With the 2024 election just six months away, social media users continue to promote erroneous claims of election-related fraud in 2020, most recently with a spotlight on Wisconsin.
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Election 2024: Chinese migrants’ stories are stark contrast to Trump’s statements
The daily struggle to find work for Chinese immigrants living illegally in a borough of New York is a far cry from the picture Donald Trump and other Republicans have sought to paint.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 300,000 Ballot Images Are Missing From 2020 Election In Fulton County, Georgia; Results Are NOT Invalid
Is the 2020 presidential election tally in Fulton County, Georgia invalid on account of 300,000 missing ballot images? No, that's not true: The original paper ballots still exist and it's important to understand that the ballot image is n
The Dispatch→ Video: Six Months to the Election
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The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Six Months to the Election
Join us tonight at 8 p.m. ET for our weekly livestreamed conversation.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this executive order doesn’t empower President Joe Biden to suspend elections
President Joe Biden “can suspend presidential elections ‘if’ a new pandemic hits the U.S.” under Executive Order 14122.
PolitiFact→ U.S. presidents can’t cancel or postpone federal elections
Commentator Keith Rose floated a scenario of a U.S. president canceling or postponing elections. Only Congress can change a presidential election’s date.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Lok Sabha elections 2024: Misinformation surges on social media as voters head to vote
Claims circulating online recently have misstated details about casting a ballot, claimed without evidence that the election will be rigged, and called for violence against Muslims.
Full Fact→ Council websites wrong on how to vote in mayoral and police commissioner elections
A Full Fact investigation reveals that earlier this month at least nine council websites incorrectly claimed mayoral or police commissioner elections use the ‘Supplementary Vote’ system.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump misleads on jury selection, request to Judge Merchan for time off
Former President Donald Trump made several misleading comments as his criminal trial began in New York, including that he had been denied a request to attend his son’s graduation, and that his lawyers could reject as many jurors as they wished.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Noncitizen voting isn’t an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump is turning to one of his favorite themes, the specter of immigrants improperly voting in federal elections.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN coverage of results doesn’t prove 2020 election was stolen
Photos of Pennsylvania vote tallies on CNN prove the 2020 election was stolen.
PolitiFact→ Brian Schimming – Has Wisconsin really had 12 elections since 2000 decided by 30,000 votes or less?
“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”
The Dispatch→ The Michigan GOP’s Online Wars Could Last Through Election Day
Plus: A look at Biden’s standing with Catholic voters.
The Dispatch→ 2024 Is ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ of Elections
Be careful what you wish for.
PolitiFact→ Derrick Van Orden – No, you cannot vote in-person absentee the day before Election Day in Wisconsin
You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Why Joe Biden surpassing Donald Trump’s lead in 2020 Pennsylvania election doesn’t signal fraud
Donald Trump won Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20
The Dispatch→ How Will Jury Selection Work for Donald Trump?
Past high-profile cases can help us know what to expect.
PolitiFact→ Sarah Godlewski – Did the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin really come down to a few votes per ward?
“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
PolitiFact→ Ronna McDaniel – Ex-RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel misleads on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ about Montana election law
Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'”
Full Fact→ No evidence George Galloway received over 90% of postal votes in the Rochdale by-election
This figure seems to be based on the assumption that most or all the votes for Mr Galloway were postal votes.
AllSides→ Posts exaggerate migrants’ impact on US Census, elections
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34LX2QV Social media posts claim Democrats are encouraging the en
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Predetermined Election
Vladimir Putin claims a fifth term as president.
AllSides→ Has Donald Trump Promised Stimulus Checks If He Wins Election?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-has-donald-trump-promised-stimulus-checks-if-he-wins-election-1878786
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It takes longer than 24 hours to count presidential election votes, despite claim to the contrary
The 2020 election was the only time in American history that an election took more than 24 hours to count.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world
A wave of AI deepfakes has coursed through social media for months, serving as a warning for more than 50 countries heading to the polls this year.
PolitiFact→ Social media accounts use AI-generated audio to push 2024 election misinformation
Social media accounts are using artificial intelligence-generated audio to push false 2024 election claims. PolitiFact talked to experts about how this technology is affecting the information landscape and how to detect it.
The Dispatch→ At the State of the Union, Biden Delivered A General Election Stump Speech
Plus: How the DNC views an RFK Jr. third-party run.
Full Fact→ How many Labour MPs are standing down at the next election?
Treasury minister Gareth Davies claimed “nearly 50 Labour MPs” are not seeking re-election, but according to the Institute for Government only 17 have publicly announced they won’t be standing.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ 2024 election: Fake AI images of Trump create cause for concern
The fake images of Trump surrounded by smiling Black voters shows the potential dangers posed by AI ahead of the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says 82% says Americans think 2020 election was “rigged.” Polls, polling executives disagree
“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
PolitiFact→ Can social media platform outages impact U.S. elections? Not likely, experts say
Biden administration officials said they knew of no links between March 5 Meta outages and the 2024 primary elections. Experts said social media outages do not affect voting.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Fact check: Elon Musk's claim that Democrats are avoiding deportations to win elections is False.
Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.”
The Dispatch→ After Super Tuesday, A Primary Ends and A General Election Begins
Plus: Who will win Kyrsten Sinema’s Arizona seat—progressives or populists?
The Dispatch→ Super Tuesday Solidifies the 2024 Election
It’s unofficial: Get ready for the Trump vs. Biden rematch.
AllSides→ Trump Claims 82% of People Believe in ‘Rigged Election’
https://newsweek.com/fact-check-trump-claims-82-believe-rigged-election-1875537 Donald Trump, during hi
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections
In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Schumer, Biden discussed election, not blaming Republicans, in hot mic moment
“Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic” plotting to “blame REPUBLICANS AND MAGA” for reform delays.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint ‘Illegal Immigrant’ To Board Of Elections
Did the San Francisco City Council appoint to the Board of Elections someone who a social media post called an "illegal immigrant"? No, that's not true: The person who was appointed to a commission in San Francisco is a "legal immigrant,"