**Headline:** TRENDING: "Miracle in Texas" Claims Electoral Machines SWITCHED 45,000 Votes to Opposing Party – Verified FALSE
**Snippet:**
A viral post claiming that electronic voting machines in three Texas counties "glitched" and flipped 45,000 ballots from one party to the other is spreading across social media. The post, shared over 200,000 times, alleges that "backup paper ballots showed a completely different winner."
**Verdict: FAKE** ✅
**Fact-Check:**
- The Texas Secretary of State’s office confirmed no such malfunction occurred.
- Election officials in the named counties (Hays, Bexar, and Collin) state that the "45,000" figure is fabricated; no recounts or anomalies were reported.
- Under Texas law, all voting machines undergo Logic and Accuracy (L&A) testing before every election. Paper audit trails matched electronic counts in all three counties.
- The purported "viral image" of a "glitched receipt" was actually taken from a 2018 incident in a different state.
- **Bottom line:** No evidence exists; the claim appears designed to undermine confidence in routine election results.