**Viral Snippet:**
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Election Officials Confirm “Glitch” in 97 Counties—Results Will Be Re-Tallied After Midnight!
**What You Need to Know:** A "system-wide sync error" triggered automatic recounts in nearly 100 counties, including Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant. Unofficial tallies originally showed a 3% swing toward the Democratic challenger in the Attorney General race.
🔴 **The Claim:** Social media accounts are posting screenshots of "leaked internal documents" claiming the glitch was intentional to flip Texas blue.
🟢 **The Reality:** The Texas Secretary of State’s office confirms the glitch was a **server timeout during data aggregation**—no votes were altered. Re-tally is expected to restore the original margins by 3 a.m. CST. No evidence of foul play.
⚠️ **What’s Fake:** The viral image of a "paper shredder in the Austin counting room" is a stock photo from a 2019 movie set. Do not share.
**Verdict:** Real glitch, fake conspiracy.