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Top Fact Checks→ AAP will contest state elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

2021-02-24 The party has not announced any plans to contest elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Election related violence has cost dozens of lives in West Bengal over the past decade.

2021-02-24 Media reports suggest nearly 77 deaths from 2011 to 2021 due to violence during elections but the figure could be higher. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ BJP has never won an assembly election in West Bengal.

2021-02-24 Since 1982, BJP has contested eight assembly elections in West Bengal and has not won a single election in the state to date. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ The dates for the West Bengal assembly elections have been announced by the Election Commission of India.

2021-02-24 As of February 24, 2021, the Election Commission of India has not announced the polling dates for the West Bengal assembly election. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Mamata Banerjee is contesting the elections from Nandigram and Bhawanipore.

2021-02-23 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest the upcoming elections in the state from Nandigram. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Repeats Election Claims in Interviews, Is Unchallenged

2021-02-20 In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times — each instance unprompted and unchallenged. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hand Recount Of 2020 Election Results In Windham, New Hampshire Is NOT Proof Of Election Fraud By ‘Dominion Voting Machines’

2021-02-15 Is a hand recount of 2020 election results in Windham, New Hampshire, proof of election fraud by "Dominion Voting Machines"? No, that's not true: The results changed markedly in the recount, but it's unclear why. The original report, the Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Georgia has referred 35 cases of election fraud for criminal prosecution.

2021-02-15 The state of Georgia reported 35 alleged cases of election law violations, but many have criticized the move as an attempt to intimidate voters. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Campaign Did NOT Win ‘Two-Thirds Of the Cases Adjudicated’ — Unless You Count Pre-Election Day Suits

2021-02-12 Has former President Donald Trump won "two-thirds of the cases that have been adjudicated by the courts" in his crusade to overturn the election result? That's only true if you leave out certain cases and add in others. The "two-thirds" c Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ OAN Report Features Baseless Assertion of Election Fraud by Algorithm

2021-02-11 Quick Take One America News Network recently spotlighted one man’s analysis that wrongly suggests precinct-level voting data in Georgia proved a computer algorithm was used to swing the election to President Joe Biden. A hand tally of paper ballo Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Can’t Hang on to Lawyers After False Election Claims

2021-02-11 Established firms backed away from the former president's baseless claims of election fraud. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Report Highlights Cyber Intrusion Risks to US Elections

2021-02-10 Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses in 2020 and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’

2021-02-10 On February 10 2021, a post titled “Casual Reminder” was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter. The post claimed that in 1861, a total of fourteen lawmakers were “expelled from Congress” for failing to recognize the election of Abraha Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Election of Dem Chair Portends Change at US Postal Service

2021-02-09 A former labor leader and Obama administration official was elected to serve as chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, marking the first step in a potential shakeup under President Joe Biden. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ An article in Time Magazine proves there was a “conspiracy” to influence the 2020 Presidential Election.

2021-02-09 The use of the word “conspiracy” in Molly Ball’s controversial op-ed has been used to claim that Biden’s campaign equates to electoral fraud. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Georgia Election Officials Investigate Trump Call

2021-02-09 Georgia's secretary of state's office has opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Unmasked’ Video Does NOT Uncover The Truth About The 2020 Presidential Election

2021-02-08 Does the "Unmasked" video uncover the truth about the 2020 presidential election? No, it doesn't: The video remixes previously debunked claims of vote fraud and election theft. Chief among them were allegations that "vote spikes" in battl Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Election Turmoil Splits West Virginia City’s Evangelicals

2021-02-08 If you’re Christian in Bluefield — and most everyone is, in this small city tucked into the Appalachian Mountains — you have your choice. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Vid on Election Fraud Run with Disclaimer Labeling Content as Opinion?

2021-02-08 OANN: "The statements and claims expressed in this program are presented at this time as opinions only and are not intended to be taken or interpreted by the viewer as established facts." Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ MyPillow CEO’s Video Rehashes Debunked Election Fraud Claims

2021-02-06 Quick Take A two-hour video, claiming to prove that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from former President Donald Trump, has been viewed tens of thousands of times online and aired on the cable channel One America News Networ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims

2021-02-05 By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Election Officials Say Combating Lies Will Be Big Challenge

2021-02-05 After an election season dominated by conspiracy theories and false claims about voting, top election officials across the country say they already are bracing for what comes next. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Rep. Boebert Get Her GED Months Before Winning Election?

2021-02-04 A college degree is not a prerequisite to hold elected office. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Myanmar Election to Dominion Voting Systems

2021-02-03 Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that the November election in Myanmar was conducted using Dominion Voting Systems, the company that was the focus of bogus theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company said its systems aren Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi And Adam Schiff Are NOT Up For Re-election In California In March, 2021

2021-02-03 Are Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff up for re-election in March of 2021? No, that's not true: Both were re-elected November 3, 2020. Since House members serve two-year terms, they would not h Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

2021-02-03 https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/02/what-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-has-said-about-ele/ One Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

2021-02-03 One of the newest members of Congress is under intense scrutiny from her own party following her promotion of conspiracy theories and inflammatory comments supporting violence against other lawmakers. At least 67 House Democrats have signed on to a fo Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Myanmar Use Dominion or Smartmatic Election Software?

2021-02-03 Baseless conspiracy theories from the 2020 U.S. presidential election found a new home after Myanmar underwent a military coup. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myanmar Did NOT Use Dominion Voting Systems In Its Election Before Military Coup

2021-02-02 Did Myanmar use Dominion Voting Systems to calculate election results prior to the military coup in that country? No, that's not true: A Dominion spokesperson told Lead Stories that they "do not have systems in Myanmar, and never have." T Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Testimony On Programming That Can Allegedly Rig Elections Is From 2004, NOT 2020

2021-02-01 Is this video of testimony about programming that can allegedly rig elections a description of 2020 elections systems? No, that's not true: The taped testimony of Clint Curtis is outdated. At the time the video was recorded, December 13, Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Paul Cites Distortion to Argue ‘Two Sides’ in Election Fraud Debate

2021-01-27 In calling for a “thorough investigation” into “election fraud,” Republican Sen. Rand Paul distorted the facts about a Wisconsin policy that was introduced by Republicans and put in place before the 2016 general election. In Paul’s tellin Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Watchdog Probes If DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Election

2021-01-25 The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Dominion Voting Systems Sues Giuliani over Election Claims

2021-01-25 The voting machine company faced such a mountain of threats and criticism that one of its top executives went into hiding. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Photos show Honduran migrants trying to enter Guatemala, not post-election violence in Uganda

2021-01-21 A post shared dozens of times on Facebook claims to show violent clashes between civilians and security forces in Uganda following the recent presidential election. The claim is false; the images are of a caravan of Honduran migrants who were blocked b Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Two Fox News Political Executives Out After Arizona Election Call

2021-01-20 Two of Fox News Channel's top news executives involved in the controversial — but correct — election night call of Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden are out at the network. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Viral video does not show Bobi Wine’s wife, son being harassed by Ugandan police ahead of election

2021-01-20 A video has been shared thousands of times on social media alongside claims that it shows Ugandan police manhandling and stripping the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine and her son. But this is false: Barbie Wine told AFP Fact Check that she was not Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Election Claims, and Why It’s Clear Biden Won

2021-01-20 What's the evidence that the 2020 election was valid and Biden is the duly elected president of the United States? Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Stores Drop MyPillow After CEO Pushes Election Conspiracies

2021-01-19 The founder and CEO of MyPillow, who amplified President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud, said a backlash against his company has begun. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Interview On Alleged Election Fraud Relies On Debunked ‘Data’

2021-01-19 Does Mike Lindell's interview on alleged election fraud contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: The interview with the MyPillow CEO is based almost entirely on a discredited report. As Lead Stories has already deb Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Twitter Suspends US Congresswoman Over Election Fraud Claims

2021-01-18 Twitter has temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia who has expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories online. Go to site post…»

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