Fact check: That spike in the Wisconsin vote tally was expected and legitimate, not fraud
A razor-thin margin, a slow vote count and a presidential election hanging in the balance created the perfect storm for misinformation in Wisconsin.
Dozens of misleading claims on Facebook and Instagram centered on an overnight jump in the Democratic vote. Most cited (without attribution) a chart published by FiveThirtyEight.com showing how the Wisconsin race changed as results were reported, sparking an array of unfounded conspiracy theories. It showed a sharp uptick in Democratic votes at around 4 a.m. in the morning on Nov. 4.
A conservative website trumpeted this as "Voter Fraud in Wisconsin." One widely shared Facebook post called it a "ballot dump," while another referred to the votes as being "found." President Donald Trump promoted the same narrative when he tweeted about 9 a.m. that his lead in key states "started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted."
We’ll focus on an Instagram post from Wednesday morning that showed a screenshot of the chart with a caption that asserted the “Biden votes came out of NOWHERE.” The text accompanying said “We. Are. Being. Lied. To.”
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