Just hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, rumours started swirling that something was afoot.

A graph went viral on social media that appeared to show there were 20 million more votes cast in 2020 than in the 2024 election. Where had these supposedly “missing” votes gone?

Conspiracy theorists on both sides of the political spectrum began shouting claims of fraud.

The answer, it turns out, is rather more straightforward.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald

Producer: Lizzy McNeill

Series producer: Tom Colls

Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

Sound Mix: Hal Haines

Editor: Richard Vadon

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