18)Social media followings of Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake, not evidence of fraud
Syracuse University professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley, who studies political social media messaging, told NPR in August that although social media helps amplify a candidate's message, it doesn’t automatically translate to election wins. They’re "talking primarily to supporters," Stromer-Galley said, but that could include people out of state who won’t vote in that candidate’s election.*
There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the Arizona gubernatorial election, least of all because Hobbs has fewer Instagram followers than Lake.*
We rate that claim Pants on Fire!
19)Florida midterm results came out fast. Why do other states need more time?
Florida law allows for early processing of mail-in ballots and, in many counties, machines speed up the processing of those ballots. Key races in Florida were also won by larger margins than races in Arizona and Nevada, which made it easier to call them earlier.*
A record number of mail ballots were dropped off on Election Day at polling places in Maricopa County, Arizona — a practice that is not allowed in Florida. Those ballots take more time to process. And in Arizona and Nevada, voters have more time than Floridians to resolve any discrepancies with their ballots.*
We rate these claims False.
20)An Instagram post claimed Hobbs "sent 6,000 wrong ballots to Republicans."
That’s inaccurate. 1,000 voters in Arizona mistakenly received mail-in ballots that included only federal candidates, not state and local candidates.*
County officials sent the ballots, not Hobbs’ office. And about 20% of voters who received the federal-only ballots were Republicans.
We rate this claim False.*
21)Fact Check: NO Election Fraud When 'Bunch Of Bags Just Randomly Arrive' At Maricopa County Counting Center -- It's Routine Process
Does a "bunch of bags" randomly arriving at the Maricopa County, Arizona, counting center prove that election fraud occurred there? No, that's not true: The black canvas bags in the image are used to transport voted ballots and results from vote centers on Election Day. The bags are heavily secured and under constant surveillance by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties. It is standard operating procedure for the bags to be in the ballot tabulation center where ballots cast are reconciled against check-ins.
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