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Claim of a Houston FBI ballot raid

Social posts claimed an FBI raid in Houston uncovered more than 20,000 fraudulent Democratic ballots, and the FBI said no such operation occurred.

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Updated Nov 3, 4:30 PM Mountain

What more than one outlet reported

On Election Day, social media posts claimed that an FBI raid of a warehouse in Houston had uncovered more than 20,000 fraudulent ballots cast for Democrats. The FBI said no election-related operation occurred. Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said the information circulating on social media was false.

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Coverage in this set came from outlets we list as center, which reported the posts and the FBI's statement that they were untrue. No headlines from outlets we list as left or right appeared in this set.

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What the fact-check desks said

More than 20,000 fraudulent ballots cast for Democrats were uncovered in an FBI raid of a warehouse in Houston.

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Pants on Fire!

Local election officials and the FBI said his claims were untrue.

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AP Fact Check

AP reported that the FBI said no election-related operation occurred in Houston.

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