“Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 4 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Any delay in results being reported stemmed from an influx of mail-in ballots — not because officials “took a break.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 November 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
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