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Top Fact Checks→ Black Americans are ten times more likely to die by gun homicide.
Several reports suggest that the rate of African American death due to gun homicide is ten times more than that of other races or ethnicities.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Were There ‘More Votes Than People’ in Detroit?
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Top Fact Checks→ Several key states had more ballots cast than registered voters.
Updated data and individual state reporting show no state had more ballots cast than registered voters.
Top Fact Checks→ Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.
This claim is false and misleading, there were not more ballots than registered voters inMilwaukee.
Snopes→ Did ‘More Than One Million’ People Attend a Pro-Trump ‘MAGA March’ in D.C.?
Crowd sizes are notoriously difficult to estimate, but let's take a look.
Snopes→ Hate Crimes in US Reach Highest Level in More Than a Decade
There were 51 hate crime murders in 2019, which includes 22 people who were killed in a shooting that targeted Mexicans at a Walmart in the border city of El Paso.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: Addressing Yet More Claims About Dominion Voting Systems
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: More False Claims About Dominion Voting Systems
A viral Facebook post shows two maps: one purporting to show states in which Dominion Voting Systems’ vote-tabulating software is in use and the other showing states in which President Donald Trump is contesting the results through lawsuits. The
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bogus Claim of ‘Election Interference’ and More
In addition to baseless allegations of “illegal votes” in swing states, President Donald Trump used his relatively brief remarks — just 16 minutes long — during a Nov. 5 public appearance at the White House press room to make fa
FactCheck.org→ Biden Did, Indeed, Get More Votes Than Obama
Quick Take The votes are still being counted and the results are unofficial, but former Vice President Joe Biden already has surpassed former President Barack Obama’s record of 69.4 million votes in 2008. But conservative personalities on social
Top Fact Checks→ More Republican women were elected to Congress than ever before this year – Trump.
As of Nov 5, 31 Republican women have been voted in the House and the Senate - higher than in any election cycle. Vote counting is still underway.
Snopes→ Did Lancaster County Count More Mail-in Ballots Than It Received?
A flawed graphic on a local news program is not compelling evidence of widespread fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: States Did NOT Have More Votes Than Registered Voters
Did several states have more votes than registered voters in the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: A post making that claim contains inaccurate data on both the number of votes and the number of people registered to vote. L
Snopes→ 7 States Did Not Count More Votes Than Voters
Outdated statistics were used to spread false claims about voter fraud in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Get More Votes In 2008 Than Biden Has In 2020
Did former President Barack Obama receive more votes in 2008 than Joe Biden has gotten this election cycle? No, that's not true: Ballots are still being counted in this election cycle, but Biden has already surpassed Obama's 2008 vote tot
TruthOrFiction→ Wisconsin Does Not Have More Votes Than Registered Voters
Disinformation was rife on November 4 2020, including a high-engagement tweet by Mike Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) falsely asserting that there were more votes counted in Wisconsin than there were registered voters. It looked like this: Coudrey said: B
Snopes→ No, Wisconsin Did Not Count More Votes Than Registered Voters in 2020
A social media rumor incorrectly compared the number of registered voters in 2018 to the number of votes cast in 2020.
Snopes→ Harris Target of More Misinformation Than Pence, Data Shows
Long before Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced her as his running mate, Kamala Harris was the target of widespread online misinformation.
Snopes→ Facebook Is Tilting the Political Playing Field More Than Ever, And It’s No Accident
The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism and xenophobia.
Lead Stories→ Student’s Chart Explaining Wild Conspiracies Trolled To Spread More Conspiracies
Abbie Richards, a climate science student in the Netherlands, was looking with bewilderment at the state of her home country of the United States. So many conspiracy theories echoing, particularly ahead of the election. Struggling to wran
Snopes→ Moon Holds More Water in More Places Than Ever Thought
The moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods
Lee en español IFCN · The final presidential debate had fewer interruptions, but more falsehoods The final debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden started with a warning. The moderator, Kristen Welker, said that the
Top Fact Checks→ Our NATO partners were far behind in their defense payments. But at my strong urging, they agreed to pay $130 billion more a year.
When speaking about NATO partners increasing their defense payments by $130 billion, President Donald Trump is talking about indirect funding, a Washington Post fact check found. Since 2006, every NATO member has had guidelines to spend at l
Top Fact Checks→ The country is heading into a dangerous new phase more than 40,000 Americans are in the hospital tonight with covid-19.
The New York Times reported on Oct. 23 that more than 40,000 people are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus in the United States. This figure has risen by 40 percent over the last month as new cases have surged. At least 14 states ha
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Trump is averaging more than 50 false or misleading claims a day
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/22/president-trump-is-averaging-more-than-50-false-or-misleading-claims-day/
WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump is averaging more than 50 false or misleading claims a day
In the final weeks of the election, the president is in hyperdrive — and is on track to exceed 25,000 false or misleading claims by Election Day.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is more deadly and more contagious than seasonal flu and can also cause long-lasting damage to survivors
REVIEW The claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than flu started circulating in several articles around 8 October 2020 (examples here and here). Similar versions of this claim received over 20,0
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is more deadly and more contagious than seasonal flu and can also cause long-lasting damage to survivors
REVIEW The claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than flu started circulating in several articles around 8 October 2020 (examples here and here). Similar versions of this claim received over 20,0
Top Fact Checks→ The US was “expected to lose 2,200,000 people and maybe more than that” from the coronavirus.
The Trump administration quoted this figure from a March report which predicted the estimate "in the absence of any control measures"
Snopes→ Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day
More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages.
Top Fact Checks→ Hot water is more effective for washing hands.
WHO advises rinsing the hands well under clean, running water with soap for at least 20 seconds, irrespective of water being hot or cold.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has the U.S. Reduced Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Than Countries Who Are in the Paris Climate Agreement?
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has the U.S. Reduced Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Than Countries Who Are in the Paris Climate Agreement?
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Snopes→ More Male Frontal Nudity Is Appearing on Screen — But Most of It Is Fake
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Mortality in the U.S. was more than 280,000 higher during the first eight months of 2020 than any of the previous five years over the same period
REVIEW A recurring claim during the COVID-19 pandemic is that the mortality in 2020 is similar to that of previous years. Such allegations downplay the extent and seriousness of the pandemic by suggesting that COVID-19 has no impact on the overall n
Top Fact Checks→ Under President Trump, the US has reduced CO2 emissions more than countries still in the Paris Climate Accord.
While it is true that US Co2 emissions have declined by more than 10 percent in the past decade, more than a dozen other countries have seen declines of more than twice that.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flu Does NOT Kill More Than 100,000 Americans Some Years Nor Is It More Lethal Than COVID-19, As Trump Claims
Does the seasonal flu kill more than 100,000 U.S. residents some years and is it more lethal than COVID-19, as President Trump claimed in a tweet? No on both counts: The CDC estimates that over the past decade yearly totals for U.S. flu d
Top Fact Checks→ Adults are drinking more since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Various reports state staying at home due to the pandemic has to lead to an increase in high-risk alcohol consumption among adults in the U.K.
Top Fact Checks→ More people in Minnesota died of road accidents, than of COVID-19 in 2020.
The coronavirus pandemic has so far claimed 2,083 lives in the state, whereas, 247 people were killed in car crashes between Jan and Aug 2020.