Charles S. Faddis, Ex-CIA Officer Who Pushed Election Lies, Dies at 68
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 7
Charles S. Faddis, Ex-CIA Officer Who Pushed Election Lies, Dies at 68
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 7
Summary
Charles S. Faddis died July 25 at a Philadelphia hospital at 68, his family said; his Substack newsletter said he had been hospitalized with Covid-related lung disease and pneumonia.
Faddis, a former CIA officer, later became an outspoken agency critic and a frequent guest on Steve Bannon’s “War Room,” where he promoted conspiracy theories to a MAGA audience.
In Pennsylvania after the 2020 election, he led grassroots groups seeking to end no-excuse mail voting, echoing Donald Trump’s false claims that mail ballots helped rig Joe Biden’s victory.
He also spread baseless claims that Biden and 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz were influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, extending his role in election denial into broader far-right activism.