Posts on X allege that Kentucky voters who were using electronic voting machines were prevented from voting for Donald Trump and their votes were automatically changed to Kamala Harris.
Voting machines in Kentucky aren’t allowing people to vote for Trump.
They are also switching their votes from Trump to Kamala.
This is madness. pic.twitter.com/mc9LMBrGVJ
— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) October 31, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown say It was a machine that marked ballots, not a machine that processed them. The machines were temporarily taken out of service, allowing voters to finally vote for their preferred candidate.
Fact check:
a post X has become a hot topic online after claiming to have shown voting machines in Kentucky that would prevent voters from voting for former President Donald Trump. She can be seen pressing on the area of the screen where Trump’s name appears, but Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ ticket can be seen highlighted instead.
The video is authentic, but local officials tell a different story. They argue that the problem may have simply been a machine malfunction and not a concerted effort to invalidate votes for Trump. The machines were quickly shut down and voters were able to cast their correct votes.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, a Republican, said he heard about the issue and recommended that the machine be pulled over for investigation. He added that Kentucky voters can be confident that the state’s elections are secure.
All Kentucky voters can be confident that elections are secure and that any potential problems will be quickly resolved.
— Attorney General Russell Coleman (@kyoag) October 31, 2024
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, also a Republican, acknowledged: WLKY Voters were able to confirm that their vote was correct. “Get your voting information from legitimate sources, not from TikTok or some cat dude,” Adams said, appearing to attack Nekota, a popular right-wing X personality.
>Laurel County official During our investigation, we encountered a problem reproducing the issue, but the machine is now up and running. Some people think the cause of this problem is voter errorargued that the machine would have worked correctly if the voter had touched the correct place on the screen.
