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      Human Error In Tallying Michigan Votes Gives Rise To Voter Fraud Claims

      The apparent jump in votes was caused by human error when a zero was accidentally added as votes were being tallied.

      By - AFP | 5 Nov 2020 11:37 AM GMT
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    • Human Error In Tallying Michigan Votes Gives Rise To Voter Fraud Claims
      Reports that the number of votes for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in Michigan suspiciously jumped by more than 130,000 on Tuesday morning spread online as ballots continued to be counted. The apparent jump in votes was caused by human error when a zero was accidentally added as votes were being tallied. The mistake was quickly fixed, but a real-time report by an independent analyst fed claims of fraud online.


      "An update gives Biden 100% of new votes - 128k+," claimed a November 4, 2020 tweet from a Texas Republican columnist with 36,000 followers. Below the text, two electoral maps of the US show that a vote count update appeared to grant the former Vice President 138,339 votes and not a single one to his rival President Donald Trump.


      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 4, 2020

      The tweet was deleted with an apology, but the same maps were shared tens of thousands of times on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and in an article that pointed to a discrepancy of 138,339 votes in Michigan. Most posts denounced the numbers as proof of fraud by Democrats in the Midwestern state.

      However, the maps actually show a 138,339 drop in Biden votes after a correction due to human error.

      Also Read: Rudy Giuliani Falsely Claims Trump's Lead In Pennsylvania Is Unassailable

      Caroline Wilson, county clerk for the central Michigan county of Shiawassee, told AFP by phone, "I added an extra zero accidently," thereby reporting 153,710 votes for Biden instead of 15,371.

      "The minute it was discovered, it was corrected, probably within 20 minutes, so I'm amazed how fast this spread," Wilson added.

      She said the state of Michigan alerted her office of the mistake "because we don't even have that many voters."

      The central Michigan county only has 55,612 registered voters.

      When Biden's 153,710 votes were lowered to 15,731 votes in a correction, 138,339 votes were removed from the Democrat's total tally without any changes to Trump's numbers.

      "The information contained in the graphic is entirely false," Michigan Department of State spokeswoman Tracy Wimmer told AFP in an email about the map on Twitter.

      The image in the tweet showed two screenshots of the interactive vote results map from election data analyst Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).


      Screenshot of the Decision Desk HQ result map taken on November 4, 2020 at 2:54pm

      The two screenshots were taken at different times in the early hours of November 4.

      At 4:59 am, DDHQ reported results for Michigan that indicated 153,710 votes for Biden in Shiawassee county, prompting Twitter user @ENGOLD to point out a mistake.


      Screenshot of a tweet taken on November 4, 2020

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      DDHQ acknowledged the mistake later on November 4, calling it a "clerical error" from the Shiawassee County data, and updated results on its website to reflect the changes, giving Trump a victory in the county with 23,154 votes.


      Screenshot of the Decision Desk HQ result map taken on November 4, 202

      AFP Fact Check also found other claims of voter fraud that turned out to be genuine mistakes, such as residents receiving mail-in ballots for deceased parents or previous tenants.

      With an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots cast, the presidential race remains too close to call. President Trump accused Democrats of trying to "steal the election" on November 4.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   Votes for Joe Biden increased by more than 130,000 on Tuesday.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Geller Report
      Fact Check :  False

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