“The Trump administration put secret watermarks on official ballots to trick cheating Democrats.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The federal government has no role in printing ballots or in the on-the-ground mechanics of elections. The responsibility lies with state and local governments.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 November 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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.