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FACT CHECK: No, DOJ Did Not Find ‘More Than 300 Cases’ Of Voting For Money Schemes

Post Shared by X The Justice Department claims it has discovered more than 300 cases of motivated voting.

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Verdict: False

This video was not created by the Department of Justice or verified by Bellingcat. There is no evidence of such a plan.

Fact check:

Social media users claim the Justice Department has discovered at least 300 cases of financially motivated voting. “Over 300 cases of large-scale, financially motivated voter fraud occurred during early voting for US Presidential candidates,” one user wrote.

This claim is false. There are no reliable news organizations reported Regarding such claims. The Department of Justice is not published Release of news statements and videos about alleged voter fraud schemes. (Related: Did President Trump say he would change the oil used in his fryers during his McDonald’s visit?)

Elliott Higgins, founder and creative director of Bellingcat, Error exposed The claim was made on Twitter, which pointed out that it was being amplified as an indication of “false involvement.”

“A new post attempting to influence the US election is once again using Bellingcat’s reputation to launder its reputation. It has 228 retweets and 396 likes, but no views. Notice that the number is only 12. This is a clear sign of fraudulent involvement,” Higgins tweeted.

Check Your Fact has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment.

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