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PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this video doesn’t show Kentucky voting machines blocking votes for Trump
Video shows “voting machines in Kentucky are not allowing voters to select” Donald Trump for president.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Harris responded to question about cognitive tests, though social media posts suggest otherwise
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t respond to questions about a cognitive test in a CBS News interview that aired Oct. 28, 2024.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No named suspects in White House cocaine case, despite social media post’s claim
"The cocaine found in the White House was Kamala’s.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, rapper Nicki Minaj has not publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president
"Nicki Minaj just endorsed Donald Trump for President.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Photo of Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform is fake
An old photo shows Kamala Harris in a McDonald’s uniform.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a new Department of Defense directive doesn’t authorize lethal force on U.S. civilians
"The Defense Department, with the stroke of a pen, has quietly codified its right to deploy lethal force against its own citizens.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – An Illinois township’s ballot scanner was down. Ballots were still processed, contrary to claims.
“Schaumburg, Illinois not recording votes, just putting votes ‘in a box.’”
PolitiFact→ United Auto Workers – Michigan Republican Mike Rogers is not calling for cuts to Medicare and Social Security
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media posts mislead about Michigan voter rolls and election fraud
Michigan has “more registered voters than eligible citizens. This creates a huge risk of election fraud.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes
Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
PolitiFact→ Bob Casey – Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey misleads in ad claiming rival will cut Medicare and Social Security
To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Did Trump say ‘I don’t poop myself’ on Truth Social? No, that came from a satire post
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims of his “incontinence,” saying, “I don’t poop myself.”
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin claim that Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%” is misleading
Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘I Don’t Poop Myself’ To Truth Social
Did Donald Trump post "I don't poop myself" to his social media platform, Truth Social, as posts on social media suggested? No, that's not true: An account on X that describes itself as posting satire and parody content first shared an im
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, a FEMA helicopter didn’t deliberately blow away hurricane relief supplies in North Carolina
“FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”
FactCheck.org→ Pence Hasn’t Endorsed Harris, Contrary to Edited Video on Social Media
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he will not endorse former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, but Pence has also said he “could never”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Mike Pence endorse Kamala Harris and Tim Walz? No, this video was edited
Video shows former Vice President Mike Pence endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The Dispatch→ Social Policy Experts: Trump and Harris Will Offer a Mix Bag
A Dispatch symposium.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Provide Authentic Emails About A Purported Sexual Assault Allegation Against Tim Walz
Do X posts by the account @DocNetyoutube provide screenshots of authentic emails to prove a former student has alleged Tim Walz sexually abused him at a 1995 Indigo Girls concert? No, that's not true: There's strong evidence the screensho
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Airspace Restrictions After Hurricane Helene
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Federal Aviation Administration regularly restricts the airspace over areas affected by natural disasters to allow rescue and relief efforts to take place. But thi
PolitiFact→ Social Media – FEMA, the FAA aren’t ‘blocking’ flights delivering Starlink devices, supplies after Hurricane Helene
FEMA, FAA are “blocking” delivery of Starlink devices and supplies to North Carolina’s hurricane-hit areas.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Hurricane Helene wasn’t ‘orchestrated’ to seize land for lithium mining in North Carolina
Hurricane Helene was planned to seize land in North Carolina for lithium mining.
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That Immigrants Receive More Benefits Than Social Security Recipients
The figures cited by social media users are incorrect.
Health Feedback→ Only certified medical devices should be used to measure blood pressure, not unvalidated apps promoted on social media
REVIEW High blood pressure is a major cause of premature death and affects over one billion people worldwide. Blood pressure is typically measured using a cuff around the upper arm. The cuff is inflated to stop blood flow and slowly deflated to dete
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Would Project 2025 ‘cut’ FEMA? Proposals would reduce support, hinder disaster response, experts say
Project 2025 would “cut” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and “kill federal-backed flood insurance.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No link between Ukraine and Helene aid, and Joe Biden didn’t rule out future hurricane aid
“Biden Announces: ‘2.4 billion more to Ukraine’ but ‘no more aid for Hurricane Helene.’”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – “Next question, please” was not Kamala Harris’ response when asked about the economy
Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Old unfounded claims that Melania Trump was an escort resurface on social media
Melania Trump “was an escort.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Serena Williams death hoax spreads on social media
“Serena Williams reportedly passes away following tragic car crash in Texas.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t an authentic Truth Social post from Donald Trump calling women ‘miserable’
Says Donald Trump said, “Women are miserable — not sexy, not safe.”
PolitiFact→ Ruben Gallego – Has Kari Lake supported Project 2025 on Social Security policy? Not quite; here’s why
“MAGA Republicans like Kari Lake support Project 2025, which would raise the retirement age for 73% of Arizonans.”
Full Fact→ Inaccurate comparison of benefit fraud and tax losses recirculates on social media
It’s not true that 360 times more money is lost to tax evasion than benefit fraud, as posts on social media have claimed.
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – Tim Sheehy is wrong that Jon Tester backs “slashing Social Security benefits”
Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits”
PolitiFact→ Jacky Rosen – Jacky Rosen exaggerates Sam Brown’s support for cuts to Social Security and Medicare
“Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Montana electronic ballot for overseas voters omitted Harris, but the glitch was fixed quickly
“The Montana Secretary of State left Kamala Harris off the ballot.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – JD Vance’s German shepherd, Atlas, is his actual dog, not a ‘rent-a-dog’
Sen. JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ from the Trump campaign to make him “seem like a dog person.”
Health Feedback→ LED lights aren’t a cause of cataracts and don’t cause migraines for most people, contrary to social media claims
REVIEW Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are a compact, low-energy technology for producing light. Because of these properties, they are widely used in display screens and increasingly in room lighting. In September 2024, a widely-shared Facebook reel ma
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media posts connected Ryan Routh with LGBTQ+ community. That doesn’t align with what we know
Ryan Routh's Instagram bio says he is a "proud LGBTQ+ member"
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fake news story about Chiefs coach criticizing Taylor Swift taken out of context on social media
“Chiefs' Coach Andy Reid criticizes Taylor Swift: ‘You’re not a good role model.’”