“A misspelling of Donald Trump's name on a ballot viewing screen shows "election fraud" in Virginia.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 29 Oct 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisNot the Whole Story
What FactCheck.org found
The error was a typo that appeared only on the optional ballot review screen, not on actual ballots, and would not affect any votes, election officials said.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 October 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 November 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/3T79-5EMN
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