Quick Take In a clip from Fox News’ coverage of the Georgia Senate runoff, the vote tallies for both candidates briefly drop by thousands of votes. Social media posts use the clip to falsely claim election fraud. The Associated Press, w
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PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fluctuating vote count on Fox News resulted from human error, not fraud in the Georgia runoff
Fluctuating vote count in Fox News coverage of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of voter fraud.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Human error caused brief misreporting of Georgia U.S. Senate runoff results
Fluctuating Georgia U.S. Senate runoff vote count is evidence of election fraud.
The Dispatch→ Video: Georgia Holds Its Senate Runoff Election
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. The post Video: Georgia Holds Its Senate Runoff Election appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Georgia runoff election for Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
Final fact-checks of Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, the Senate candidates in Georgia, before their runoff election Dec. 6.
Poynter→ Brazil’s fact-checkers concerned with their impact ahead of Oct. 30 runoff
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. Journalists and fact-checkers in Brazil are concerned about the [&
Poynter→ False information ramps up ahead of Colombia’s presidential runoff
In Colombia, leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro entered the first round of voting as a clear front-runner. But despite clinching a plurality of votes of 40% — over 10 percentage […] The post False information ramps up ahead of Colombi
The Dispatch→ Does a Viral Photo Show Evidence of Shredded Ballots From the Georgia Runoff?
Earlier this week, in the midst of Georgia’s Senate runoff elections on January 5, a viral social media post was widely shared allegedly showing a photo of “shredded ballots” in Georgia. The original tweet, which has been retweeted mo
FactCheck.org→ False Claims of Fraud in Georgia Runoffs
Quick Take Online posts falsely claim that there was fraud in the Senate runoff elections in Georgia, but the only evidence they offer are clips of election night newscasts that corrected two data-entry errors. Full Story Some of the same false claims
AFP Fact Check→ Georgia runoff counts were corrected on TV, are not evidence of fraud
Social media posts claim clips from US broadcasters ABC and CNN provide evidence of election fraud in the Georgia Senate runoff races. This is false; the changes to the vote totals displayed in the TV clips are the result of corrections by Edison Resea
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
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Georgia Runoff Voters Being Told Voting Machines Are ‘Malfunctioning’?
Georgia’s long-anticipated runoff elections were slated for January 5 2020; that day, the disreputable site TrendingPolitics.com published an item headlined, “BREAKING: Georgia Voters Sound the Alarm, Claim They’re Being Told Votin
AllSides→ FactChecking the Georgia Senate Runoffs
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/01/factchecking-the-georgia-senate-runoffs/ Two months after Election Da
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Georgia Senate Runoffs
Two months after Election Day, control of the U.S. Senate in the 117th Congress comes down to two races in Georgia on Jan. 5. None of the four candidates on the ballot garnered 50% of the vote on Nov. 3, which forced separate runoffs. In one of the con
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Stakes High for U.S. Senate Runoffs in Georgia
Here's a look at how two key Georgia elections pushed into 2021, who's running and more.
Snopes→ Could Write-In Ballots for Trump in Georgia Runoffs Elect Him to US Senate?
Social media posts urged conservatives to vote for U.S. President Donald Trump in races in which he wasn't a candidate.
FactCheck.org→ Loeffler-Warnock Runoff Starts with Attack Ads
About a week after Georgia’s special election headed to a runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, and Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, both launched questionable attacks that the other candidate has disputed: An ad from Loeffler claimed that
FactCheck.org→ Opening Ads in the Perdue-Ossoff Runoff
In the first TV ads of the runoff campaign that could help decide the balance of the Senate, Republican Sen. David Perdue warned his opponent would “radically change America,” while Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff accused his opponent of d
Snopes→ Were Dems Urged To ‘Fake Residency’ and Vote in Georgia Runoff Election?
Allegations of "leftists" encouraging "voter fraud" spread in right-wing media ahead of the Georgia runoff elections.
PolitiFact→ Viral video of voting machine malfunction in Mississippi governor runoff, explained
The biggest social media story out of Mississippi’s Republican gubernatorial primary race was not Tate Reeves’ win. It was a viral video of an electronic voting machine that appeared to block a Mississippi man from voting for his chosen can
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lakes Are NOT Man-Made Features Used To Cover Artifacts Of A ‘Tartarian’ Empire Wiped Out By ‘Mud Flood’
Are all lakes man-made to cover up ruins of an ancient civilization? No, that's not true: While there are some man-made lakes, ponds and reservoirs, lakes are also naturally formed features created over time through several geological pro
The Dispatch→ A Day of Dashed Hopes
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave flags in Ankara, Turkey on May 15, 2023. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)Turkey’s presidential election goes to a runoff after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nor his challen
Truth or Fiction?→ Proposed Bill Would ‘Fine Texans for Multiple Environmental Complaints’ That Don’t Result in ‘Enforcement’
On April 17 2023, posts about purported proposed environmental legislation in Texas circulated on social media: A bill proposed in TX would allow TCEQ to fine *residents* for complaining too much about facilities that pollute their air/water/land. E
The Dispatch→ Will Donald Trump’s Attacks Sink Ron DeSantis?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Plus: Two Democratic visions for Chicago’s future meet in next week’s mayoral runoff. Continue reading Will Donald Trump’s Attacks Sink Ron De
Truth or Fiction?→ California’s Shasta County Drops Dominion Voting Machines Due to Unfounded Conspiracy Theories
On March 13 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/California_Politics reported that northern California’s Shasta County had just “dumped” Dominion voting machines, “leaving its election operations up in the air”: [Sh
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022’
On January 18 2023, an Imgur account submitted screenshots of an article with the headline, “A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022”: Saying the quiet part out loud again The post was titled “Saying th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil’s Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or ‘Prepares Take Over’ As Of December 14, 2022
Did the Brazilian military kill the leaders of the Red Command cartel in early December 2022, and prepare to "take over" the country? No, that's not true: The article circulating on social media that makes these claims contains multiple f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Voter Fraud When Herschel Walker’s Numbers Go Down On Fox News
Does a sudden decrease in the displayed vote tally for U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker during Fox News coverage of Georgia's December 6, 2022, runoff election prove that voter fraud occurred? No, that's not true: Human error by the
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.
Truth or Fiction?→ Charlie Kirk Reads Messages From Georgians Bragging About Not Voting?
On December 8 2022, two Imgur accounts shared screenshots of a popular tweet which claimed that right-wing pundit and disinformation purveyor Charlie Kirk spent the first hour of his online show “reading emails from his listeners who said they d
PolitiFact→ Kelly Loeffler – No evidence of armed patrols at Georgia voting sites
On the day of the Dec. 6 runoff, “armed groups of Black Panthers” were “reportedly patrolling certain voting locations” in Georgia.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, early Georgia election results aren’t evidence of fraud
News clip showing Herschel Walker with early lead in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff is evidence of fraud.
PolitiFact→ What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage
Democratic control wasn’t on the line in Georgia’s Senate runoff Dec. 6. But a Democratic victory, securing a 51-49 edge in the chamber, gives the party tangible benefits.
The Dispatch→ Walker Goes Down to Warnock
Why Georgia’s Senate runoff felt like a post-Trump election.The post Walker Goes Down to Warnock appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ ’88 Words’
On November 30 2022, tweets about a Republican fundraising email containing the phrase “88 words” appeared: I hate playing “gotcha” — regardless of the side. But I’m striving to understand why — during week of Trump/Kanye/Fuente
PolitiFact→ With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic
Georgia’s Senate race won’t be decided until a Dec. 6 runoff election. Democrats’ Senate wins in the Nov. 8 midterms are already historic for a Democratic president’s first midterms, though some recent GOP presidents did better.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants
Does a photo on social media show Georgia's U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, clad in a jumpsuit, walking in front of a line of women wearing penis pants? No, that's not true: The image is of a Nigerian celebrity attending a funeral in Nigeria f
The Dispatch→ Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024
The Georgia runoff, the debt-ceiling vote, and the fate of Kevin McCarthy. The post Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024 appeared first on The Dispatch.
FactCheck.org→ Inaccurate TV Graphic Sparks Erroneous Claims of Election Fraud in Pennsylvania
Quick Take Social media posts falsely suggest there was fraud in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, citing a TV graphic that showed Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano with nearly 500,000 more votes than Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Did NOT Declare Martial Law On November 2, 2022
Did Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently lost his reelection bid in a fiercely contested runoff, declare martial law on November 2, 2022? No, that's not true: A fake presidential decree circulating on social media that makes t