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UpdateNationalTuesday, October 27, 2026

Social media posts claimed voting machines flipped votes in 2026 early voting

Election officials said reports of machines changing votes were user error or calibration issues, not intentional flaws.

Reporting by
WLRN
“No evidence voting machines are purposely ‘flipping’ votes, it’s usually user error and can be fixed”, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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What happened

Claims that voting machines were deliberately flipping votes from Democratic to Republican candidates spread on Facebook, X, and TikTok during 2026 midterm early voting. Posts cited Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and Ohio. Election officials in Tennessee, including Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins, attributed the reported issues to user error or screen calibration.1

Officials noted that equipment is tested before elections and that styluses are available on request. No evidence has emerged of machines being purposely designed with such flaws or of the problem occurring on a wide scale.1

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Sources

  1. WLRN, https://wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-10-27/no-evidence-voting-machines-are-purposely-flipping-votes-its-usually-user-error-and-can-be-fixed · Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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