Among other things, consider https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...

> The lack of verification is the exact reason why the lies continue

I think the evidence suggests they are not particularly constrained by reality? Recall "They're eating the cats and dogs."

As in, please be more specific with your claims that we don't require identification to vote.

Because it strikes me as a very low effort Fox News talking point, not any reality.

Most states allow you to cast a provisional ballot on polling Day without an ID, but require that you return and present an ID to accept it.

But no state is accepting votes without identifying the voter. They just vary somewhat in what alternatives they accept.

Compare your statement to the info here and come back with something better: https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state

I have never voted without being required to present gov issued ID. Ever.

That's not at all how it works. Typically, you do need to present ID to register. You also need to verify your address on the day of voting. If someone does commit fraud, it's easy to detect: as soon as the real voter tries to vote, the system will detect a "double vote." The fact that this almost never happens suggests that there is not much fraud, if any. And the amount of fraud required to actually change an election result with this method would require a concerted effort of tens of thousands of people, all risking federal prosecution.

> that is literally the American system.

No. Please stop misrepresenting the facts.

> But why not just... require ID to vote?

There are lots of good reasons, which you are probably already aware of, including the fact that many people eligible to vote do not have the requisite ID and are unlikely to get it. My litmus test for supporting voter ID is that it is accompanied by (a) free, mandatory, and automatic national ID cards, and (b) national holiday on election days. Republicans won't support part A for their own ideological reasons, and moreover their purported effort to support voter integrity is not sincere: the goal is simply to prevent undesirable (i.e. non-Republican) voters from voting.