post Shared by X Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips has claimed victory in the New Hampshire primary.
Source: Congressman Dean Phillips received nearly twice as many votes as Biden in the New Hampshire primary. Democrats “turn out” more than 50,000 write-in votes to give Biden a “win” so as not to embarrass the president. This follows Dean's assertion that his party is… pic.twitter.com/j5b4rypk3f
— @amuse (@amuse) January 24, 2024
Verdict: False
There is no evidence for this claim. Phillips himself said he lost the primary.
Fact check:
The New Hampshire primary was held on January 23rd, and Biden won the election despite not appearing on the ballot. BBC news. Phillips ultimately came in second place by a wide margin, the newspaper reported.
Social media users claim that Phillips actually won. One user wrote that he was told by a source that “Phillips received almost twice as many votes as Biden in the New Hampshire primary.” Democrats “discovered” over 50,000 write-in votes to give Biden the “win” so as not to embarrass the president. ”
There is no evidence that Mr. Phillips won the election and received twice as many votes as Mr. Biden. If so, the media would cover it, but no one has.media outlets instead report Phillips lost in the primary.
“Check Your Fact” scrutinizes key results from the New Hampshire Secretary of State's office and finds that Biden 77,000 votesmore than three times as many votes as Phillips received.
“These are the accurate results of the election,” Anna Sventek, communications director for the New Hampshire Secretary of State, told Check Your Fact in an email.
Phillips said in a Jan. 24 document. Tweet That he lost in the primary. (Related: Is Nikki Haley disqualified as president?)
This is shameful and completely false.
New Hampshire administers its elections very honestly and efficiently, and Joe Biden won the NH Democratic primary last night, fair and square. pic.twitter.com/fX4TvvkWZI
— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) January 24, 2024
“This is disgraceful and completely false. New Hampshire has administered its elections with great integrity and efficiency, and Joe Biden won last night's Democratic primary, fair and square.” Phillips tweeted.
