Election Day 2024 in the U.S. saw scattered disruptions, hoaxes, and claims of fraud, but overall ran smoothly.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day unfolded relatively smoothly as voters across the country faced only scattered disruptions and delays despite concerns about disinformation, foreign influence, and threats to election workers and voting systems.A series of bomb threats turned out to be hoaxes in parts of Georgia and Arizona, two presidential battleground states, and federal officials warned that Russia was seeking to sow chaos and uncertainty into America's vote for president. And despite no evidence of widespread problems, former President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims related to Philadelphia and Detroit, the biggest cities in two states that will be crucial for deciding the presidency.Local officials quickly knocked down the claims Trump made on his social media platform, saying they had seen nothing amiss.It was expected that at least half of all votes to be cast had already come in by Tuesday, with more than 84 million Americans voting early. There were just a few hiccups and frustrations during early…

Election Day voting unfolded largely smoothly across the nation Tuesday with only scattered reports of delays from extreme weather, ballot printing errors and technical problems. Most of the hiccups occurring by midday were “largely expected routine and planned-for events,” said Cait Conley, senior adviser to the director of the Cybersecurity…