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Eric Trump retweets video falsely claiming man burned 80 Trump ballots

By Bill McCarthy November 4, 2020

A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.”

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No, President Trump, ‘ballot dumps’ in key states were not a magical surprise

By Louis Jacobson November 4, 2020

“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started…

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Fact-checking a conspiracy theory about ballot counting in battleground states

By Daniel Funke November 4, 2020

"Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."

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Viral tweet spreads false information about mail ballots in DeKalb County, Ga.

By Daniel Funke November 4, 2020

“40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”

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No, Nevada did not stop counting ballots

By Amy Sherman November 4, 2020

“Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”

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No, these FiveThirtyEight graphs don’t prove voter fraud

November 4, 2020

Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.

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Social media post falsely claims Wisconsin ‘found’ 112,000 votes at 3 a.m.

By Miriam Valverde November 4, 2020

“Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”

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There’s Nothing ‘Mysterious’ About California’s Mail-In Voting System, Despite False Facebook Claim

By Chris Nichols November 4, 2020

“This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll…

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No, Biden did not receive thousands of mysteriously surfaced votes in Michigan

By Bill McCarthy November 4, 2020

Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none.

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Battleground states did not ‘stop counting’ votes on election night when Trump was ahead

By Daniel Funke November 4, 2020

Six states "decided to stop counting" votes as Donald Trump was "headed for a win” on election night.

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Photo of concrete wall in front of White House is doctored

By Samantha Putterman November 4, 2020

Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day.

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No, Whitmer didn’t say she wouldn’t certify election results in Michigan if Trump wins

November 4, 2020

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”

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