“Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 23 Oct 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Washington implemented statewide vote-by-mail in 2011. There is no history of widespread voter fraud in Washington linked to this voting method.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 October 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 November 2022, 11 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CkD7FgfppNY/
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