A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube and in multiple online posts which claim it shows that a Philippine Supreme Court justice has been "removed" from participating in a vice presidential poll dispute case. The claim is mis
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TruthOrFiction→ 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 Americans Vote After Polls Closed in the 2020 Election?
Many states have different rules when it comes to submitting and processing ballots.
Snopes→ Were Poll Watchers ‘Thrown Out’ of Vote Counting Rooms?
In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, the Trump campaign spread this rumor in fundraising emails but walked it back in court.
Snopes→ Why Poll Watcher Complaints Don’t Amount to Fraud
Republican lawyers acknowledged in court that they had observers watching polls and mail-in ballots being processed.
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online about Supreme Court warning to Philippine Vice President Robredo over poll dispute case
Multiple Facebook posts shared in November 2020 claim that the Philippine Supreme Court has warned Vice President Leni Robredo to stop publicly discussing a poll dispute case filed against her by losing opponent Bongbong Marcos. The posts are misleadin
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is That ‘Definitely Trump’ Posing as an Anonymous Poll Worker in a Laura Ingraham Interview?
A viral social media post showing Fox News host Laura Ingraham interviewing someone who is said to be an anonymous Nevada poll worker is overlaid with text that reads: “this is definitely Trump.”The video, which has been altered and meant t
Snopes→ Was the ‘Nevada Poll Worker’ Interviewed by Ingraham Actually Trump Himself?
Laura Ingraham interviewed a Nevada poll worker, face and voice masked, who claimed to have witnessed rampant voter fraud.
Liste→ Wisconsin poll clerks did not illegally add witness addresses to mail-in ballots
Articles shared tens of thousands of times on social media claim Wisconsin, a state crucial to president-elect Joe Biden’s victory, may have broken the law by allowing poll clerks to fill in missing witness addresses on absentee ballots. This is fals
Snopes→ Georgia Poll Worker in Hiding After False Claims Online
A video that has racked up millions of views on Twitter claims to show a poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Do Viral Videos Show Poll Workers Filling Out Empty Ballots?
Viral social media posts claim to show two videos of a poll worker in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, filling out empty ballots. Various postings of the videos have received more than 10 million views on Facebook since they were first shared on Thursday
Top Fact Checks→ “Phony polls were designed to keep our voters at home to create the illusion of momentum from Biden.”
There is no evidence to suggest that polls were conducted in a way that deliberately presented Joe Biden in a favorable light.
Snopes→ An Embarrassing Failure for Election Pollsters
Election polling is facing yet another reckoning following its uneven-at-best performance in this year’s voting.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Arizona Poll Workers Give Out Sharpies To Prevent Votes From Being Registered?
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Liste→ Philadelphia DA office calls polling violation tweet ‘deliberately deceptive’
A tweet claiming to show a polling violation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been retweeted more than 8,000 times on election day. The tweet is misleading; the city’s district attorney’s office said an investigation had shown there was no breach
TruthOrFiction→ Anonymous ‘US Politics Polls’ Twitter Account Spreading Election Disinformation
An anonymous Twitter account presenting itself as political analysis set itself to spreading disinformation on the last night of the U.S. elections on November 3 2020. The account, which called itself “US Politics Polls,” posted several fa
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did a Caravan of Trump Supporters Block Access to a Polling Location?
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FactCheck.org→ Overblown Claims of ‘Bad Things’ at Philly Polls
Quick Take A story circulating on social media deceptively claims “Bad Things Are Happening in PA.” It overstates the significance of a video that shows a Republican poll watcher being denied access to a Philadelphia polling place on Electi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Person Who Claimed He Threw Away 100 Pro-Trump Ballots In Erie, Pennsylvania, Was NOT A Poll Worker
Did a poll worker in Erie, Pennsylvania, throw away more than 100 pro-Trump ballots on Election Day? No, that's not true: Erie County Board of Elections Chair Carl J. Anderson III says the "poll worker" who purportedly admitted the allege
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Posts Claim ‘Poll Worker’ Tossed Ballots in Pennsylvania
Quick Take A bogus post on Instagram purports to be from an Erie County, Pennsylvania, poll worker who claimed he threw out over 100 pro-Trump ballots. The chair of the Erie County Board of Elections says the man “does not work in any way with Er
Liste→ Photo does not show Trump supporter blocking polling site on Election Day
As Americans vote on Election Day, a photo purporting to show a supporter of President Donald Trump blocking access to a polling place is circulating online. This is misleading; police said the man in the picture, taken on November 1, 2020, did not sto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Supporters Are NOT Blocking Access To Polling Stations In Clifton, New Jersey And Doing So Is NOT A ‘Class A’ Felony In The State
Is this Trump supporter blocking a polling site at City Hall in Clifton, New Jersey, and would doing so be a "Class A Felony"? No, neither claim is true: The voter holding the Trump flag up was not blocking any polling site. And if he wer
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did a Poll Worker in Pennsylvania Throw Away Trump Ballots?
A viral tweet, now deleted, and other social media posts claim to show the Instagram story of a poll worker named Sebastian Machado in Erie, Pennsylvania, who admitted to throwing away ballots cast for President Trump. The claim received wide coverage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar IS Correct — Minnesotans CAN Register To Vote At The Polls On Election Day
Was it shocking when Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted to Minnesota citizens that they don't have to be registered to vote before they go to the polls on Election Day? No, because it is true: Minnesota election law allows qualified citizens to sign
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: ‘Illegal Campaigning’ in Philadelphia Polling Station?
More evidence is required before this claim can be rated in a traditional Snopes fact check, but it has certain traits associated with misinformation.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Philadelphia Polling Station Sign ‘Violation’
More evidence is required before this claim can be rated in a traditional Snopes fact check, but official sources have refuted it.
Snopes→ Trump ‘Army’ of Poll Watchers Led by Veteran of Fraud Claims
A veteran Republican operative who got his start in politics by helping to persuade a judge to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots is organizing an “army” of volunteers for President Donald Trump’s campaign to monitor voting in Democratic-leani
TruthOrFiction→ Pennsylvania Bakery Cookie Poll’s ‘Landslide’ Result Goes Viral
Less than a day before Election Day (November 3 2020), “PA bakery cookie poll” spiked as a search term and a topic of interest on social media: Let’s just say the cookie has red frosting “Pa. bakery's 'cookie poll,' w
Snopes→ Was a Poll Worker Fired for Stopping Voters in ‘Black Lives Matter’ Shirts?
Tennessee laws prohibit campaign slogans on clothing at polls, but does BLM count?
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ Fact-check: Is Kanye polling ahead of Biden and Trump in Kentucky?
The post Fact-check: Is Kanye polling ahead of Biden and Trump in Kentucky? appeared first on Poynter.
TruthOrFiction→ Did the Trump Campaign Send Armed Men to a Polling Location in Florida?
A pair of armed security guards’ appearance near a voting location in St. Petersburg, Florida drew concern from observers both on the scene and online, as the story mushroomed on social media into a sign of something more sinister. According to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Extraterrestrials Were NOT Found And Examined During An ‘Apollo 20’ Mission
Do these videos prove that astronauts found an "alien city" on the moon during the Apollo 20 mission and then attempted to conceal their discovery? No, that's not true: The Apollo 20 mission never happened, astronauts did not find evidenc
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The Catch-22 for journalists in Trump’s pleas for poll-watchers
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Trump’s disinformation triple bank shot The call from P
Snopes→ The Exceptional Catalog of Election Polling Failures
The question looms in nearly every U.S. presidential election, even in this year’s race: Could the polls be wrong?
Snopes→ Can Poll Workers Invalidate Ballots by Writing on Them?
A baseless claim went viral on social media, stirring up unwarranted fears about voter fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poll Managers In Myrtle Beach Have NO Reason To Write On Ballot And It Will NOT Be Disqualified If A Poll Manager Writes On It
Do poll workers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have any reason to write on ballots and will they be disqualified if they do so? No, that's not true: Multiple South Carolina election officials, including those in Horry County, the county
Top Fact Checks→ As per the polls, Donald Trump has done better than any Republican.
As per a recent poll conducted by CNN on September 28, Biden leads with 51% polling average, whereas Trump trails with 43%. As per polls conducted ahead of the 2000 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush led Al Gore 48% to 44% amon
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: We have tremendous African American support. You’ve probably seen it in the polls.
Trump has between 5 percent to 11 percent support among Black voters, according to polls from Fox News and Quinnipiac University.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden’s polls ratings are dropping significantly.
Most polling averages show Trump trailing his opponent Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Trump Suggests Polling Place Double-Check for Mail-In Voters
Trump claims, without evidence, that the Nov. 3 election will be awash in fraud because so many voters will mail in their ballots to avoid being exposed to the coronavirus at polling sites.