False: A big batch of votes counted late at night is proof of fraud.

“A big batch of votes counted late at night is proof of fraud.”

The facts: A late batch is the count, not a crime. Five states, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, do not let election officials start processing mail ballot envelopes until Election Day, and some states cannot scan mail ballots until polls close. Mail ballots and in-person votes run on different clocks, so totals can jump when a large batch is reported overnight or days later. Slow is not stolen. Wait for official results, and remember the canvass and post-election audits come after election night.