“Says over 1,000 mail in ballots were found in a dumpster in California.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The images show old, empty envelopes — not ballots — that were legally disposed of from the November 2018 election.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.