“Out of 42 European nations, all but two prohibit absentee ballots entirely for people who reside inside the country, or else they require those who need absentee ballots to show a very, very powerful ID.”
Donald Trump
President. ina speech posted on Facebook. Claim dated 2 Dec 2020.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Eight European countries, including some of the largest, allow absentee voting.
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 2 December 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 December 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
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