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Claimant: Josh Stein (D)
Claim: In North Carolina, “thousands more absentee ballots [are] being rejected this election — at a rejection rate twice as high as in 2022.”
Rating: MOSTLY FALSE
Explanation: North Carolina was rejecting absentee ballots at a higher rate than in 2022, but Stein exaggerated the scale. At the time of his claim, the increase amounted to hundreds more rejected ballots, not “thousands more,” and comparisons were complicated by differences in how far ballot processing had progressed in each election.
Date: 10/27/2026
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Last Updated on October 27, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check