Did Michigan ‘Magically’ Find 138,339 Votes for Joe Biden?

No.

By Khaya Himmelman

Nov 5, 2020

A Facebook post featuring a screenshot of a tweet about Michigan election results reads as follows:

So while everyone was asleep and after everyone went home, Democrats in Michigan magically found a trove of 138,339 votes, and all 138,339 of those “votes” magically went to Biden? That doesn’t look suspicious at all.

The 138,339 votes for Biden cited in the above post were the result of a data error in a graphic from Decision Desk HQ, a credible, non-partisan election news and analysis source.

A representative from Decision Desk HQ issued the following statement to BuzzFeed News about the clerical error:

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