Claim: Florida law allows election officials to start counting early in-person and mail-in ballots before Election Day. But social media posts falsely claim Florida counted all of its more than 7 million votes in five hours on Election Day and states that took longer committed "voter fraud." Most states don't allow vote counting to begin until Election Day or after polls close.
Fact-check: Posts Misrepresent How Florida Arrived at Quick Election Results - FactCheck.org
Verdict: florida law allows election officials to start counting early in-person and mail-in ballots before election day. but social media posts falsely claim florida counted all of its more than 7 million votes in five hours on election day and states that took longer committed "voter fraud." most states don't allow vote counting to begin until election day or after polls close.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2022-11-18T23:06:40