Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-11-05 03:48:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AF54BC1F87FB1CC34EA514CEDE1F77BBAED4FC43450C3ADCEB9C3AA8CDB928E5
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No state entirely stopped counting votes. Mail-in ballots take longer to count. Counting was particularly challenging because of the Coronavirus. This has been explained repeatedly since the election by many reliable outlets. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/04/facebook-posts/battleground-states-did-not-stop-counting-votes-el/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/01/06/trump-allies-claim-election-officials-stopped-counting-ballots-in-georgias-chatham-county-its-false/?sh=3f44a0767f69 https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-79c34b72633683af195ae945503883fe https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/15/2020-election-trump-false-fraud-claims/
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