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Snopes→ Georgia Official Says Graham Asked Him About Tossing Ballots
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots.
Liste→ No causal link between flu vaccines and deaths, says South Korea disease control agency
A report published in a website post and shared in multiple Facebook posts claims there has been a hundred "flu vaccine deaths" in South Korea. The report claims there is "no doubt" the flu vaccines caused the deaths because they contain thimerosal, a
Snopes→ Michigan Governor Says She Has Authority for Stay-Home Order
The Democratic governor spoke with Capitol reporters a day after announcing limits amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has led to increased hospitalizations and deaths.
Snopes→ Trump Tweets Words ‘He Won;’ Says Vote Rigged, Not Conceding
President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgement that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result.
Snopes→ Pfizer Says Early Data Signals COVID-19 Vaccine is Effective
An early, interim analysis suggests that the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, although that rate may change by the time the study ends.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NAACP Says It Did NOT Issue Warning About Violence Against Black Men This Weekend
Did the NAACP issue a warning in Georgia that white supremacists and other fringe groups will be targeting black men for violent acts this weekend? No, that's not true: The national leadership of NAACP and its Georgia chapter said separat
Snopes→ Election Observer Says No Evidence for Trump’s Fraud Claims
The head of an international delegation monitoring the U.S. election says his team has no evidence to support President Donald Trump's claims about alleged fraud involving mail-in absentee ballots.
Snopes→ Postal Service Says It Can’t Meet Judge’s Ballot Order
The U.S. Postal Service said it could not meet a federal judge's order to sweep processing centers for undelivered mail-in ballots, arguing that doing so would disrupt its Election Day operations.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Trump is wrong that the law says a winner has to be announced on election night
As Nov. 3 approaches, President Donald Trump has been expressing alarm about ballot counting extending beyond election night. “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd,” Tru
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Trump is wrong that the law says a winner has to be announced on election night
As Nov. 3 approaches, President Donald Trump has been expressing alarm about ballot counting extending beyond election night. “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd,” Tru
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Trump is wrong that the law says a winner has to be announced on election night
As Nov. 3 approaches, President Donald Trump has been expressing alarm about ballot counting extending beyond election night. “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd,” Tru
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Trump is wrong that the law says a winner has to be announced on election night
As Nov. 3 approaches, President Donald Trump has been expressing alarm about ballot counting extending beyond election night. “Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd,” Tru
Snopes→ Wisconsin Republican Party Says Hackers Stole $2.3 Million
The party noticed the suspicious activity on Oct. 22 and contacted the FBI, said Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt.
Snopes→ Former DHS Official Says He Wrote ‘Anonymous’ Trump Critique
A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” has made his identity public.
Snopes→ Woman Injured in Police Shooting Says Cops Let Boyfriend Die
A woman who was shot by police in suburban Chicago said that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die.
Snopes→ Trump Aide Says ‘We’re Not Going to Control the Pandemic’
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows declared: “We’re not going to control the pandemic.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say ‘If Your 8-Year-Old Child Says They Want To Be Transgender … They Have A Right To Transition’
Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden say during an ABC News Town Hall, "If your 8-year-old child says they want to be transgender ... they have a right to transition and there is no reason for you to deny it"? No, that's not true
Liste→ Misleading claim says Harris jailed 1,500 Black men for marijuana
A Facebook post criticizing Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s record as a prosecutor has been shared more than 200,000 times weeks before the November 3 election. However, the post misrepresents incarceration statistics and also
Snopes→ Trump Says Fauci Is ‘Terrific Guy’ But Not ‘Team Player’
Trump's strained relationship with Fauci has political overtones as the president defends his record on the coronavirus just two weeks before Election Day.
Snopes→ Jeff Bridges Says He Has Lymphoma, Cites Good Prognosis
The 70-year-old actor channeled his The Dude character from “The Big Lebowski” in a statement on social media about the diagnosis.
Snopes→ Twitter CEO Says It Was Wrong to Block Links to Biden Story
Twitter and Facebook had moved quickly to limit the spread of a story published by the conservative-leaning New York Post, which cited unverified emails from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son that were reportedly discovered by President
Liste→ US Postal Service says it will deliver ballots with insufficient postage
Facebook posts shared more than 2,000 times just weeks before the US presidential election claim that mail-in ballots require two postage stamps in order to be counted. This is misleading; the United States Postal Service said postage requirements vary
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Trump says he may now be ‘immune’ to the coronavirus. Here’s what we know about COVID-19 and immunity.
If your time is short Scientists have been working hard to understand COVID-19, but there’s still a lot they don’t know about immunity after recovery, and how long it lasts. Longer immune responses are associated with more serious illness. There’
Snopes→ California GOP Says It Owns Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes
California’s Republican Party has acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials say are illegal.
Snopes→ Trump Says Experimental Drugs May Have Saved Him from Virus
President Donald Trump said he could have become very ill and might not have recovered from COVID-19 without experimental drugs, a far worse outlook than what his doctors were telling the American people
Snopes→ Ohio County Says Nearly 50,000 Voters Received Wrong Ballots
Nearly 50,000 voters received incorrect absentee ballots in the county that is home to Ohio’s capital and largest city, elections officials said, as they promised corrected ballots would be mailed within 72 hours.
Snopes→ Facebook Says It Will Ban Groups That Openly Support QAnon
Facebook said it will ban groups that openly support QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and “deep state” government officials.
Snopes→ 200K in US Have Died from Virus. Now Trump Says He ‘Gets It’
That revelation, seven months into the pandemic and after almost 210,000 American deaths, is not the first time he has relied on personal experience to shape his views.
Snopes→ CDC Says Coronavirus Can Spread Indoors in Updated Guidance
The top U.S. public health agency said that the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces.
Snopes→ Trump Says He’s Leaving Hospital for White House, Feels Good
President Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, saying that despite his illness the nation should not be afraid of the virus.
Snopes→ Subway Bread Isn’t Bread, Irish Court Says
Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that the fast food chain's bread contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread.
Snopes→ Debate Commission Says It Will Make Changes to Format
The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Flash in Dark Sky Was Probably Random Meteor, Expert Says
Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m.
Liste→ Hoax Trump tweet says Supreme Court, not voters, should choose president
A screenshot of a tweet purportedly sent by US President Donald Trump arguing that the Supreme Court rather than voters should elect the nation’s leaders has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. However, the tweet is fake and archives show Trum
Snopes→ Former Congressman Ron Paul Hospitalized, Says He’s OK
The post came after a video took off on social media showing Paul having trouble speaking during an appearance on his livestreamed show “Ron Paul Liberty Report.”
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ 1619 Project Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Now Says She Never Implied That Year Was America’s True Founding
https://reason.com/2020/09/21/1619-project-author-nikole-hannah-jones-america-founding-1776/ The 1619 P
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Man Was NOT Arrested For Filling Out 1,700 Ballots As Attorney General Barr Said In Interview — DOJ Says Barr Was Misinformed
Was a Texas man arrested for filling out 1,700 ballots as Attorney General William Barr claimed in a Sept. 2, 2020, CNN interview? No, that's not true: Barr was misinformed when he made the statement, according to the Department of Justic
Snopes→ FBI Director Says Antifa Is an Ideology, Not an Organization
FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Donald Trump, who has said he would designate it a terror group.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump says there are 25 ‘witnesses’ disputing the Atlantic. Nope.
The president is inflating the number of people who have disputed the report that he called soldiers "losers." There have been a lot of denials, but you have to parse them carefully.