John Oliver Calls Trump's Voter Fraud Claims a "Tasting Menu of Horsesh*t"

Count on John Oliver to sort through the detritus that is the news these days to shine a light on the important stuff. In tonight's Last Week Tonight, Oliver took an exhaustive look at the various methods Donald Trump and his allies are using to destabilize the election, and ways these methods can be counteracted.

As Oliver points out, Trump himself is doing a lot more than simply shouting "fraud" to to anyone who will listen. In openly encouraging his supporters to "monitor" polling stations, he appears to be advocating voter intimidation, At the same time there are numerous examples of straight-up voter suppression being attempted by Trump allies across the country. Oliver also breaks down all of the supposed ballot fraud issues that the president brought up during last week's debate, describing the real stories behind each one of them, illustrating how they've been mischaracterized.

Watch the clip above, and try to un-see the show's image of a Smurf's bowel movement.

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