“They're shredding ballots. And you should look at that very carefully. Because that's so illegal.”
Donald Trump
Claim dated 23 Dec 2020.
BBC Reality Check rated thisThere is no evidence of malpractice.
In short
Donald Trump made this claim around 23 December 2020. BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom) looked into it and published its finding on 4 January 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “There is no evidence of malpractice.”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by BBC Reality Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.