Fact Checkers Combat Election Misinformation

Fact-checkers have worked to combat voter misinformation and false claims about ballot counts in the aftermath of Election Day. Some swing states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, were reportedly specifically targeted with misinformation efforts. A viral social media post retweeted by President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that poll workers intentionally threw out ballots cast for Trump; other posts alleged that 23% of mail-in ballots in Florida's Miami-Dade County were rejected for missing signatures. Multiple independent fact-checkers rated these claims as false; others fact-checked claims made by Trump on Twitter, including his premature declarations of victory in several states. Fact-checkers from across the spectrum tended to focus on purported misinformation in key states and in social media posts shared by the Trump campaign.