“A Detroit TV station aired the election results a week early.”
Social media posts
in a YouTube video. Claim dated 28 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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