Social media posts and articles on conservative blogs misrepresented what poll watchers, or volunteers allowed to observe the counting process, supposedly witnessed at the Huntington Place ballot counting site, formerly known as the TCF Center. 2 primary election this week, similar online claims about the facility returned in force. THE FACTS: A Detroit convention center that doubled as a ballot counting site became the hub of election falsehoods in November 2020 when social media users baselessly claimed that legal ballots brought there in the middle of the night were fraudulent.įollowing Michigan’s Aug. All workers go through a security screening and are constantly being watched during the counting process.
The bags and coolers contained food and belongings for election workers who were not able to leave while ballots were counted, Baxter said.
All the ballots counted at the facility had gone through the signature review process, according to Daniel Baxter, election administrator for the city of Detroit. 2 election, at least 50% of ballots lacked evidence of signature verification, and large bags and coolers under tables caused a security issue.ĪP’S ASSESSMENT: False. CLAIM: At the Huntington Place ballot counting site in Detroit after the Aug.
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