“Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A group sued Detroit elections officials in December alleging that they failed to maintain accurate voter rolls. But the group dropped their suit in June after they were satisfied with actions taken.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 November 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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