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If the Electoral College has invaded your phone screen, here’s how to get rid of it

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Summary
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66% Informative

Some iOS users with the Washington Post app may have looked down at their device tonight only to find an undismissable black toggle hovering on their screen.

The electoral vote counts in the 2024 presidential race slowly ticking upwards.

If you tap on it it merely expands to give you more information about the race, along with little drawn portraits of the candidates.

VR Score

58

Informative language

49

Neutral language

60

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

36

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

2

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