When presidents enjoy a unified government, meaning the same party controls the House, Senate and White House, they rarely veto legislation. But Republican Sen. John Barrasso left the misleading impression that it would be some sort of historic anomal
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Snopes→ Nevada OKs Bill in Try for 1st Presidential Nominating State in 2024
The move upends decades of political tradition and is likely to prompt pushback from other early states that want to retain their places in the calendar.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michigan Has NOT Authorized A Full Forensic Audit Of The 2020 Presidential Election
Did Michigan authorize a full forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: No new audits are planned, a spokeswoman for the Michigan secretary of state told Lead Stories on May 11, 2021. Since the election, more
Liste→ Fabricated screenshots of news broadcasts used to spread false claims about Ugandan presidential inauguration
Facebook posts shared multiple times with purported screenshots from major news networks have claimed that Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine will be sworn in as president ahead of his rival Yoweri Museveni. The claim is false; the screenshots are
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Washington Post Will No Longer Maintain Presidential Fact-Checking Database
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/04/27/washington-post-will-no-longer-maintain-presidential-fact-checking-database/
Liste→ This video shows clashes in Iraq in 2020, not at Chad’s presidential palace
A video of a firefight has been circulating on social media alongside a claim that it was filmed at the presidential palace in Chad on the evening that President Idriss Déby’s death was announced. However, this video was filmed in Iraq in 2020 durin
Liste→ Survey findings misrepresented in misleading online posts about Leni Robredo’s 2016 vice presidential win
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in YouTube, Facebook and blog posts that claim a research organisation has “confirmed” Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo received zero votes in the country's Mindanao island. Social media user
Snopes→ Is a Presidential Dog Trainer Job Available on Daybook?
Always read the fine print. Or, in this case, the big bold letters.
Liste→ Picture of burning building does not show Nigeria’s presidential residence on fire
An image of a burning building has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside claims that it shows Nigeria’s presidential residence, popularly known as Aso Villa or Aso Rock, on fire. This is false; the image was taken last year and shows a
Liste→ False allegations of fraud in Philippines’ 2016 vice presidential election surface online
An image purportedly showing screenshots from a TV news report has surfaced on Facebook alongside a claim it shows “evidence of cheating” in the 2016 Philippine vice presidential race, which Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. narrowly lost to Len
Liste→ US presidential candidates cannot receive foreign campaign contributions
Social media posts in Nigeria are claiming that US President Joe Biden, the purported recipient of a $700 million campaign contribution from the west African nation, had disrespected the country by allowing separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to enter the
Snopes→ Did Trump Launch 2024 Presidential Campaign?
"I may even decide to beat [Democrats] for a third time," the former U.S. president said at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Snopes→ Mexico Bid to Sell Presidential Jet Stretches into 3rd Year
Ever since he took office, the president has vowed to sell off the plane because it is too luxurious.
Top Fact Checks→ An article in Time Magazine proves there was a “conspiracy” to influence the 2020 Presidential Election.
The use of the word “conspiracy” in Molly Ball’s controversial op-ed has been used to claim that Biden’s campaign equates to electoral fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Unmasked’ Video Does NOT Uncover The Truth About The 2020 Presidential Election
Does the "Unmasked" video uncover the truth about the 2020 presidential election? No, it doesn't: The video remixes previously debunked claims of vote fraud and election theft. Chief among them were allegations that "vote spikes" in battl
Liste→ Scenes of unrest were filmed in 2018, years before Uganda’s recent presidential vote
Footage of Ugandan security forces firing shots and using tear gas to disperse protesters have been shared multiple times in social media posts across Africa claiming to capture the aftermath of the country’s 2021 presidential poll. But this is false
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/joe-bidens-presidential-inauguration-fact-checked/ It was an
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
It was an inauguration like none before, squeezed between massive security and a pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. Instead of crowds, a sea of American and state flags filled the National Mall in Washington. Armed National Guardsmen repl
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
It was an inauguration like none before, squeezed between massive security and a pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans. Instead of crowds, a sea of American and state flags filled the National Mall in Washington. Armed National Guardsmen repl
Snopes→ Could Trump Have Issued Secret Presidential Pardons?
Experts say the public nature of presidential pardons is what makes them work.
Liste→ These images are old and do not show election fraud in Uganda’s 2021 presidential poll
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
Snopes→ Belichick Won’t Accept Presidential Medal of Freedom
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said that he will not receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying “remaining true to the people, team and country I love outweigh the benefits of any individual award.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Certification Of Pennsylvania Presidential Vote Is NOT In Error — Analysis That 202,377 More Ballots Were Counted Than Voters Who Voted Uses Partial Numbers
Is the certification of the Pennsylvania presidential vote premature and in error, based on an analysis that claims 202,377 more ballots were counted than there were voters who voted? No, that's not true: The analysis, released by a handf
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election
Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election
Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT Just 133 Million Registered Voters In November 2020 US Presidential Election
Were there just 133 million registered voters in the United States for the November 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: While we could not find a total for voters registered in for all 50 states as of November 4, 2020, we did
Liste→ Image shows former head of Rwanda’s presidential guard being arrested, not a TPLF leader
After Ethiopia’s government announced it had stripped immunity from prosecution for officials of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an image of a man in handcuffs was widely shared on social media with claims that it showed a leader of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say ‘My Son Has Not Made Money In China’ In The First Presidential Debate
Did Joe Biden say "My son has not made money in China" in the first presidential debate? No, that's not true: During the September 29, 2020 debate, Biden addressed the controversy over his son landing overseas work at the time that Biden
Snopes→ Brandon Bernard Executed, a Rarity During a Presidential Transition
The case of Brandon Bernard was a rare execution of a person who was in his teens when his crime was committed.
Snopes→ Has No Presidential Candidate ‘Won Iowa, Florida and Ohio’ and Still Lost?
U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated in December 2020 that one can move the goal posts and still lose the argument.
Snopes→ Has No Presidential Candidate ‘Won Both Ohio and Florida and Lost’?
There's no law that requires a candidate to win both Ohio and Florida in order to become president of the United States.
Liste→ This video shows a presidential campaign rally in Buenos Aires in 2019, not Maradona’s funeral
A video has been viewed hundreds of times on multiple Facebook and Instagram posts alongside a claim that it shows the funeral of football legend Diego Maradona, who died in November 2020, in Argentina. The claim is false; the clip actually shows a pre
Snopes→ Wisconsin, Arizona Certify Biden Wins in Presidential Vote
Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pennsylvania Did Not Tally More Mail-in Votes In The Presidential Election Than Actual Ballots Received
Did the mail-in vote count (2,589,242) in the presidential election in Pennsylvania exceed the actual number of ballots sent to voters (supposedly 1,823,148) and were 1,126,940 votes "created out of thin air"? No, that's not true: The Pen
Snopes→ Pennsylvania Certifies Biden As Winner of Presidential Vote
The Pennsylvania State Department “certified the results of the November 3 election in Pennsylvania for president and vice president of the United States,” Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, tweeted.
Liste→ Hoax tweets falsely claim support from Biden, Obama for Ugandan presidential challenger
A Facebook post shared more than a hundred times claims to show tweets from US president-elect Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama calling for the release of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine who was detained on November 18, 2020. Howe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wayne County, Michigan, Board Of Canvassers Did NOT ‘Refuse’ To Certify The Results Of The Presidential Election — First They Deadlocked, Then They Certified The Votes
Did the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Canvassers "refuse" to certify the presidential election results? No, that's not true: First, the board of four deadlocked in a 2-2 tie over certifying the votes. Then a couple hours later, the boa
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.
Top Fact Checks→ Georgia announces a hand recount of the state’s 2020 Presidential Election results.
To protect the integrity of the election and to build confidence in the state, Brad Raffensperger declared recounting of ballots manually in Georgia.
Liste→ This video actually shows Los Angeles County staff collecting mail-in ballots so they could be counted in the US presidential election
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows postal ballot fraud in the US during the 2020 presidential elections. The claim is false; this video shows Los Angeles County staff collecting