The 2020 Election Collection: Mail-in Voting
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The U.S. has seen a massive surge of disinformation about mail-in voting. Snopes is here to check the claims.
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Mail-in ballots, a staple of American elections, have been in the spotlight this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on public gatherings. And with renewed focus on mail-in voting has come a mountain of misinformation. We’ve collected Snopes fact checks about mail-in voting and early voting here.
Voting By Mail? Double-Check Your State’s Deadlines Right Now
The U.S. Postal Service warned that, if you’re voting by mail, waiting until the deadline...
Voting By Mail? Double-Check Your State’s Deadlines Right Now
Do Mail-In Ballots Increase Risk of Voter Fraud?
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly made the claim as states scrambled to establish new elections...
Do Mail-In Ballots Increase Risk of Voter Fraud?
Did USPS Tell Americans to Send Mail-In Ballots 2 Weeks in Advance?
The USPS does recommend requesting ballots at least 15 days in advance and mailing them...
Did USPS Tell Americans to Send Mail-In Ballots 2 Weeks in Advance?
Is USPS Purposefully Slowing Mail To Help Reelect Trump?
U.S. Postal Service workers nationwide reported backlogs of letters and packages in summer 2020. But...
Is USPS Purposefully Slowing Mail To Help Reelect Trump?
Did a Pennsylvania Voter Receive Two Usable Ballots?
"Even if a person receives multiple ballots, only one return ballot can be counted," according...
Did a Pennsylvania Voter Receive Two Usable Ballots?
Did US Only Have 143 Absentee-Ballot Fraud Convictions Over 20 Years?
However you slice these numbers, documented examples of such fraud appear to be rare.
Did US Only Have 143 Absentee-Ballot Fraud Convictions Over 20 Years?
Is Amazon Offering Free 1-Day Shipping for Ballots?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Is Amazon Offering Free 1-Day Shipping for Ballots?
Was an Indiana Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Voter Fraud in 2020?
While both are election crimes, there is a difference between modifying mail-in ballots and modifying...
Was an Indiana Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Voter Fraud in 2020?
Did 28 Million Mail-In Ballots Go ‘Missing’ in Last Four Elections?
"Conflating voters choosing not to cast their ballot with 'missing' ballots is a fundamental flaw,"...
Did 28 Million Mail-In Ballots Go ‘Missing’ in Last Four Elections?
Were 83 Ballots Fraudulently Mailed to One Calif. Home?
Social media posts in May 2020 claimed the incident was an example of the ballot-casting...
Were 83 Ballots Fraudulently Mailed to One Calif. Home?
Has President Trump Ever Voted by Mail?
As Trump criticized voting by mail, some social media users shined a light on the...
Has President Trump Ever Voted by Mail?
Department of Justice Says Efforts to Stop Voter Fraud Are Illegal?
The DOJ issued a statement saying that voter intimidation is against federal law, not that...
Department of Justice Says Efforts to Stop Voter Fraud Are Illegal?
Did Texas Discover 58,000 Cases of Voter Fraud by Non-Citizens?
"Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice."
Did Texas Discover 58,000 Cases of Voter Fraud by Non-Citizens?
Were 20,000 Fake IDs Seized at Chicago Airport Part of a Voter-Fraud Scheme?
Fake driver’s licenses grabbed by customs officials since early 2020 became subjects of voting-related rumors.
Were 20,000 Fake IDs Seized at Chicago Airport Part of a Voter-Fraud Scheme?
Were USPS Mailboxes Removed in Oregon?
The number of U.S. Postal Service collection boxes overall has fallen by at least 60%...
Were USPS Mailboxes Removed in Oregon?
Did Trump Call USPS ‘Most Corrupt and Anti-American Way of Voting’?
The U.S. president has expressed many (and varied) feelings about mail-in voting.
Did Trump Call USPS ‘Most Corrupt and Anti-American Way of Voting’?