“In Massachusetts, "anybody can go vote for anybody so long as they have their information. … They're not even checking IDs at the polling stations.”
Social media posts
in a video posted on TikTok. Claim dated 1 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Massachusetts doesn't require everyone to show a government-issued photo ID to vote, but there are some instances when people will be asked to show ID. Voting or attempting to vote under someone else’s name is illegal.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 November 2020, 62 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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