“The Pentagon reportedly failed to send absentee ballots to active military service members before the election.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 3 Nov 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Defense Department doesn’t send absentee ballots to active overseas service members. Service members and their families must register with their home states, which are responsible for sending out absentee ballots.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 November 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 November 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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