Mackowiak’s original assertion was based on an error made by the election analysis service Decision Desk HQ. The company said in a statement to
Buzzfeed News:
“It was a simple error from a file created by the state that we ingested. DDHQ does not correct / amend / adjust any state provided file. The state noticed the error and produced an updated count. This happens on election nights and we expect other vote tabulators in MI experienced this error and corrected in real-time as we did.”
More specifically, the error
seems to stem from a typo regarding the vote count in Shiawassee County. The data should have stated that 15,371 votes had been counted in that county, not “153,710.” The error has since been corrected.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rumor-alert-biden-michigan-votes/