Plus: Trump and Harris play their final cards.
Here are the latest articles published by U.S. fact-checking sites:
Health Feedback→ Computational study didn’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccine boosters increase mortality in care homes
REVIEW Ten months after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.K. became the first country in the world to authorize and administer COVID-19 vaccines to its population. In September 2021, the U.K. began to recommend COVID-19 booster s
The Dispatch→ God and Guns, Once Again
The intersection of education and disability rights.
The Dispatch→ What Polls Can Never Tell Us
They reflect what people think. Elections reflect what people do.
The Dispatch→ Will January 6 Matter on Election Day?
Some conservatives may break from Trump over the Capitol attack, but how many?
The Dispatch→ Your Election Day Guide to the Swing States
Get the facts, from voting deadlines to absentee rules to recount triggers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox’s Hannity Guests Did NOT Urge Cognitive Testing, Medical Records For Trump After His Stumbling Entry Into Garbage Truck
Did Fox News' "Hannity" guests react to Donald Trump's stumbling entry into a garbage truck with calls for cognitive testing and medical records? No, that's not true: "The Daily Show," which satirizes the news, created the footage. It too
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dot’ Under Kamala Harris’ Name On Kentucky Ballot Does NOT Invalidate Any Other Choice For President
Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president? No, that's not true: The Kentucky State Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories that both the elections board an
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered image appears to show Keanu Reeves holding anti-Trump shirt
A photo shows actor Keanu Reeves holding an anti-Trump shirt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines NOT Facing ‘Nationwide Issue’ — Limited To Voting Assistance Terminals In Michigan
Is there a "nationwide issue" affecting Dominion voting machines that is impacting people's ability to vote as they intend? No, that's not true: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson misspoke when she said that. According to a Domini
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad misleads on Kari Lake’s support for Social Security and Medicare
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof US Postal Service ‘recently changed the delivery method’ of ballots to hide fraud
“The United States Postal Service recently changed the delivery method of absentee mail-in ballots” to hide “the evidence of absentee mail-in ballot fraud.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Donald Trump didn't say this about Peanut the squirrel
Photo shows Donald Trump statement condemning the Peanut the squirrel’s euthanasia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ballot Mule’ At Lincoln, Nebraska, Branch Library
Does a video of a person with a skateboard show a "ballot mule caught on camera at a branch library in Lincoln, Nebraska? No, that's not true: Local election officials who reviewed surveillance footage of the location confirmed that the p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a stray dot on a ballot won’t invalidate a vote for another candidate
If a ballot has a small dot in the box for Vice President Kamala Harris, “any other box filled in, will be void.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Colorado Department of State Accidentally Make Voting System Passwords Public?
Yes, but state officials have said the passwords alone wouldn’t have allowed access into the state voting systems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Campaign Rally In Salem, Virginia, In November 2024 — It’s Crowd For Chappell Roan Performance
Does a video on social media show a Trump rally crowd in Salem, Virginia, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The original video is taken from pop-music singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's performance on October 6, 2024, at the Austin Ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% — CNN Says Image Is ‘Fabricated’
Did CNN air a screenshot of election numbers that showed Kamala Harris winning Texas with 51.8 percent and 1,113,499 votes against Trump with 45.7 percent and 982,091 votes? No, that's not true: CNN said the image was "completely fabricat
The Dispatch→ Boiled Frogs
What America deserves.
PolitiFact→ X posts – CNN did not air a graphic showing Harris with more votes than Trump in Texas. That’s Pants on Fire!
An image shows CNN reporting that Vice President Kamala Harris has more votes than former President Donald Trump in Texas.
The Dispatch→ Viral Images of Early Vote Counts From Texas Are Fabricated
The state does not report any vote counts until polls close on Election Day.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Michael Jordan hadn’t endorsed Donald Trump as of Nov. 4
Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Liz Cheney didn’t say Trump has a ‘Daffy Duck disease’
Says Liz Cheney said, “Donald Trump is now literally threatening to have me killed. If you don’t want to live in a banana republic run by a senile man with some sort of Daffy Duck disease, vote for Kamala.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Has NOT Endorsed Trump For President — Jordan’s Management Denied Claim
Did basketball star Michael Jordan endorse Donald Trump for president? No, that's not true: Jordan's management told Lead Stories that there was "absolutely no truth" to this claim. At the time of writing, Jordan had endorsed neither Trum
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance and ‘equal time’ for Donald Trump: What to know
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Nov. 2 “Saturday Night Live” appearance triggered questions about broadcast networks’ “equal time” rule for candidates. NBC responded by giving former President Donald Trump airtime. We took a closer look.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
Did the Pentagon fail to provide enough absentee ballots for service members overseas? No, that's not true: If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot f
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Trump didn’t explain viral microphone stand moment with corn dog reference
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Posts Claim That Foreign Nationals Are Voting In The US Election Because No Voter ID Is Required
Do photos of ballots marked with a vote for Donald Trump prove that citizens of other countries are voting in the 2024 U.S. election because American law does not require them to show a voter ID? No, that's not true: Several copycat posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Transgender Person Received 2 Ballots In McHenry County, Illinois
Does a post on social media prove that a "male relative who recently started identifying as a 'woman' received two ballots for the election" in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2024? No, that's not true: The post's images of envelopes had lab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Statement Claimed New York State ‘Executed’ Peanut The Squirrel
Did Donald Trump issue a statement on Peanut the Squirrel saying the animal was "executed" by the State of New York? No, that's not true: The Trump campaign said a viral image that is supposedly a Trump statement is fake. Lead Stories fou
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Kamala Harris altered to slow her speech and make her sound drunk
Video shows Kamala Harris has a “drinking problem.”
Full Fact→ Fake headlines, altered audio and a face-swapped candidate in a cowboy hat: fact checking online misinformation about the US election
We’ve looked at dozens of claims on social media about the 2024 US presidential election - here are some of the key themes.
The Dispatch→ Kamala Harris Hits College Campuses in Election’s Waning Days
Plus: Donald Trump’s Wisconsin supporters cast doubt on tight polls.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods throughout the 2024 campaign. Here are the facts
At every 2024 campaign rally, former President Donald Trump repeats a host of false and misleading immigration claims. Here are the facts behind 11 of his most repeated immigration falsehoods.
Full Fact→ HAARP facility unrelated to floods in Spain
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska cannot control the weather and has nothing to do with recent flooding.
Full Fact→ Budget 2024: Was Labour’s manifesto clear with voters during the last general election?
The 2024 Autumn Budget has been and gone but the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Labour has faced criticism about how clear they were with voters in their manifesto about tax rises.
The Dispatch→ That Vexatious Issue
Whatever happens on Election Day, the abortion fight will continue.
The Dispatch→ Trump, Harris Try to Turn Out Polarized Men and Women
In the campaign’s final days, gender is front and center.
Health Feedback→ Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
REVIEW Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in soil, water, and in small amounts, in many foods. In the 1940s, researchers in the U.S. discovered that low amounts of fluoride strengthen tooth enamel, preventing cavities. This finding set the
The Dispatch→ As Goes Pennsylvania
On Kamala Harris’ Josh Shapiro mistake.