Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that a Maryland primary ballot vendor error involved 500,000 corrupt illegal ballots mailed to help Democrats, FactCheck reported.
Election administrators said the problem stemmed from a contractor sending some voters the wrong party’s ballot, not from fraudulent or unlawful voting.
Replacement mailings and public notices were issued to protect eligible participation ahead of the primary.
Fact-checkers rated Trump’s characterization as a distortion that transformed an administrative mistake into an accusation of deliberate election rigging.
Maryland officials from both parties urged residents to rely on state guidance rather than social media allegations.
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