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“Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd.”
Donald Trump President of the United States. Twitter. Claim dated 26 Oct 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts

What FactCheck.org found

There is nothing unusual or untoward about counting mail-in ballots after an election. In fact, 22 states -- 12 won by Trump in 2016 -- accept postmarked mail-in ballots after Election Day.

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In short

Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 26 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

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