Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
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Full Fact→ No, a petition calling for a new general election hasn’t been signed by six million people
The claim has been widely shared on TikTok, Facebook and also on Threads and X—but isn’t correct.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump falsely calls 2020 election ‘rigged’ in memo targeting former cybersecurity leader
The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media post distorts ballot shortage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election
“Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots ‘In Red Areas’ On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025
Did Wisconsin run out of ballots in Republican-leaning "red areas" on the day of the State Supreme Court election on April 1, 2025? No, that's not true: The shortage affected only the City of Milwaukee, election officials told Lead Storie
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Referendum Elections Held in Russian-Occupied Regions of Ukraine
The elections were criticized for violating international law and producing fraudulent tallies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump’s Election
Did actor Richard Gere leave the United States after Donald Trump became president and did he vow "never to return"? No, that's not true: The actor announced the move as far back as April 2024 when Joe Biden was still President and the na
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal?
Wisconsin election law experts said Elon Musk’s plan to pay voters $1 million could violate state law. Musk then walked it back and said he would pay them to sign a petition.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Was Zelenskyy's Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
Says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “engaged in election interference by campaigning” in Pennsylvania for former Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Full Fact→ Social media posts confuse Germany’s 2024 EU election results with recent federal election
Although there are similarities between the overall results of the two elections, there are some important differences, such as the area boundaries and the performance of certain parties.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Trump didn’t say he became president because of the 2024 election was ‘rigged’
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Admit The 2024 Election Was Rigged So He Could Be President Again
Did Donald Trump admit in an Oval Office ceremony on March 7, 2025, that the 2024 election was rigged so that he could become president again? No, that's not true: President Trump was claiming the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Bid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘The USA Needs To Hold An Election. Trump Would Lose By A Landslide’ — Fake Screenshot
Did Elon Musk tweet "The USA needs to hold an election. Trump would lose by a landslide." on March 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The post in question does not appear on Musk's X account and it was not indexed by Google. A viral screenshot
The Dispatch→ Conservatives Clinch the German Election
Propelled by immigration issues, the far-right Alternative for Germany party also had a strong showing.
Full Fact→ How common is it for democracies to postpone elections during wartime?
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s First Post-Election News Conference
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about a small-business survey, the federal budget, autism rates and pesticide use, among other claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Authentic German Election Ballots With AfD Left Out In City Of Leipzig
Do viral clips circulating on social media prove that AfD is missing on the authentic ballots in the city of Leipzig, Germany? No, that's not true: The publicly available sample ballot still listed AfD the day the claim began to spread. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Far-right AfD Party Did NOT Get ‘Massive Majority’ In German Mock Election For Students — Post Shows Result From One Polling Place
Did Germans students participating in a mock federal election known as U18, for people under 18, overwhelmingly vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, resulting in a sweep by a "massive majority" in every polling dist
Full Fact→ County council elections have not been ‘cancelled’ for the first time since World War Two
Contrary to claims made on social media, some county council elections were also delayed in May 2021 so the local authorities could be reorganised.
Full Fact→ Are this year’s local elections being ‘cancelled’?
Some councils have asked to delay elections until 2026 due to a reorganisation of local government, but we don’t yet know which will be postponed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe And Taylor Swift Did NOT Decide To Leave US After Trump’s Election
Did Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift announce they were leaving the United States, presumably after Donald Trump's return as president? No, that's not true: The article cited in the comments of a social media post making th
The Dispatch→ No, Donald Trump Did Not Say That He ‘Rigged’ the 2024 Election
A viral video misinterprets Trump’s own false claim that the 2020 was stolen.
The Dispatch→ Why the Election Felt Like Such a Vibe Shift
Donald Trump shattered the political consensus—on the right and the left.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Trump didn’t admit to rigging the election during his pre-inauguration rally
Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show California Election Worker Committing Electoral Fraud By Scanning Ballots Three Times
Does a video show an Orange County, California, election worker committing electoral fraud by scanning ballots three times? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Orange County Registrar of Voters denied the accusation of fraud, sayi
The Dispatch→ A Claim About 2024 Senate Elections in Swing States Is False
Democratic Senate nominees did not win in all of the swing states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Saying 2024 Presidential Election Was ‘Rigged’
Does a video show President Donald Trump saying that the 2024 presidential election was rigged with the help of Elon Musk? No, that's not true: In the speech excerpted in the video, Trump's remark about rigging referred to the 2020 presid
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel isn’t ending his show and emigrating because of Trump’s election
“Jimmy Kimmel just announced that his show will end on January 20th … he’s leaving for Canada and says he’s ‘never coming back.’”
The Dispatch→ Viral Post Depicting Voting Tallies in Recent Elections Is Misleading
The graphic is outdated and cites incorrect voting tallies for each presidential election year.
The Dispatch→ Mozambique Reels from Post-Election Chaos
An opposition leader’s imminent return could intensify the widespread unrest.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 22 states didn’t fail to certify the 2024 presidential election
“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All 50 States, DC, DID Submit Electoral College Certificates For 2024 Election
Did 22 states fail to upload their Electoral College certifications, which were needed to certify election results on January 6, 2025? No, that's not true: The National Archives confirmed that all 50 states and the District of Columbia su
The Dispatch→ A Selection of Our Best Stuff From 2024
In-depth reporting and analysis on the stories that shaped this crazy year.
PolitiFact→ ‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign
U.S. election officials prepared for an artificial intelligence-influenced campaign season. Generative AI had moments in the spotlight, but did not overtake the election. Here’s why.
PolitiFact→ ‘Stop trying to play both sides': Readers share their 2024 election fact-checking feedback
As 2024 heads toward a close, PolitiFact readers have weighed in on a contentious election season with thoughtful questions and feedback for our newsroom. Here’s what they told us.
FactCheck.org→ Speaker Johnson’s Partisan Spin on Gerrymandering in the 2024 Election
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In a Fox News interview, House Speaker Mike Johnson was spinning the facts when he claimed Republicans would have won a larger majority in the House in the 2024 election if not
Full Fact→ Full Fact AI supports African fact checkers in year of elections
Half the world’s population lives in a country that held an election in 2024. Over 70 countries went to the polls, making it a busy year for fact checkers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Oprah Winfrey Said She Is Leaving US Over 2024 Presidential Election Results
Did Oprah Winfrey say she was leaving the U.S. in response to the 2024 presidential election results as a social media post claimed? No, that's not true: She was still in the U.S. hosting a podcast event at her California home after this
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jason Momoa Said He Is Leaving US Over 2024 Presidential Election Results
Did actor Jason Momoa say, "I can't stay here," implying he was leaving the U.S. in response to the 2024 U.S. presidential election results? No, that's not true: A social media post attributing those words to Momoa had no credible evidenc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wendy’s, Olive Garden, Other Restaurant Companies Did NOT Donate To Trump In 2024 Election
Did Wendy's, Olive Garden and 13 other restaurant companies named in a social media post donate to Donald Trump in the 2024 election? No, that's not true: None of the political action committees for the restaurants listed in the social me