viral video Shared by X It claims typos that appeared on the ballot verification screen of voting machines in Virginia indicate election interference.
Note!
This voter in Virginia obtained video footage of a voting machine.
Why does Donald Trump have an “I” in his name?
Is this some kind of election interference?
— American Papa Bear (@AmericaPapaBear) October 28, 2024
Verdict: False
That claim is false. A spokesperson for Washington County, Virginia, where the incident occurred, denied the claims in an email to Check Your Fact.
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The video, which has been viewed more than 500,000 times at the time of writing, claims that typos appearing on vote review screens on voting machines in Virginia indicate election interference.
“Attention! This voter in Virginia obtained video footage of a voting machine,” the video’s caption begins. “Why does Donald Trump have an “I” in his name? Is this some kind of election interference? ”It continues. In the same video, Trump’s name appears to be misspelled on a voting machine’s ballot screening screen.
That claim is false. The Virginia Project, a Republican political action committee (PAC), statement Through a verified X account, it indicated that typos would not affect “votes or their tally.” PAC also noted that the incident occurred in Washington County.
“This happened in Washington County. There is a typo on the receiving screen for the tabulation tool, but it does not affect voting or counting. Reprogramming and retesting has a higher risk of error than leaving it alone. ” the PAC statement reads in part.
OK, this has been fully investigated and resolved to the best of my ability.
This happened in Washington County. There is a typo on the receiving screen of the counting tool, but it does not affect voting or counting. Reprogramming carries a high risk of error. https://t.co/UnizcvcqdV
— The Virginia Project (@ProjectVirginia) October 29, 2024
Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports The typo suggests election interference. In fact, the opposite is true. October 30th, lead story is a statement from the Virginia Project and sample ballot A native of Washington County, Virginia, it was shown that Trump’s name is spelled correctly. (Related: No, Maine voters cannot vote for the same candidate twice)
Additionally, Derek Lyall, director of elections and general registrar for Washington County, Virginia, denied the validity of this claim in an email to Check Your Fact.
“Every voter in Washington County cast a paper ballot, and every candidate’s name is spelled correctly on the paper ballot.
Last week, we discovered a typographical error on the optional ballot review screen for our voting equipment. The ballot review screen will only be activated if requested by the voter prior to inserting the ballot. The review screen will show the choices the voter made on their paper ballot,” Lyall said.
“Of the more than 10,000 voters who cast ballots in Washington County, less than 20 voters requested this optional ballot review screen. It was too late to reprogram it.
All of our voting equipment is thoroughly tested. Our equipment is working as designed, counting ballots according to voter selections. One typo on the optional ballot review screen won’t affect anyone’s vote.
“A notice will be posted at each polling station on election day informing voters of this error,” he added.
