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BeforeThe "Stop the Steal" movement emerged as one of the most significant election-related political movements in modern American history, utilizing digital platforms to challenge the 2020 presidential election results. ## Movement Origins **Initial Formation (2020)** The movement began during the 2020 election cycle, initially focused on allegations of voting irregularities. The phrase "Stop the Steal" was used sporadically before gaining widespread adoption after Election Day. **Post-Election Mobilization (November 2020 - January 2021)** Following Joe Biden's victory, the movement …

After"Stop the Steal" was a campaign asserting that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen. Its rallies in Washington in November and December 2020 preceded the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. ## The phrase is older than the campaign The House Select Committee's final report records that the phrase was coined in early 2016 by Roger Stone, first to allege that Donald Trump's rivals were attempting to take the Republican nomination from him, and afterwards to allege that Hillary Clinton would take the presidency. When Trump won in 2016 it was set aside, and the Committee finds it …