CNN PROJECTION: Democrats will win at least 21 seats in the Virginia state Senate, taking control of the chamber
Social media companies are taking down posts that spread disinformation about votingFacebook and Twitter are evaluating and taking down posts that spread disinformation about how and when to vote on Election Day
Ahead of last year’s midterm elections, Facebook and Twitter declared such posts against their policies and created methods for states to flag election-related misinformation for removal. “I’ve seen one that was ‘it’s raining, so election day has moved to Wednesday,'" the official said. “I saw one from a county in a state that voting machines in a precinct were not functioning and that the lines were super long, which we knew was misinformation because that particular county uses vote centers and therefore doesn’t have precincts.” The official declined to name specific states.
Jared Dearing, executive director of Kentucky’s Board of Elections, confirmed to CNN he’d turned over potential voter disenfranchisement posts to social media companies this election.
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