“Pacific Gas & Electric Co. deliberately shut off power “on Republican voters” in California on Election Day.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 5 Nov 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A potential power shut-off, planned to prevent wildfires might affect five California polling locations. But any shut-offs are forecast after polls close and voting centers have generators.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 November 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 November 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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