We ran the names through Michigan's Voter Information database to see if they requested or returned a ballot. Of the 50, 37 were indeed dead and had not voted, according to the voter information database. Viral videosFalsehoods about dead people casting ballots in Michigan began spreading through videos posted to social media late Wednesday night. Right-wing personality Austen Fletcher, who goes by the name "Fleccas" online, created some of the videos that went viral. "Turns out 118-year-old 'William Bradley' voted via absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan," Fletcher tweeted Thursday.

Source: The Nation November 08, 2020 16:01 UTC