“An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 May 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
When this video was shared May 21 on Facebook, an election lawsuit filed by former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake wasn’t resolved. The judge hadn’t overturned the election or thrown out ballots.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 May 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 May 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1068679150807826
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