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| Good morning, friends of The Short List! |
| It feels like it's been months since Joe Biden was elected America's next president. But since last Saturday, we've noticed a ton of misinformation swirling around the interwebs about the election. We fact-checked viral ones and found a whole lot of false claims , from allegations of ballots "magically" appearing overnight and claims of disenfranchisement to reports of inflated voter turnout. Here are a few to tell your conspiracy theorist friends: |
| Sharpies on ballots |
| • | Allegation: Arizona elections officials handed voters Sharpies, a type of pen that, when used, invalidates a ballot. | | • | Truth: The Arizona secretary of state said ballots filled out with Sharpies would be counted. | |
| No sign of fraud |
| • | Allegation: An early morning spike in Wisconsin's vote tally was a sign of fraud. | | • | Truth: The increase came when Milwaukee's absentee ballots, which take longer to process than those cast in person, were counted. It was not a sign of fraud. | |
| Counting not stopped |
| • | Allegation: Some Democrat-led states stopped counting ballots to assure Biden remained in the lead. | | • | Truth: Election officials in every state are counting every ballot. Pauses or delays in posting results were anticipated because absentee ballots take longer to count. | |
| Now, how about some Saturday long reads? 👇 |
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