Snopes Debunker - Did Trump Tell People To Vote Twice?

Did Trump Tell People To Vote Twice? ​ When President Trump suggested during a speech in North Carolina that voters should head to the polls after submitting their mail-in ballots, widespread confusion followed. After all, voting twice is a felony. In fact, the North Carolina State Board of Elections has since issued statements warning voters of the legal and public health consequences of doing so. What did Trump mean, then? Did he really ask voters to submit more than one vote? What reasons are there to go to the polls after you’ve mailed your ballot, if any? Snopes reporter Bethania Palma has more. Read More Fact Checks Did Trump Call McCain a Loser? U.S. President Donald Trump said that he "never called John (McCain) a loser," but that isn't true. ✅ Correct Attribution Did Jacob Blake’s Ex-Girlfriend’s Aunt Denounce Him on Twitter? The Twitter account @lifeisasoph briefly trended in August 2020, before it was suspended. ❌ False Did an Antifa Flyer Tell ‘Comrades’ To Pose as Trump Supporters and Riot After Election Day? These supposed plans appear to have been circulating online for years. ❌ False Did Sarah Sanders Say Trump Told Her To Take ‘One For The Team’ After Kim Jong-Un Winked At Her? Saying something happened doesn't mean it did. ✅ Correct Attribution Did Nick Saban Endorse Joe Biden? As far as we can tell, the University of Alabama football coach has not officially endorsed either candidate for U.S. president. ❌ False View Latest Fact Checks Our Guide to Mail-In Voting The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. voting system has highlighted the variability of state election requirements, and many states present this crucial information on difficult-to-navigate, decentralized websites. To help voters make sense of it all, we’ve created a complete guide to voting by mail, with requirements broken down state by state. Use our guide to check the procedure in your state and don’t forget to vote! Read Our Guide News Pentagon Orders Shutdown of Stars and Stripes Newspaper The Pentagon has ordered the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, to cease publication at the end of the month, despite congressional efforts to continue funding the century-old publication. Read More Car Caught on Video Plowing Through Times Square Protesters The New York Police Department says it is trying to find a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking a street in Times Square. Read More Trump Denies Calling US War Dead ‘Losers,’ ‘Suckers’ The allegations, sourced anonymously in The Atlantic, describe multiple offensive comments by the president toward fallen and captured U.S. service-members. Read More AP Source: Suspect in Portland Death Killed by Investigators A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, was killed as investigators moved in to arrest him. Read More

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