False mail-in ballot claim targets Senator-elect John Fetterman

The majority of Fetterman's votes were cast by mail. With this massive operation, the Democrats can put someone with brain damage into office. The Republicans need to match this effort.

After the Democratic candidate was projected to win Pennsylvania's competitive US Senate race against Republican Mehmet Oz, the same claim was spread on Facebook andInstagram.

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Absentee ballots have been used to make allegations of wrongdoing.

Mail-in ballots are the cause of widespread fraud. The allegations were made before and after the presidential election.

Fetterman received less than half of his votes through mail-in ballots.

Fetterman got 35 percent of his votes from mail-in ballots. Absentee ballots made up about 9% of Oz's votes.

Mail-in vote fraud 'infrequent'

There were no issues with mail-in ballots in the November 8 report by the acting secretary of state.

There were 44 polling places that ran out of paper and hours had to be extended.

There are mechanisms in place to prevent and detect fraud, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

More than 6 million mail-in ballots have been cast since they became an option for voters. Mail-in voting is a safe, secure method for Pennsylvania voters to cast their ballot.

Absentee ballots had to be received by November 8.

There are no verified reports of widespread malfeasance affecting the upcoming elections.

The agency said in a November 9 statement that they had seen no evidence that the voting system had been tampered with.

'Struck by lightning'

Absentee ballots are more vulnerable to fraud than in-person voting, according to a 2020 analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice.

The report said that Americans are more likely to be struck by lightning than to commit mail voting fraud.

According to data from The Heritage Foundation, there were 12 confirmed Absentee Ballot Fraud cases in Pennsylvania from 1994 to the present day.

Tools are available to help keep votes safe. The security of mail-in voting has been improved by bar codes, secure drop boxes, and post- election audits.

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