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Fact checking Election Day 2024 claims about voter fraud, ballot counting and more

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Social media posts pushed a false claim that Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said votes in the city won't be counted on election night .

Milwaukee 's vote counting started Tuesday morning and will continue late into Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning at the city's so-called "central count" location.

Google adjusted its algorithm Tuesday to prevent candidate-related queries from returning polling maps.

A misaligned spreadsheet caused the publicly reported early vote totals in Harris County to appear incorrectly.

Conservative commentator James O'Keefe posted a new video on Monday claiming non-citizens are being encouraged to vote in Philadelphia .

Election Clerk Milton Jamerson and Ceiba , a local non-profit, advised voting with an ITIN number, regardless of citizenship.

The video received 1.6 million views on X as of Tuesday , and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said it was "the smoking gun of attempted election theft".