This claim has already been made by Rep. Adam Schiff, so you know it’s a lie. At least Schiff didn’t just repeat one line over and over again as if that made the lie any more true, though he did go ALL-CAPS. It was back in 2018 when a project lead at Twitter said that “election integrity” was Twitter’s No. 1 priority, and this January, Twitter rolled out a new feature that would allow users to report others for tweeting “misleading info about a political election.” Not only that: In February, Twitter said it was experimenting with a new feature that would flag “harmfully misleading” content with bright banners.
So what is Twitter going to do about the DNC War Room’s spokesperson trying to sell us the lie that mail-in voting is the same thing as absentee voting?
Absentee voting and voting by mail are the same thing.
Absentee voting and voting by mail are the same thing.
Absentee voting and voting by mail are the same thing.
Absentee voting and voting by mail are the same thing.
Someone tell the president.
— Lily Adams (@adamslily) August 13, 2020
@SirajAHashmi ✍️✍️✍️✍️
— Samantha Chill Dawg (@Samantha_J9) August 13, 2020
No they aren't
— Fonzi (@DrunkJedi1) August 13, 2020
This is very dishonest, intentionally I believe…
— Bald ?? (@HarryBaque) August 13, 2020
But she has a blue check!!!
— Outis (@Outis00474117) August 13, 2020
No, not the same.
— Pamela (@PamelaJean2016) August 13, 2020
But it’s not.
— That Goddamned Finkelstein Shit Kid (@Supreme____Beef) August 13, 2020
It’s absolutely not! Stop sharing disinformation related to voting.
— Mike (@michaeljashmore) August 13, 2020
Wrong.
Wrong.
Wrong.
And wrong.— baldilocks is at Parler — @baldilocks (@JulietteAkinyi) August 13, 2020
— Agent UPC-57D (@Klingenlaufer) August 13, 2020
We’ve been over this before, again and again.
This is completely false.
Absentee voting requires a registered voter to REQUEST THEIR BALLOT.
Vote by mail resulted, at least here in the NV June Primary election, in:
-Ballots mailed to dead people
-Ballots mailed to old addresses
-Duplicate ballots mailed to same voter
Etc.— Lisa Song Sutton (@LisaSongSutton) August 13, 2020
They arent the same, one you request and they mail to you directly. The other is just a mass mailing of “we hope your address is correct with our top notch government employees”.
Ask people if they still get previous owners/renters’ mail. Ask the USPS how much mail they loose.
— passing through (@gritshappen) August 13, 2020
Mailing millions of ballots to dead people, people that moved and are registered in other states, and people that have no business on the voter rolls is NOTHING like a voter requesting an absentee ballot and verifying the signature.
— Steph (@steph93065) August 13, 2020
And if you dare touch the voter rolls — even to purge them of the deceased — the Democrats will scream voter suppression (see, e.g., Stacy Abrams).
An absentee ballot must be requested. Huge difference!
— mistybozman (@mistybozman) August 13, 2020
They are not the same because the process is different. Absentee ballot applications are requested. Vote by mail applications are mailed without even verifying that the voters are still alive or still live at the address on record. Much more opportunity for fraud.
— McScorer61 (@McScorer61) August 13, 2020
you know if you say it over and over again you might convince yourself but as a 20-year veteran of absentee ballot voting I have to request that ballot, it's not just sent out
— MJ (@Skivvy9InVegas) August 14, 2020
I’m sorry it’s not the same,
Absentee is sent from a request you make from your voting precinct.
Where you are registered. (It needs updated every time you move)
Voting by mail is ballots being sent from a registered voters database,
With all kinds of errors.— Don Elliott (@Don35785337) August 14, 2020
If that’s true then why do we need to change anything?
— Regan Teague, CFA (@reganteague) August 13, 2020
Tell all your friends to get absentee ballots, then.
— Durp State Murica ❌ (@durtEburd) August 14, 2020
If I was mailed a ballot in every place I have ever registered vote in I would would be sent ballots to addresses in 7 different states that I no longer live in.
This is why mail in ballots are not the same as absentee ballots because they are automatically sent out not requested— Lala (@Lalanith1) August 13, 2020
Is @Twitter going to take action against a Democrat official for spreading misinformation about voting? https://t.co/Sqg2HT4nd8
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 13, 2020
Only some misinformation is bad, other misinformation is desirable, depends on the politics. Terms and conditions are only a suggestion.
— Woody's 360° View (@Woodys360) August 13, 2020
I live in VA and got a voter application as well as my deceased mother. The address on the return envelope was incorrect. Shredded both and put in a bag with my cat's
Excrement.— Lucy's Hooman (@lucyboo666) August 13, 2020
If they are the same thing, then we don't need to change anything
— GrumpyOldDude (@grumpyod6) August 13, 2020
Wow this is a major falsehood. Twitter will allow the propaganda though
— Brian Smyth ?? Text TRUMP to 88022 (@BrianPSmyth) August 13, 2020
— Kimmers??❌ (@KAmericangirl) August 13, 2020
The Democrats keep setting up reasons for themselves to contest the election if they lose.
Related:
Rep. Adam Schiff makes it clear that ‘mail-in voting is the EXACT SAME THING as absentee voting’ https://t.co/tUP7UYINoL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 1, 2020
