“If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 4 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence that elections officials used Sharpies to invalidate ballots.
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 6 November 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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