viral post Shared by X It claims that votes cast for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the 2024 election prevented Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris from winning Virginia.
If 20,000 woke warriors hadn’t voted for Jill Stein, we might have secured Virginia. pic.twitter.com/5nzAT6Cioc
— Onika Perry (@perryminajgaga1) November 6, 2024
Verdict: False
That claim is false. Harris won the presidential election in Virginia, according to multiple sources, including the Virginia Department of Elections.
Fact check:
Harris’ campaign reportedly entered the 2024 presidential election with “at least $20 million in debt.” newsweekquoting political director Christopher Cadelago. Harris raised more than $1 billion during the campaign, according to the paper, and “as of October 16th, she had $118 million in the bank,” Caderago wrote to X.
The X-post, which has been viewed more than 5 million times at the time of writing, claims that votes cast for Stein in the 2024 election prevented Harris from winning Virginia.
“we [could’ve] If 20,000 people wake up, we can secure Virginia. [Twitter] Warriors did not vote for Jill Stein,” the post reads. The post includes a photo of the vote totals in the Virginia race.
The photo shows President-elect Donald Trump leading with 49.5% (1,227,559 votes) to Harris’ 48.7% (1,207,424 votes). The same photo also shows Stein’s approval rating at 0.8% (20,830 votes) and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver’s approval rating at 0.5% (11,982 votes). This photo, believed to be from the Associated Press, shows the total accounts for 52% of the report.
That claim is false. election total According to a report from the Virginia Department of Elections, Harris won with 51.56% (2,226,768 votes). The same election totals give Trump 46.36% (2,002,197 votes), Stein 0.74% (32,147 votes) and Oliver 0.43% (18,783 votes).
Similarly, the results of the presidential election in Virginia were reported. new york times In the show, Harris won with 51.8% (2,227,756 votes) to Trump’s 46.6% (2,003,384 votes). In addition, Associated Press called Harris’ Virginia campaign at 11:42 p.m. on election night.
Additionally, Check Your Fact found no reliable reporting to support this claim. In fact, the opposite is true. November 6th, lead story It debunked this claim, citing both the Virginia Department of Elections and the Associated Press. (Related: Did Nancy Pelosi say she wasn’t having a good morning after the election?)
When asked for comment on the claim, a Virginia Department of Elections spokesperson directed Check Your Facts to look into the election totals.
