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PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says 82% says Americans think 2020 election was “rigged.” Polls, polling executives disagree
“Eighty-two percent of the country understands that (the 2020 election) was a rigged election.”
The Dispatch→ Pakistan at the Polls
With the leading candidate in prison, Pakistanis vote in an election seemingly controlled by the country’s military.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here's what more recent polls say.
Nikki Haley argues that she will be much better positioned to defeat President Joe Biden than former President Donald Trump would be. She’s touted her 17-point lead in a Wall Street Journal poll. But that poll is 6 weeks old, and nine more recent pol
Logically→ No, actor Arjun Kapoor did not wish BRS legislator victory in Telangana polls
Logically→ NDTV ‘poll of polls’ graphic predicting Congress victory in Telangana is fake
The Dispatch→ Poles at the Polls
Plus: McKay Coppins previews his upcoming book, Romney: A Reckoning.
Logically→ No, BJP didn’t lose 58 seats by a margin of less than 2,000 votes in Karnataka polls
Logically→ Old video of cow slaughter on BJP flag from Manipur falsely linked to Karnataka polls
Logically→ Old video from West Bengal falsely peddled as vote rigging in Karnataka polls
Logically→ Congress manifesto for 2018 Telangana elections falsely linked to Karnataka polls
Logically→ Fabricated graphic on opinion polls shared to claim BJP will lose the upcoming Karnataka polls
Logically→ BJP’s promise made in 2021 for Belgavi local polls on providing free cremation falsely shared as party’s plan for upcoming Karnataka elections
Logically→ RSS survey predicts Congress’ win in the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls by a huge margin.
Logically→ Congress announced sops only for Muslims ahead of the 2023 Karnataka assembly polls.
A photo of Congress leaders with the party manifesto for 2018 Telangana polls has been shared with a communal spin.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Vote count changes after polls closed in Georgia aren’t evidence of election fraud
Early vote counts after the polls closed in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff are evidence of election fraud.
Logically→ Ann Arbour election officials broke the law by allowing voters to register and vote after polls closed.
In this instance, voters were allowed to participate if they arrived in line prior to the 8 p.m. deadline. This is not illegal.
Logically→ Photo shows Brazilians holding a protest following Jair Bolsonaro’s loss in the presidential polls.
The photo shows an Independence Day celebration held at Brazil's Copacabana beach in September, weeks before the result of the election was declared.
Poynter→ Detroit voters were not told at polls that they had already voted
On the afternoon of Election Day, former President Donald Trump suggested that problems at polling places in Michigan’s largest city, a Democratic stronghold, were preventing voters from casting their ballots […] The post Detroit voters were no
Logically→ An AAP leader’s residence was raided ahead of the assembly polls in Gujarat.
An old video from an Enforcement Directorate raid in Kolkata has been falsely shared as a raid at an AAP leader's residence in Gujarat.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Detroit voters were not told at polls that they had already voted
In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’”
Truth or Fiction?→ Here’s Where the Justice Department Will Monitor the Midterm Election Polls
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor polls in Maricopa County, Arizona — which has seen an influx of armed right-wing operatives harassing voters — as well as polls in 63 other locations across the United States in the November 8 20
Logically→ The FBI raided Donald Trump’s home because he has been leading Biden in polls.
There is no evidence to support claims that law enforcement officials are motivated by partisan efforts to undermine the former president.
PolitiFact→ Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters
Although violent crime remains below the record rates of the early 1990s, several categories of violent crime have seen significant increases since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Experts say the ads are meant to induce fear, which can moti
AllSides→ ‘Straight-Up Misinformation’: Pollster Nate Silver Calls Out Speaker Pelosi For Misrepresenting His Work
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/05/straight-up-misinformation-pollster-pelosi-misrepresenting-work-disinformation-polls/
PolitiFact→ Steve Kerr – Polls consistently show high support for gun background checks
“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
PolitiFact→ Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that
Some states ban guns at the polls. More may join them
AFP Fact Check→ This video is unrelated to ongoing West Bengal polls — it was filmed in a different Indian state in 2019
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, alongside a claim that it shows a mob storming a polling station during elections in India’s West Bengal state in 2021. But this claim is false: the video has circulated online in u
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts misrepresent Indian politician’s visit to Muslim shrine ahead of West Bengal polls
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Indian politician Mamata Banerjee making a "secret" visit to a Muslim shrine. The posts go on to claim that Banerjee was "deceiving Hindus" as she seeks re-el
Washington Post→ No, Delaware doesn’t specifically prohibit food or water at the polls like Georgia
A top Georgia campaign official suggested that Delaware has the same sort of election law as Georgia. But that talking point falls short.
Logically→ AIMIM is not contesting in the West Bengal assembly polls 2021.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi confirmed that his party will be participating in the West Bengal election and the seats will be revealed on March 27.
Snopes→ Support for QAnon Is Hard to Measure – And Polls May Overestimate It
It’s hard to know how many people actually believe the key tenets of QAnon’s claims, including that devil-worshipping, cannibalistic pedophiles are somehow running the world.
Logically→ BJP’s Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh had said Mamata would have to get back to cooking once she lost the 2021 polls.
The statement has been wrongly attributed to Dilip Ghosh; it was made by BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
Snopes→ Did Americans Vote After Polls Closed in the 2020 Election?
Many states have different rules when it comes to submitting and processing ballots.
Logically→ “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.
Truth or Fiction?→ 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
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: 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
Logically→ 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