“The U.S. “could easily count every vote in every state on election night until a few years ago.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Nov 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
We found several examples of races in recent history that took days, weeks or months to determine a winner. The 2020 U.S. presidential election is one prominent example.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 November 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 November 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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.