Elections
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“Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.”
“Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
“Subsequent deaths of students due to NEET is worrying. It is making to think if DMK is killing students by making false promises in the election – Journalist Senthilvel.”
“The tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Rodrigo Duterte for the 2022 elections has been locked in”
“Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election.”
PolitiFact says: When some voters arrived at 2 early voting sites for the California recall election, they were told they had already voted. They were allowed to cast provisional ballots. There is no proof that GOP voters were targeted.
“Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact says: Every cycle some mail ballots are sent out to voters and ultimately not cast. But there is nothing nefarious about these ballots that were not cast -- just as some voters choose not to go vote in person.
“Sara Duterte and Bongbong Marcos are officially running as a tandem in the 2022 elections. The announcement caused other hopefuls for the presidency and vice presidency to back out.”
“California election officials "can literally see if you vote yes or no" in the recall election, "and they will throw it away if you vote yes.”
FactCheck.org says: The ballot design has been used before, and the holes help the vision impaired to sign the ballot envelope in private and allow election officials to make sure the ballot was "not left inside an envelope uncounted."
“A Milwaukee election employee even acknowledged dropping off just the margin of ballots needed for a Biden win at 3 a.m.”
“I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?”
PolitiFact says: The city is requiring proof of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination for certain indoor venues.
“Joma Sison endorsed the tandem of Leni Robredo and Isko Moreno for the 2022 elections”
“Mail-in voting requires no signature verification.”
PolitiFact says: In 2020, 31 states had laws requiring signature matching for mail-in voting, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
“Two images about electoral malpractices in Kiambaa and Muguga.”
“Jubilee party candidate won the Kiambaa parliamentary by-election”
“There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.”
“Screengrab showing the UDA Party candidate in Kiambaa Constituency conceding defeat.”
“This year alone, 17 states have enacted — not just proposed, but enacted — 28 new laws to make it harder for Americans to vote.”
PolitiFact says: About two-thirds of the laws enacted tighter restrictions. However, about a quarter of the laws would have only a speculative impact on voting access, and a few included expansions along with restrictions.
“11,000 voters were added to the voter rolls AFTER the election and still voted.”
FactCheck.org says: The figure could include individuals who voted using provisional ballots and whose registration information wasn’t added to the voter rolls until after the necessary steps were taken to verify their eligibility.