US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden's final week

Donald Trump has been far more active on the campaign trail over the past few days, with a punishing schedule of rallies in key states.

There's been no let-up of his repetition of false claims about the pandemic, his record in office and the integrity of postal voting.

Mr Biden has appeared in public far less, but he's also presented fact-checking challenges and often misrepresented the economy under President Trump.
Trump: You can change your vote in "most states"

Verdict: This is not correct. Only in a few states can you change your vote after you've submitted a postal ballot.

There are just a handful of states - including Michigan, Connecticut, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin - where your postal vote can be cancelled after it has been submitted.

In these states, you can then either request a new postal ballot or vote in person.

Most states will allow you to vote in person if you've been sent a postal vote but haven't returned it. Some of these ballots have to be counted last to make sure no-one votes twice.

Strongly Trending (Google) since immediately after the second debate is CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? This refers changing it to me. The answer in most states is YES. Go do it. Most important Election of your life!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2020

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