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Snopes→ Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?

2021-02-26 Of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that around ten million tons enters the ocean. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Posts falsely claim Facebook shut down Philippine polling company’s account after positive Duterte survey

2021-02-18 Social media posts shared hundreds of times claim that Facebook shut down an account for a Philippine polling company after it published a survey indicating an overwhelmingly positive approval rating for President Rodrigo Duterte. The claim is false: Go to site post…»

Snopes→ A Third of US Adults Skeptical of COVID Vaccines in AP-NORC Poll

2021-02-10 The poll suggests that substantial skepticism persists more than a month and a half into a U.S. vaccination drive that has encountered few if any serious side effects. Go to site post…»

Liste→ These images are old and do not show election fraud in Uganda’s 2021 presidential poll

2021-01-15 Photos have been shared in multiple social media posts across Africa purporting to show a Ugandan policeman caught with a box of ballots rigged in favour of President Yoweri Museveni during the national poll held on January 14, 2021. This is false: AFP Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County Did NOT Defy Court Order Against Blocking Credentialed Republican Poll Monitors From Viewing Absentee Ballots In Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff

2021-01-07 Did the Fulton County Board of Elections defy a judge's order to remove barriers that prevented credentialed Republican poll monitors from viewing absentee ballots in the Senate runoff election in Georgia? No, that's not true: In a Januar Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Gallup ‘Most Admired Man’ Poll Not Indicative of Electoral Fraud

2020-12-30 Future White House occupants have figured prominently — but not consistently — when Gallup has asked Americans to name the man they admire most. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Donald Trump Most Admired Man in 2020 Gallup Poll

2020-12-29 In addition to public figures named, 11% of Americans identified a relative or friend as the man they admire most. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Old video of whistleblower accusing Philippine vice president of poll fraud recirculates in misleading social media posts in 2020

2020-12-21 A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple YouTube and Facebook posts that claim it shows a December 2020 news report about a whistleblower accusing Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo of poll fraud. The claim is misleading; Go to site post…»

Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online in Thailand that high air pollution will significantly increase the country’s Covid-19 mortality rate

2020-12-18 Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter claim a rise in tiny particle air pollutants, known as PM 2.5, will significantly increase the mortality rate of Covid-19 in Thailand. The misleading claim circulated online shortly after parts of Thailand’s cap Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Detroit Poll Workers Scan the Same Ballots Over and Over?

2020-12-10 a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Snopes→ AP-NORC Poll: Only Half in US Want Shots As Vaccine Nears

2020-12-09 As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Georgia Poll Workers Hide ‘Suitcases’ of Ballots From Republican Observers?

2020-12-04 The Trump campaign alleged the nefarious scheme unfolded around midnight on Nov. 3 in Atlanta's State Farm Arena, and was captured on video. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video From Georgia Does NOT Show Suitcases Filled With Ballots Suspiciously Pulled From Under A Table; Poll Watchers Were NOT Told To Leave

2020-12-04 Does security camera video show a Fulton County, Georgia, election supervisor suspiciously pulling suitcases filled with ballots from under a table after telling poll workers to leave the room? And did that election official continue to i Go to site post…»

Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online that Philippine Supreme Court justice has been ‘removed’ from participating in poll dispute case

2020-11-24 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 Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?

2020-11-24 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Americans Vote After Polls Closed in the 2020 Election?

2020-11-20 Many states have different rules when it comes to submitting and processing ballots. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Were Poll Watchers ‘Thrown Out’ of Vote Counting Rooms?

2020-11-19 In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, the Trump campaign spread this rumor in fundraising emails but walked it back in court. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Poll Watcher Complaints Don’t Amount to Fraud

2020-11-16 Republican lawyers acknowledged in court that they had observers watching polls and mail-in ballots being processed. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online about Supreme Court warning to Philippine Vice President Robredo over poll dispute case

2020-11-13 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 Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is That ‘Definitely Trump’ Posing as an Anonymous Poll Worker in a Laura Ingraham Interview?

2020-11-12 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was the ‘Nevada Poll Worker’ Interviewed by Ingraham Actually Trump Himself?

2020-11-11 Laura Ingraham interviewed a Nevada poll worker, face and voice masked, who claimed to have witnessed rampant voter fraud. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Wisconsin poll clerks did not illegally add witness addresses to mail-in ballots

2020-11-10 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Georgia Poll Worker in Hiding After False Claims Online

2020-11-07 A video that has racked up millions of views on Twitter claims to show a poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Do Viral Videos Show Poll Workers Filling Out Empty Ballots?

2020-11-07 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 Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ “Phony polls were designed to keep our voters at home to create the illusion of momentum from Biden.”

2020-11-06 There is no evidence to suggest that polls were conducted in a way that deliberately presented Joe Biden in a favorable light. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ An Embarrassing Failure for Election Pollsters

2020-11-04 Election polling is facing yet another reckoning following its uneven-at-best performance in this year’s voting. Go to site post…»

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’

2020-11-04 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 Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Anonymous ‘US Politics Polls’ Twitter Account Spreading Election Disinformation

2020-11-04 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 Go to site post…»

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

2020-11-04 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Person Who Claimed He Threw Away 100 Pro-Trump Ballots In Erie, Pennsylvania, Was NOT A Poll Worker

2020-11-04 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 Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Bogus Posts Claim ‘Poll Worker’ Tossed Ballots in Pennsylvania

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

Liste→ Photo does not show Trump supporter blocking polling site on Election Day

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

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

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did a Poll Worker in Pennsylvania Throw Away Trump Ballots?

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ilhan Omar IS Correct — Minnesotans CAN Register To Vote At The Polls On Election Day

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: ‘Illegal Campaigning’ in Philadelphia Polling Station?

2020-11-03 More evidence is required before this claim can be rated in a traditional Snopes fact check, but it has certain traits associated with misinformation. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Philadelphia Polling Station Sign ‘Violation’

2020-11-03 More evidence is required before this claim can be rated in a traditional Snopes fact check, but official sources have refuted it. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump ‘Army’ of Poll Watchers Led by Veteran of Fraud Claims

2020-11-03 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 Go to site post…»

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