Claim: Voters' preferences can be misdirected by the use of the two-candidate-preferred  vote on election night.
Fact-check: No, the AEC doesn't misdirect voting preferences
Verdict: misleading. the tcp count is used to get an early indication of a result on the night, however all votes and preferences are counted in full in the days after.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Jacob Shteyman
Date published: 2022-05-27T00:00:00