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>All articles for IEEE Transactions are reviewed for technical accuracy by members of the editorial board before they are accepted for publication.
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>And with that in mind, could you imagine somebody acting in the capacity of a TE without the requisite expertise in order to determine if an article is/is not technically accurate?

No, I can't. I don't know all the criteria required by IEEE publications to be a member of the editorial boards, but the ones on them really know what they're talking about.