Trump Misleadingly Claims That Ballot Count Was ‘Called Off’

President Donald Trump misleadingly said early in the morning after Election Day that ballot counting in states where he was leading had been “called off,” baselessly suggesting there was something suspicious happening. Similar complaints were posted by his supporters on social media.

But a top election expert told us that it is routine for ballot counting to be suspended late in the evening, to be picked up the following morning. Final vote tabulations do not occur on election night, and official tallies are certified later.

In particular, Trump singled out North Carolina, where he said “all of a sudden everything