Claim: After the 2016 presidential election, some progressive Democrats tried to convince electors for Donald Trump to switch their Electoral College votes to Hillary Clinton. But a conservative commentator misleadingly claimed in a social media post that the Democrats were "calling for alternate electors" -- as Trump did after losing the 2020 election.
Fact-check: Post Misleadingly Equates 2016 Democratic Effort to Trump's 2020 'Alternate Electors' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: after the 2016 presidential election, some progressive democrats tried to convince electors for donald trump to switch their electoral college votes to hillary clinton. but a conservative commentator misleadingly claimed in a social media post that the democrats were "calling for alternate electors" -- as trump did after losing the 2020 election.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joseph A. Gambardello
Date published: 2022-06-29T19:10:11