Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected As the 47th President of the United States, social media users began promoting two contradictory narratives to suggest election fraud. One revived false claims by Trump that his 2020 vote was stolen, and the other questioned how Vice President Kamala Harris could have received so many fewer votes in 2024 than President Joe Biden in 2020.

Both narratives are based on an alleged 20 million vote difference between Harris and Biden.

Here’s a closer look at the facts.

CLAIM: President Joe Biden won about 20 million more votes in the 2020 election than Vice President Kamala Harris won in the 2024 election, proving either that Trump cheated his way to a second term or that there was widespread fraud four years ago .

THE FACTS: The claims are unfounded. Votes from Tuesday’s presidential election are still being counted, so a comparison to previous elections would be inaccurate. Additionally, election officials and agencies overseeing voting did not report any significant problems with Tuesday’s election. Claims of widespread fraud in 2020 have been debunked countless times.

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