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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Scott Jensen conceded the Minnesota gubernatorial race. It wasn't 'stolen'
“Minnesota was stolen from Scott Jensen.”
Snopes→ Alex Jones Concedes Sandy Hook Attack Was ‘100% Real’
The Infowars host told a Texas courtroom that he definitely thinks the attack happened.
Snopes→ Trump Never Conceded He Lost, But His Impeachment Lawyer Did
One of the lawyers heading former President Donald Trump’s defense at his second impeachment trial did what Trump himself has not: conceded Joe Biden won the presidential election.
Snopes→ Trump Finally Concedes Amid Talk of Ouster from Office
With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat.
Snopes→ Does GSA’s Approval of Transition Process Mean Trump Conceded Defeat to Biden?
Losing candidates are not required to acknowledge defeat in order for a U.S. presidential transition to begin.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?
On November 23 2020, social media posts indicated that a then-new poll revealed a majority of Americans believed that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede the election to President-Elect Joe Biden — that majority being 58 percent of all vo
Snopes→ Did Trump Pardon a Turkey That ‘Refused To Concede’ an Election?
The annual presidential Thanksgiving tradition in 2018 eerily foreshadowed the real 2020 U.S. presidential election.
AFP Fact Check→ Nigeria did not give US President Donald Trump a deadline to concede the election or face sanctions
Multiple posts making the rounds on Facebook claim the Nigerian government gave US President Donald Trump 72 hours to concede the 2020 presidential election to former vice-president Joe Biden. This is false; Nigeria rejected the statement attributed to
Logically→ Joe Biden isn’t President-Elect until Trump concedes the election.
The winner of a presidential election is conventionally known as President-Elect. A concession is not required for the title to be used.
Snopes→ Trump Seems to Acknowledge Biden Win, But He Won’t Concede
President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made clear he would not concede.
Snopes→ What Happens If U.S. Presidential Candidates Don’t Concede?
For starters, acknowledging defeat isn't a constitutional requirement.
Snopes→ Beshear Claims Victory in Kentucky; Bevin Refuses to Concede
With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat Andy Beshear had a lead of 5,333 votes out of more than 1.4 million counted.
Lead Stories→ Old News: Israel’s Netanyahu Won Re-election, Main Challenger Conceded Defeat… In April 2019
Did Israel's P.M. Netanyahu win re-election and did his main challenger concede defeat? Yes, but it didn't happen during the election in September a few days ago, it happened in April of 2019 during a different election as Reuters reported at
Snopes→ Trump Calls on Florida Democrat to Concede, Implies Fraud
Palm Beach said it won't finish its recount by the Thursday deadline.
Snopes→ Puerto Rico Concedes Hurricane Maria Deaths More Than 1,400
Puerto Rico has conceded that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people on the island last year and not just the 64 in the official death toll.
Truth or Fiction?→ Lemon-Musk Interview
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water With Fluoride Does NOT Cause Neurological Damage In Babies
Does water with fluoride cause neurological damage in babies? No, that's not true: Fluoridation is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics with no age restrictions. The Centers sta
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Nikki Haley Is ‘Claiming Victory’ After Primary and Caucus Losses
Haley conceded that Trump won after both Iowa and New Hampshire.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Distorts the Facts About His New York Civil Trial
Former President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims in a brief press conference on Jan. 11 after the closing arguments in a New York civil fraud trial. The lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that Trump
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Fourth GOP Primary Debate
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary In the last Republican presidential primary debate of 2023, the candidates argued over their positions on gender-affirmation surgery, legal immigration and more: Florid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Attorney General Letitia James Did NOT Lose 80% Of Case Against Trump
Did New York state Attorney General Letitia James lose 80 percent of the civil fraud case against Donald Trump, as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The judge in the case did not dismiss any portion of the charges filed by
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Interview with Carlson
In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson — who posted it to X minutes before the debate began. Trump made se
FactCheck.org→ Indictment Details Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Swing State Election Outcomes
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, concerning his efforts to remain in office despite losing the election, details actions Trump and his co-conspirators allegedly took to get state officials to change legitimate electoral vo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Did NOT Try To ‘Seize Over 3000 Farms’ To ‘Free Land For Immigrants’
Did Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte try to "seize over 3000 farms" to "free land for immigrants" during the unsuccessful negotiations over immigration shortly before the government's collapse in July 2023? No, that's not true: The c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Tell Crew There Will Be ‘No Woke Crap’ On His Movie Set
Did Sylvester Stallone ban "woke crap" on the set of one of his movies, speaking against "a bunch of granola moms and their soy boy husbands"? No, that's not true. The claim originated from a satirical website that describes everything it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Bombshell New Study’ Does NOT Prove That mRNA ‘Jabs’ Have Caused ‘Tens Of Millions Of Serious New Health Problems Worldwide’
Did a "bombshell new study" prove that mRNA "jabs" have "caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide," including a condition known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)? No, that's not true: The 2022 stu
Truth or Fiction?→ What Rupert Murdoch Said Under Oath About Fox News’ 2020 Election Claims
On February 28 2023, a popular post on Imgur asserted that Fox News “lied … about the 2020 election,” and that chairman and right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch testified to that fact under oath: Text on the meme was credited to Tw
Truth or Fiction?→ Failed GOP Candidate Embraced Disinformation, Violence in Shooting Plot
The history of the 39-year-old alleged “mastermind” behind a plan to attack multiple Democratic Party officials in New Mexico showed an embrace of both violence and conspiracy theories that have driven right-wing political violence in the U
Truth or Fiction?→ Before Being Elected, George Santos Pushed His Own ‘Stolen Election’ Hoax
Amid continuing criticism and demands — even from local party members — that he leave office, a video circulating online shows right-wing Rep. George Santos (R-New York) appearing at a January 5 2021 rally and falsely claiming that an elect
Truth or Fiction?→ Brazil Insurrection Had Familiar Faces, Themes
A January 8 2023 attempted right-wing coup in Brazil’s capital Brasília followed the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly known as “Lula”) over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the South American nation’s pres
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cut Potato In Sock Does NOT Combat Cold And Flu
Does wearing socks that contain cut pieces of potato help children combat flu and cold symptoms by absorbing toxins from their bodies? No, that's not true: The American Academy of Pediatrics has rejected this claim as groundless. It's not
Truth or Fiction?→ Original Lyrics to ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’
In December 2022, TikTok user @realityshowreject shared a video about the original lyrics to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” stating that Judy Garland objected to them: @realityshowreject Does Christmas make anyone else incredibl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Voter Fraud When Herschel Walker’s Numbers Go Down On Fox News
Does a sudden decrease in the displayed vote tally for U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker during Fox News coverage of Georgia's December 6, 2022, runoff election prove that voter fraud occurred? No, that's not true: Human error by the
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking GOP’s Censorship Claim in Arizona Over Deleted Tweets
Republican officials have called for state and federal investigations of Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs after learning her office on Jan. 7, 2021, asked Twitter to review two tweets about the state’s voter registration database that it d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Win in AZ Governor’s Race NOT Sign of ‘Rigged’ Election Despite Republican Wins In Other Race
If Arizonans voted primarily for Republican candidates in the November 8, 2022, election, but a Democrat still won the race for governor, was the election rigged? No, that's not true: Election data from past years show ticket-splitting is
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Number of Election Day Votes in Maricopa County
Quick Take About 540,000 voters went to polling places in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Election Day, including roughly 250,000 who voted in person and over 290,000 who dropped off mail-in and provisional ballots, according to election officials
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Map Does NOT Show Returns In NY Gubernatorial Race After Counting 99% Of Votes
Does a viral map claiming that identical tallies turned New York predominantly blue in the gubernatorial race with ">99%" votes allegedly counted prove election fraud? No, that's not true: Even three days after the video with the map w
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Bizarre Claim of Stopping DeSantis’ 2018 Election ‘From Being Stolen’
Former President Donald Trump claimed he “sent in the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys” to Broward County during the 2018 election to stop “ballot theft” and help Ron DeSantis become Florida’s governor. But a spokesman for the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Presidential Term Did NOT Start Right After 2020 Election Was Called — Results’ Timing Does NOT Influence Term Limits
Did President Joe Biden's term start immediately after the 2020 election was called, thus influencing Donald Trump's decision to announce a second presidential bid for 2024? No, that's not true: Biden was not formally sworn into office un