3 Min Read Claims that the U.S. state of Michigan has authorized a forensic audit of the 2020 Presidential Election are false. The Michigan Secretary of State’s office refuted the claim in an email statement to Reuters. Groups and social media users have been sharing several versions of a false claim that reads “BREAKING: MICHIGAN AUTHORIZES FULL FORENSIC AUDIT OF 2020 ELECTION.” Examples can be seen here and here . Tracy Wimmer, Media Relations Director at the Michigan secretary of state’s office, confirmed that claims of new audits are false. “No new audits are planned. We conducted more than 250 around the state, and those were completed months ago, and all affirmed the integrity and accuracy of the election,” Wimmer said.