“The ‘Judge’ who took Trump off the ballot in Illinois is a traffic court judge.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 29 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie R. Porter previously served in the traffic division. But her current role in the county division encompasses a broad scope of cases.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 March 2024, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C376jUmMUtF/
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