“While 540,000 voters went to the polls, Maricopa County officials only counted 248,000 ballots and aren't showing all ballots cast on Election Day.”
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United States. Claim dated 1 Dec 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The 540,000 voters include people dropping off mail-in ballots — which are considered early votes and not designated as Election Day votes — and provisional ballots that day.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 December 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 December 2022. Its rating was “False”.
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