1/ I see dead voters? Not quite. 🤔
As the ballot count drags on, a series of unfounded narratives have proliferated on social media platforms. A recent viral allegation about dead or implausibly old voters in battleground states has gained traction.
As the ballot count drags on, a series of unfounded narratives have proliferated on social media platforms. A recent viral allegation about dead or implausibly old voters in battleground states has gained traction.
2/ These posts typically share screenshots of Secretary of State voter rolls side-by-side with the birthdate of the alleged voter to prove that their vote was counted, despite the improbability that a voter could still be alive if they were born well-over a century ago. 
3/ Despite both the @MichSoS and @PAStateDept refuting these claims, it has permeated throughout partisan circles as the President’s team files lawsuits in PA, GA, MI, NV to challenge the counting of ballots they allege belong to deceased voters.
https://twitter.com/MichSoS/status/1324391461014675456
4/ When asked if she knows of any instances of voter fraud on November 5th, the PA SoS said: “Several weeks ago, a man applied for a ballot for his dead mother. That is the only fraudulent incident I’m aware of this year.”
5/ @TwitterSafety has taken steps to label these unsubstantiated posts, but follow-on reporting by partisan outlets, combined with amplification from members of the President’s team, have likely contributed to the continued spread of dead voter narratives.
6/
🙅♂️ Misrepresentation: One @gofundme campaign has raised over $200,000 for “voter fraud detection” efforts.
💁 Reality: The claims they are seeking to expose are typically explained by record-keeping errors or out-of-dater voter registration records online.
🙅♂️ Misrepresentation: One @gofundme campaign has raised over $200,000 for “voter fraud detection” efforts.
💁 Reality: The claims they are seeking to expose are typically explained by record-keeping errors or out-of-dater voter registration records online.
7/ As our partners at @DFRLab said, it will take time for all votes to be counted:
✅Practice patience
✅Check your sources (and their sources)
✅Look to election officials, not politicians/pundits for information
#CountEveryVote
✅Practice patience
✅Check your sources (and their sources)
✅Look to election officials, not politicians/pundits for information
#CountEveryVote
https://twitter.com/DFRLab/status/1323996577992744960
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