT, THE BOMBING IN NASHVILLE WAS AT THE AT&T DATA CENTER RIGHT AFTER THEY GOT THE CONTRACT TO AUDIT THE DOMINION VOTING MACHINES? At its core is the prediction that an alleged mass arrest of high-profile Democrats and celebrities would be carried out while now-former President Donald Trump secretly saved the world from a satanic cult of pedophiles and cannibals. These ballots were then sent off to “another location” where people in other locations could change the votes. Social media posts claim AT&T received a contract to conduct an audit of voting machines from the election technology firm Dominion Voting Systems. PolitiFact’s ruling: Pants on Fire! Spokespeople for both AT&T and Dominion have confirmed that AT&T did not hold a contract to audit Dominion, nor had any of Dominion’s equipment been moved to Nashville in preparation for such an audit. Dominion claims that allegations of election fraud were “demonstrably false.” It also brought up the protest at the Capitol on January 6 for some reason. Forensic Audit Needed on All Dominion Machines. Early Christmas morning, police in Nashville came across an RV parked on Second Avenue, outside an AT&T transmission building, while responding to reports of shots fired in the area, Metro Nashville P, Fact check: Joe Biden legally won presidential election, despite persistent contrary claims, Neighbor recalls warning, countdown before Nashville explosion, Fact check: Viral photo shows fake logo and slogan for Dominion Voting Systems, Fact check: No, Joe Biden's brother-in-law does not own Dominion Voting Systems, Nashville officials resolved to find bombing suspects, learn motive behind explosion, "Nashville bombing: What we know about downtown explosion on Christmas morning, FBI Memphis Special Agent in Charge Announces Identity of Remains Discovered in Nashville Explosion Site; Multi-Agency Investigation Continues, FBI identifies suspect in Nashville bombing, AT&T outage Sunday updates: 'Progress continues' in restoring service after Nashville bombing, Dominion Voting Systems Acquired by its Management Team and Staple Street Capital. Both sit on Dominion's board. Statement: The Nashville bombing was an attempt to stop an AT&T audit into Dominion software and cover up election corruption. The former owner of the AT&T building in Nashville, William Kennard, is a board member for Cerberus Capital Management and AT&T…. by Anthony T, December 26th, 2020. Both companies have denied the posts claims, saying that there was no such audit and that Dominion’s machines were not recently transported to Nashville. It also claims the AT&T building that was affected by the bomb is where those machines were being stored. AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville. A judge in Michigan on Monday permitted parties in a court case to release the results of a forensic imaging examination of Dominion Voting Systems machines, with … The forensic audit was carried out by the Allied Security Operations Group (ASOG). DNA found at the scene matched Warner's, according to an FBI press release. So, what? why?" "Anthony Warner is the bomber. However, both AT&T and Dominion have disclaimed the notion that the former company was engaged in audit of the latter, or that any Dominion-related systems were being moved to Nashville … Stop an election audit, and ban guns. The bomb is in this vehicle and will explode." The explosion disrupted AT&T wireless and internet services, leading to widespread 911 issues in the Nashville area, The Tennessean reported. The conspiracy theory has grown into a movement that is promoted by right-wing extremists. "That’s an interesting coincidence.". Quite predictably, after the blast in Nashville stopped a Dominion audit, gun toting white supremacists were blamed. That building is located at 333 Commerce St., roughly a quarter mile from where the bomb went off. By Zachary Stieber. The Nashville Rabbit Hole goes interestingly deep and worthy of further investigation. In 2006, Cerberus Capital acquired it, according to a 2006 News Channel 5 Nashville report. These machines to be audited were supposedly brought to Nashville, into a computer room that housed multiple ‘supercomputers‘. The former owner of the Nashville AT&T building that was bombed, William Kennard, is a board … You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. The former owner of the ATT building in Nashville was Cerberus Capital Management. “Dominion’s defamation lawsuit for $1.3B will allow me to investigate their history, finances, and practices fully and completely. Quite predictably, after the blast in Nashville stopped a Dominion audit, gun toting white supremacists were blamed. The forensic audit of 22 Dominion Voting Systems machines had been authorized on December 4th by an Antrim County judge after it was found that the Dominion machines had flipped 6,000 votes in the historically Republican county from Trump to Biden. Dominion has since denied the claim that they used the compromised Orion software from SolarWinds. (002143.221-E002306.74NAWRLOSUC20V) [I browsed an article about the strange bombing in Nashville, and this article gives many screen shots and reasons to believe it is related to Dominion. More:Fact check: Joe Biden legally won presidential election, despite persistent contrary claims. PolitiFact’s ruling: Pants on … He has independently become part of the broader Dominion conspiracy theories, though, with some claiming he's Joe Biden's brother-in-law. However, the firm cited in that version of the claim — Cerberus Capital Management — doesn’t own Dominion nor is it connected to Staple Street Capital, which acquired Dominion in 2018. Dominion has since denied the claim that they used the compromised Orion software from SolarWinds. However, both AT&T and Dominion have disclaimed the notion that the former company was engaged in audit of the latter, or that any Dominion-related systems were being moved to Nashville … "Conspiracy theory links false claim of AT&T election audit to bombing, Fact check: Hugo Chávez's family does not own Dominion Voting Systems, Fact check: Dominion voting machines didn't delete votes from Trump, switch them to Biden, Live politics updates: Dominion says it may sue over election conspiracy theories, subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Cision PR Newswire archive, July 16, 2018, ", The Tennessean archives, July 23, 2004, ", News Channel 5 Nashville archives, Dec. 18, 2006, ", Email correspondence with Jim Greer, a spokesperson for AT&T, Email correspondence with a spokesperson for Dominion Voting Systems. Yet internet sleuths are searching for their own answers, some looking at thin ties to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election as evidence of a broader plot. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. A public relations firm told the Associated Press on behalf of Dominion that the company "has no connection to AT&T, the building, Nashville, family members of the Bidens or the Clintons, and Staple Street is not owned by Cerberus. Jim Greer, a spokesperson for AT&T, told USA TODAY the claims are "not true. The former owner of the AT&T building in Nashville, William Kennard, is a board member for … The Nashville Rabbit Hole goes interestingly deep and worthy of further investigation. Sixty-four Michigan counties use Dominion Voting Systems, according to WLNS-TV in Lansing. Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.). (no source, unconfirmed.) Claim: The AT&T data center in Nashville damaged by a Christmas day bomb had a contract to audit Dominion voting machines. "Coincidence? Milk it from both sides. The question is.. "So, the explosion ‘just happened’ to be at the AT&T location where they ‘just so happen’ to control the cooling system for the super computer and house the dominion voting machines and drives for forensic audit…", "Wait, the bombing in Nashville was at the AT&T data center right after they got the contract to audit the Dominion voting machines?," one from Dec. 26 reads. "The loud speaker was to warn people that the bomb was going to go off.. 5:30a on Christmas morning was picked to ensure that nobody was around.. Facebook post: The Nashville bombing was an attempt to stop an AT&T audit into Dominion software and cover up election corruption. NASHVILLE – Jay Bonnie Bea AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. Dominion voting machines do one thing: accurately tabulate votes from county-verified voters using a durable paper ballot controlled and secured by local elections officials. Social media posts shared thousands of times claim AT&T was contracted to conduct a “forensic audit” of machines from election technologies firm Dominion Voting Systems, linking this to a bombing near one of the telecommunication company’s facilities in the US city of Nashville. The post implies that the bombing was an attempt to stop the audit and cover up voter fraud. Dominion told AFP the claim is "another bizarre lie being spread by known conspiracy theorists.". Before jumping into the details of the audit of Dominion voting machines in Michigan, here’s the background. Here’s What It Found. Well, Hootan Yaghoobzadeh the current owner of Staple […] That user did not respond to USA TODAY's request for comment, either. Attorneys for the state of Michigan sought to prevent the Ramsland audit from being released, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. Related VIDEO: Nashville Mayor Laughs And Smiles While Talking About Explosion Source – We Love Trump. parler2 - December 27, 2020. We rate this claim as FALSE, because it wasn't supported by our research. THAT'S AN INTERESTING COINCIDENCE. NASHVILLE – Jay Bonnie Bea: AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. Spokespeople for AT&T and Dominion confirmed to the AP that AT&T had no contract to audit Dominion machines, and no Dominion machines were to be sent to Nashville. "AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week," one Dec. 27 post says. The Christmas morning bomb went off on Second Avenue, outside an AT&T transmission building. Dominion voting is owned by Cerberus. Print. "Dominion and AT&T have both called on the media and the public to reject the baseless rumors circulating on social media, which suggest without evidence that there was some election-related connection to the Nashville explosion," a spokesperson for Dominion told USA TODAY. The rabbit hole connected with Dominion Voting Systems got a little deeper. The analyst who led the forensic audit of Dominion Voting Systems in Michigan said on Friday the information state officials pushed to redact shows that … First, QAnon. According to research, it was not long ago that AT&T won the rights, through a bidding contract, to “conduct a forensic audit of the Dominion voting machines.”. Four Days Before The Bombing In Nashville Near The At&T Building, American Patriot Alleged That AT&T Got The Contract To Do The Forensic Audit On The Dominion Voting Machines And That They Are Transported To Nashville. Later this morning Rudy Giuliani responded to the Dominion Voting Systems announcement. AT&T was not contracted to audit Dominion Voting Systems' machines, and no Dominion machines were being held in the building outside of which the bomb exploded, spokespeople for both AT&T and Dominion confirmed. As of Friday, a motive in the bombing remained under investigation by the FBI, the ATF and Metro Nashville police. Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. Here’s why: In … There is a bomb. Other posts on social media have gone a step further, alleging that Dominion is tied to the bombing through ownership of the affected AT&T building. Stop an election audit, and ban guns. If we had an honest media, this would be front-page news. On July 16, 2018, Dominion Voting Systems announced that it had been acquired by its management team and the private equity firm Staple Street Capital.Staple Street Capital is owned by Cerberus Capital Management and Staple Street Capital executives run Cerberus Capital Management.. The explosion injured three other people and damaged businesses in downtown Nashville, including an AT&T switching center, which resulted in widespread communications outages. A widely shared post on Facebook alleges that four days before the bombing, a rumor circulated that AT&T was awarded a contract to audit Dominion's voting machines, which were supposedly being sent to Nashville. The user who created the post did not respond to USA TODAY's request for comment. Social media posts claim AT&T received a contract to conduct an audit of voting machines from the election technology firm Dominion Voting Systems. The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Judge Approves Release of Dominion Forensic Audit. “AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week,” says a December 27, 2020 Facebook post. There may not be answers to the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville anytime soon. Facebook post: The Nashville bombing was an attempt to stop an AT&T audit into Dominion software and cover up election corruption. AT&T has a contract to do a forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. Many are being transported to the Nashville location this weekend… By Edward Jones on twitter.originally posted 4 days ago, could be a coincidence. This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing: (Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Sun Dec 27 21:58:47 2020 UTC) The FBI confirmed that a man named Anthony Warner was responsible for the bombing and was killed in the blast. The Michigan Audit of Dominion Voting Machines Was Released. Well, Hootan Yaghoobzadeh the … So, what? The bomber was later identified by U.S. Attorney Don Cochran as Anthony Warner, 63, according to The Tennessean. “AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week,” read one post. AT&T got a contract to do forensic audit on Dominion voting machines and those machines were being moved to Nashville this past week. ", In an email to PolitiFact, a Dominion spokesperson said the company and AT&T are calling on everyone to reject these baseless rumors: "Americans should continue to seek information from verifiable, trusted sources, such as law enforcement authorities.". Multiple reports have shown there is a clear connection between the bombed AT&T building and Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion representatives have also denounced the conspiracy theory, calling it another "bizarre lie" with "zero credibility.". The former owner of the AT&T building in Nashville, William Kennard, is a board member for Cerberus Capital Management and AT&T….