More or Less: Behind the Stats   /     Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?

Description

Just hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, rumours started swirling that something was afoot. A graph went viral on social media that appeared to show there were 20 million more votes cast in 2020 than in the 2024 election. Where had these supposedly “missing” votes gone? Conspiracy theorists on both sides of the political spectrum began shouting claims of fraud. The answer, it turns out, is rather more straightforward. Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound Mix: Hal Haines Editor: Richard Vadon

Subtitle
We investigate a viral graph that suggests turnout was drastically lower than in 2020
Duration
539
Publishing date
2024-11-16 06:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0k4vh6z
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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