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Musk amplifies claim that Michigan has more registered voters than eligible citizens
Michigan has more registered voters than eligible citizens!? Is that true @CommunityNotes?
What he said or did
Musk posted Michigan has more registered voters than eligible citizens!? Is that true @CommunityNotes?
and later posted that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was lying to the public (CBS Detroit).
Background
The claim originated in another X account's post saying the gap created a huge risk of election fraud
(PolitiFact).
Official response
Benson said Musk was spreading dangerous disinformation
and was pushing a misleading number that includes 1.2 million inactive records slated for removal in accordance with the law
(PolitiFact; CBS Detroit).
Fact-checks and findings
PolitiFact rated the claim False: Michigan had about 8.4 million registrations including inactive ones, about 7.2 million active voters and a voting-age population of about 7.9 million; federal law limits how quickly inactive voters can be removed.
What happened next
A Community Note was added to Musk's post (PolitiFact).
Sources
- PolitiFact23 Oct 2024
- CBS Detroit29 Oct 2024
This entry records what was publicly said or done, as reported by the sources above. Quotes are attributed to the person who made them.
