Claim: An illegal ballot cast on behalf of a deceased voter is rare, and we could find no examples of it occurring in Michigan in 2020 or 2016. Yet, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan falsely claims in a TV ad that "dead people always vote Democrat," and misleadingly suggests it is a widespread problem in his state.
Fact-check: Republican TV Ad Makes False Claim About 'Dead' Voters - FactCheck.org
Verdict: an illegal ballot cast on behalf of a deceased voter is rare, and we could find no examples of it occurring in michigan in 2020 or 2016. yet, a republican gubernatorial candidate in michigan falsely claims in a tv ad that "dead people always vote democrat," and misleadingly suggests it is a widespread problem in his state.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2022-06-09T22:00:27