“Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats)”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 6 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Some third-party candidates have swung races in Republicans' favor, most notably Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election. But many third-party entrants draw more from Republicans, including in the 2016 race.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 August 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- politifact.comhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/10/instagram-posts/third-party-candidates-…
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