“Mail-in ballot envelopes have bar codes that reveal voter's party affiliation during general election.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 17 Aug 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Voting experts say they don’t know of any such labels in general elections — only on envelopes during primary elections.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 August 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2020, 17 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/gamergenki/videos/a.2564583533811303/3116695985266719/?type=2&th…
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