NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

 


A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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Delivering grandma's ballot not a crime under Georgia law

CLAIM: "Georgia's new anti-voting law makes it a jail-time crime to drop off grandma's absentee ballot in a drop box."

THE FACTS: Delivering grandma's ballot won't land you behind bars in Georgia, despite posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter falsely claiming it will. The election bill known as SB 202, s...



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