“Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Posters with the words “BALLOT BOX” were placed on two trash bins in Philadelphia. But they weren’t an attempt to suppress votes; they were ads for an exhibit on voting and were quickly removed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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