Two vehicles arrived at a Philadelphia election warehouse during a live broadcast on MSNBC and delivered tens of thousands of ballots overnight, according to social media posts.
BREAKING NEWS!🚨 A van loaded with 50,000 ballots showed up in Philadelphia during a live broadcast on MSNBC.
And it is said that another 37,000 people will arrive tomorrow…
How on earth did they know how many ballots there were?
And how did they know to capture the exact moment on video?
Because it is not suspected… pic.twitter.com/itYzEs2h4d
— Patriot Voice (@TPV_John) November 6, 2024
Verdict: False
Election officials confirmed that the vehicle seen in the MSNBC report was delivering election supplies, not ballots. All ballots mentioned in the report had been delivered to the warehouse earlier that day.
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During the November 5 election, as Pennsylvania’s vote counting neared completion, former President Donald Trump and several social media users claimed possible election fraud in Philadelphia. The allegations arose after an MSNBC broadcast of two police-escorted vehicles arriving at an election warehouse in Philadelphia was shared on social media.
“Breaking news! A van loaded with 50,000 ballots shows up in Philadelphia live on MSNBC. And 37,000 more are expected to arrive tomorrow,” the post’s caption reads. The section is written. “How the hell did they know how many ballots there were?!”
That claim is wrong. Kevin Feely of the Philadelphia City Commissioner’s Office confirmed this in an email. Politifact The vehicles shown on MSNBC were carrying supplies, not ballots, which had been delivered hours earlier. He stressed that returning equipment and records after polling stations are closed is standard practice.
coverage dealt with Ballots have been updated to report 37,000 uncounted mail-in ballots as of midnight.
This isn’t the first time Check Your Fact has debunked misinformation about ballots.
