The claim: Post implies glitchy voting machine in Kentucky is proof of election interference
An Oct. 31 Facebook post ( direct link , archive link ) describes a supposed incident at a Kentucky voting location.
“Voting machines in Kentucky are literally changing the vote from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris,” reads the text in the post, which is a screenshot of a post on X, formerly Twitter. “This is ELECTION INTERFERENCE!”
The user linked to the original X post, which includes a video of a person tapping a screen numerous times in an attempt to select the box displaying former President Donald Trump’s name. After several seconds, the box with Vice President Kamala Harris’ name lights up.
Users appeared to interpret the incident as a sign of nefarious activity.
“Election fraud,” reads one of the comments.
Another said the incident was “absolutely fraud,” and a third asserted “the steal is on.”
The Facebook post was shared almost 150 times in five days, and the X post it linked to was reposted more than 20,000 times. Other versions of the claim spread widely on Instagram and X .