A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice examines alleged instances of voter fraud, finding these claims "often prove greatly exaggerated." In the The Truth About Voter Fraud , author Justin Levitt defines voter fraud to clarify widespread confusion about the term's meaning. He then analyzes scenarios often described as voter fraud. Finally, he describes infamous individual cases of voter fraud and offers alternative causes and policy recommendations. The report concludes that "Usually, only a portion of the claimed illegality is substantiated — and most of the remainder is either nothing more than speculation or has been conclusively debunked." Furthermore, Levitt argues that false accusations of voter fraud are harmful to election integrity. Levitt writes, "Crying 'wolf' when the allegations are unsubstantiated distracts attention from real problems that need real solutions…. Moreover, these claims of voter fraud are frequently used to justify policies that do not solve the alleged wrongs, but could well disenfranchise legitimate voters."