“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
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in a TikTok. Claim dated 1 Jun 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
In 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked Harris County election officials from sending mail-in ballot applications to 2.4 million registered voters. Paxton did not discard mail-in ballots.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 June 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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