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PolitiFact→ Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced?
More than a dozen states have laws banning trangender people from using some bathrooms that align with their gender identities. We found little detail about the laws’ enforcement. LGBTQ+ advocates say the laws increase harassment.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleadingly Questions Unfinished Ballot Counting in Some States
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Some states were still counting ballots weeks after Election Day in accordance with their regulations, state officials and an election law expert said. But an Instagra
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, gasoline prices haven’t dropped an average of $4 in red states
“Gas prices drop an average of $4 across red states.”
Full Fact→ NATO Secretary General hasn’t threatened to expel the United States from alliance
Mark Rutte did not say America would be expelled from Nato if Donald Trump “surrenders Ukraine to Putin”.
Full Fact→ Kamala Harris did not only win states without voter ID requirements
Thousands of people have shared posts wrongly claiming that in the US election Kamala Harris won every state that does not require voter ID and none that do.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Beyoncé didn’t cut red states from an upcoming tour after President-elect Donald Trump’s win
“Beyoncé excludes red states from tour, ‘This isn’t my America.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Harris didn’t win only states without voter ID laws while Trump only won in states with them
“Every state that does not require voter ID, Kamala won.”
The Dispatch→ No, Swing States Did Not Use Starlink to Rig Ballots for Trump
Most tabulation systems do not rely on internet connectivity.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyoncé Did NOT Say She Wouldn’t Perform In Red States — Story Originated From Site With Satire Label
Did Beyoncé declare she would no longer perform in "red states," meaning states that went for President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describe
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Seeing Red? No, Taylor Swift didn’t cancel Eras Tour shows in red states
“Taylor Swift Cancels Red State Shows After Massive Red Wave, ‘I Won’t Be Performing Here Anymore.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Cancel Concerts In States That Went For Trump In 2024
Did Taylor Swift cancel "red state shows" after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 general election? No, that's not true: This first appeared on social media in a post on Facebook with "satire" in the caption. Plus, the Facebook ac
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Kamala Harris Winning States Without Voter ID Laws
Social media users suggest falsely that she won every state in which voters do not need identification.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, it’s not suspicious that Democrats won Senate races in states Donald Trump won
“Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Post Video Warning That Democrats Had Rigged Voting In Prisons In Swing States
Did the FBI post a video warning that Democrats had rigged voting by prisoners in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona ahead of the 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The FBI put out a bulletin calling this a "false narrative."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pentagon didn’t fail to send absentee ballots to service members; states send ballots
"The Pentagon reportedly failed to send absentee ballots to active military service members before the election.”
The Dispatch→ Your Election Day Guide to the Swing States
Get the facts, from voting deadlines to absentee rules to recount triggers.
The Dispatch→ The United States Cannot Descend Into Authoritarianism
An endorsement of Kamala Harris from a Russian dissident.
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris wrong that Donald Trump plans to ‘force states to monitor women's pregnancies’
Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.”
PolitiFact→ Noncitizen voting is already rare in local elections, but 8 states want to ban it
Eight state ballot measures aim to ban all forms of noncitizen voting, including in local elections, which is already rare. Proponents say the measures are necessary to close the door on noncitizen voting, but election experts warn of unintended conseq
The Dispatch→ Vance Projects Confidence in Battleground States of Nevada and Arizona
Early-vote returns show an advantage for Republicans in both states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove That Total Undocumented Populations In 7 States Increased Between 241% and 734% In 2021-24
Does a viral post on social media prove that the total size of undocumented populations in seven states has increased by triple-digit percentages between 2021 and 2024? No, that's not true: The chart shared online didn't reflect the corre
PolitiFact→ Yes, many states ban campaign gear at the polls. What about tattoos?
Many state laws prohibit people from wearing campaign clothing or buttons inside voting sites. But what about tattoos?
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad overstates Dave McCormick’s abortion position in Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Perkins – No legal protections for ‘born alive’ babies in some states? Experts say that’s wrong
“In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.”
The Dispatch→ Yes, Some States Allow Abortions Through All Nine Months of Pregnancy
Viral posts actually understate the number of jurisdictions that have no gestational restrictions on the procedure.
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott said 3 states removed thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls. Here’s what we know
“This month alone, more than 16,000 non-citizens have been removed from the voter rolls in 3 states.”
PolitiFact→ Tracking Trump's abortion position: Harris says he'll ban it, but he now says it's up to states.
Since April, Donald Trump has said he wants states to decide abortion policies. Democrats don’t believe him.
The Dispatch→ Did the United States Just Send a Major Military Equipment Shipment to Poland?
No, a viral Facebook reel making that claim is from December 2022.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Sen. Raphael Warnock Claims Red States Passing ‘Voter Suppression Laws’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/19/fact-check-raphael-warnock-claims-red-states-passing-voter-suppression-laws/
PolitiFact→ Pete Buttigieg – Buttigieg overstates Vance’s views on gay marriage
J.D. Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Did NOT Announce She ‘Is Leaving The United States’
Did American basketball player Brittney Griner make a public statement announcing she is leaving the United States? No, that's not true: Griner's long-time agent refuted the claim in an email to Lead Stories and there are no stories about
The Dispatch→ Harris and Walz Barnstorm Across Battleground States
Plus: RFK Jr.’s numbers wane, but he could still play spoiler.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent States’ Efforts to Teach the Bible in Public Schools
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Oklahoma’s state superintendent ordered public schools to incorporate the Bible as “an instructional support into the curriculum.” But social media p
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fact-check: Post says there are 9 states where Biden’s name can’t be removed. That’s False
There are nine states “where Biden’s name can’t be removed and no one can be added. That’s over 130 electoral votes in the toilet.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spreads Election Misinformation in Key States
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In speeches in Nevada and Arizona, former President Donald Trump continued to spread misinformation that undermines public confidence in state and federal elections: Trump claim
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
“Donald Trump wants to build an ‘iron dome’ at the border of our country to ‘defend us’ from Canada.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Trump told Time that states should decide abortion laws. He didn't say they 'should' punish women.
Former President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Did Trump say states have the right to monitor, punish women over abortion, as Kamala Harris said?
In his Time magazine interview, Donald Trump “said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans, and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 46 Out Of 50 States Did NOT Recount Their Votes And Find Biden Lost
Did 46 of 50 states recount their votes from the 2020 election and confirm that Joe Biden lost the vote in their state? No, that's not true: There were four states that conducted recounts or had legal challenges of the 2020 presidential e