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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does Mike Pence Have the Power to Reject Slates of Electors?
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Top Fact Checks→ Mike Pence has the power to reject election results.
The Vice President presides over Congress' certification of the results, but he cannot intervene in the process.
Snopes→ Is Nathan Gilroy, the Alleged ‘Inventor’ of Powersave, Real?
Ads for an alleged energy-saving device are all over Facebook, but little is known about the inventor.
Snopes→ Was US Sen. David Perdue Photographed Making a ‘White Power’ Gesture?
We know the photograph of the Georgia senator is real.
Snopes→ With Call, Trump Shows No Limit to His Power Grab
President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to overturn the 2020 election results are demonstrating his unrestrained determination to maintain a grip on power no matter
TruthOrFiction→ Georgia Republican’s Photograph Brings Back Concern Over ‘White Power’ Gesture
Heading into one of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, a photograph of right-wing incumbent Sen. David Perdue — and the purported intent behind it — received newfound attention in January 2021, including a side debate over whether it
Snopes→ Man Dressed as Santa Rescued from Power Lines in California
Santa found himself a little more tied up than usual this time of year.
Snopes→ Scientists Suggest US Embassies Were Hit with High-Power Microwaves
The mystery ailment that has afflicted U.S. embassy staff and CIA officers off and on over the last four years in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries appears to have been caused by high-power microwaves.
Liste→ This video shows a special police unit in Congo-Brazzaville, not Uganda’s People Power Movement
A video showing people with machetes attacking what looks like uniformed officers has been shared alongside claims that it depicts members of Uganda’s People Power Movement led by musician-turned-politician and presidential candidate Bobi Wine clashi
Snopes→ Trump Tactics to Overturn Election Could Have Staying Power
Trump's tactics are already inspiring other candidates and have been embraced by a wide array of Republicans.
Snopes→ Trump Expected to Flex Pardon Powers on Way Out Door
Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of presidential pardon power.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Give Pennsylvania Legislators Power to Choose Electors
Did a judge give Pennsylvania's legislators the power to choose presidential electors? No, that's not true: Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough issued a memorandum to explain to the state Supreme Court what her thinking was when
Snopes→ ‘I Won the Election’ – How Powerful People Use Lousy Lies To Twist Reality
"Lousy lies" are the types of lies or false truths that seem so obviously implausible that they don’t seem designed to deceive, but rather to signal something else.
Snopes→ Was Trump ‘Never Given an Orderly Transition of Power’?
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's comment was contradicted by several statements the president made after the 2016 election.
Snopes→ Was Florida Man Arrested After Driving Away With Power Pole on Car Roof?
Stranger things have happened in the Sunshine State.
Snopes→ Was Florida Man Arrested After Driving Away With Power Pole on Car Roof?
Stranger things have happened in the Sunshine State.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Danish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
REVIEW Several reports on the findings of a face mask study conducted in Denmark[1], which was published in the scientific journal Annals of Internal Medicine, went viral on Facebook within a day of publication, receiving a total of more than 18,000
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Faked emails show the power of simple hoaxes
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. It doesn’t have to be complicated Amid all the discussi
Hoax-Slayer→ Scammers Using Name of PowerBall Lottery Jackpot Winner to Lure Victims
According to this email, lottery winner Mr Charles W Jackson Jr has selected you as the recipient of a portion of his prize money. The post Scammers Using Name of PowerBall Lottery Jackpot Winner to Lure Victims appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Top Fact Checks→ Vice President Pence declined to commit to a peaceful transition of power during his debate.
VP Mike Pence completely avoided answering what he would do if President Donald Trump refuses to step down if he loses the election.
Snopes→ Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Putdown in a Presidential Debate
Delivering a comeback can be a potent political weapon, deflecting criticism, hammering home a point and even leaving an opponent speechless.
Snopes→ Trump Won’t Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power If He Loses
“We’re going to have to see what happens,” the president said at a news conference, responding to a question about whether he’d commit to a peaceful transfer of power.
Snopes→ Trump Campaign Falsely Suggests Biden Promoted ‘White Power’ Symbol
In reality, Biden used the hand gesture to illustrate his assertion that massive corporations and U.S. President Donald Trump himself have in the past paid "zero" in taxes.
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show Sharks on a Power Line After Hurricane Laura?
Sharks and hurricanes are a popular combination among online rumors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: D.C. Mayor Did NOT Propose ‘Using Her Power’ To Remove The Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
Did Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser propose "using her power" to remove the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial? No, that's not true: In addition to not having the authority to remove monuments on federal land, the mayor said n
Liste→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook that Duterte has signed order to open nuclear power plant
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in August 2020 claim that President Rodrigo Duterte has signed order to open a nuclear power plant. The claim is misleading; in July 2020, Duterte signed an executive order to conduct a study on the coun
Snopes→ Hurricane Laura Now Forecast To Be ‘Extremely Powerful’ Category 4
Satellite images show Laura's remarkable intensification into "a formidable hurricane" that can smash homes and sink entire communities with a storm surge reaching as high as 20 feet.
Snopes→ Britney Spears Asks Court to Curb Father’s Power Over Her
The filing gave a rare glimpse at the 38-year-old pop superstar's own wishes in the conservatorship that has had vast control over her for over a decade.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Has NOT Promised To Outaw Gas-Powered Cars If Elected President
Has Democrat Joe Biden promised to outlaw gas cars if elected U.S. president? No, this is not true. Biden's "Clean Energy" policy released in July 2020 does not include a promise to outlaw gas-powered cars. It does propose action
Full Fact - All content→ Police do have legal powers to enforce face covering laws
Multiple posts on Facebook have claimed that the “UK Police Commissioner has just publicly stated that the POLICE have NO POWER to arrest or fine anyone refusing to wear a mask or a face-covering! So the RULE is unlawful.” Firstly there is
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ ‘Unsupported’: a powerful rating to flag COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Public data is the raw material with which fact-checkers work every day. Without it, the credibility of rating information as false — without being able to show the reasoning behind the decision — is weakened, no matter how obviously false
Snopes→ Is This Roger Stone and Proud Boys Flashing a White Power Symbol?
According to the Anti-Defamation League, white nationalists started to appropriate the common "OK" hand gesture in 2017.
Snopes→ Trump Tweets Video with ‘White Power’ Chant, Then Deletes It
President Donald Trump tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Tweet People Who Had Tickets But Failed to Show At Tulsa Rally Should Face ‘Powerful Charges’
Did President Trump threaten by Twitter that people who ordered tickets to his Tulsa rally but failed to attend should be "arrested and face very powerful charges," suggesting it was treason. No, that's not true. The president, while constantl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Is NOT Expected To Use Emergency Powers To Remove Pelosi From Congress
Is President Trump expected to use emergency powers to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from office? No, that's not true: This story was made up by a known network of satire websites. Articles from the site go viral when they are re-posted on
Snopes→ Trump Continues to Claim Broad Powers He Doesn’t Have
President Donald Trump has been claiming extraordinarily sweeping powers that legal scholars say the president simply doesn’t have. And he has repeatedly refused to spell out the legal basis for those powers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say ‘Small-Minded’ People Must ‘Surrender Their Rights’ To ‘All-Powerful Sovereign’
Did President Barack Obama say that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs," and "that order and progress can only come when individuals surrender their rights to an all-powerful soverign"? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ IFCN Press Release: New WhatsApp chatbot unleashes power of worldwide fact-checking organizations to fight COVID-19 misinformation on the platform
Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network led the creation of the chatbot to make its database of more than 4,000 COVID-19 hoaxes easy and accessible to people around the world. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (May 4, 2020) -- The Poynter Institute's
Snopes→ Did Pelosi Say Trump Can’t Hold Power Because He’s One of the ‘Common People’?
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the frequent target of hoaxes and misleading memes.