FACT CHECK: Does Viral Video Show Maricopa County Workers Deleting 2020 Election Results?

Alexia Bianchi |

A post made on X claims to depict Maricopa County officials deleting results from the 2020 election.

Verdict: False

Maricopa County court filings show that that workers were installing memory cards into voter machines, not deleting results. The time stamp in the bottom right corner of the video shows the year as 2022, not 2020.

Fact Check:

A post made on X claims to depict Maricopa County officials deleting results from the 2020 elections. The caption reads, “REMINDER!!! Per Dominion’s own logs, in April 2021, they CONFIRMED that Maricopa County officials Brian Ramirez and Kristi Passarelli deleted the official results of the 2020 election!!!👇”

The claim is false. Maricopa County court filings indicate that the workers were installing memory cards into voter machines, not deleting election results. A 2023 court document reads, “Besides being laughable, this allegation is flat-out wrong. As Scott Jarrett explains in his Declaration, on October 14, 17, and 18, the County installed new memory cards, containing the certified Election Program that had undergone the logic and accuracy testing, on each of its tabulators.”

The claim that the video included with the post was recorded in 2020 is also false. A time stamp located in the bottom right corner of the video reads, “10-14-2022.” (RELATED: Instagram Post Falsely Claims Kamala Harris Said ‘She Would Not Accept’ 2024 Election Results)

In 2023, Maricopa County made a post on X clarifying the claim that county officials were deleting elections results is false. The caption reads, “Have you seen this viral video? The people sharing it are lying to you. So here we go, defusing a new election ‘bombshell’ that’s a lot like the old ‘bombshells.â€™đŸ§”â€

Check Your Fact has reached out to the Maricopa County Elections Department office for comment.

Alexia Bianchi

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