President Donald Trump baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods when he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to investigate unproven allegations of voter fraud.
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Snopes→ Trump Vents About Election as Agencies Aid Biden Transition
President Donald Trump insisted that he is not giving up his fight to overturn the election results.
Snopes→ Does GSA’s Approval of Transition Process Mean Trump Conceded Defeat to Biden?
Losing candidates are not required to acknowledge defeat in order for a U.S. presidential transition to begin.
Snopes→ Biden Transition Gets Govt OK After Trump out of Options
The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power.
Snopes→ US Agency Ascertains Biden as Winner, Lets Transition Begin
The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition.
Snopes→ Was Trump ‘Never Given an Orderly Transition of Power’?
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's comment was contradicted by several statements the president made after the 2016 election.
Snopes→ Is Dominion ‘Subsidiary’ Chairman Peter Neffenger on Biden’s Transition Team?
There is more than one voting software company operating in the United States.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is a Member of Biden’s Transition Team the Chairman of Dominion Voting Systems?
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Snopes→ Did Obama Write ‘We’re Just Temporary Occupants’ to Trump in Transition Letter?
There is a long history of outgoing presidents leaving letters to their successors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems Subsidiary Board Chairman Is NOT On Joe Biden’s Transition Team
Is the chairman of a Dominion Voting Systems subsidiary on Joe's Biden's transition team? No, that's not true: Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger is the chairman of Smartmatic and a volunteer on Joe's Biden's presidential
Snopes→ Did Mike Pompeo Promise a ‘Smooth Transition to 2nd Trump Administration’?
He's America's top diplomat heading a department that advocates for free and fair elections in foreign countries.
Snopes→ Biden Pushes Forward on Transition Despite Trump’s Blocking
President-elect Joe Biden quietly pushed forward with the business of preparing to become America's next commander in chief, ignoring President Donald Trump's unprecedented push to block his Democratic rival's transition.
Snopes→ GOP Backs Trump as He Fights Election Results, Transition
Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have rallied behind Trump's efforts to fight the election results.
Snopes→ What’s Ascertainment? The Green Light to Launch Transition
The course of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition to power is dependent in part on an obscure declaration called “ascertainment.”
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
Top Fact Checks→ Vice President Pence declined to commit to a peaceful transition of power during his debate.
VP Mike Pence completely avoided answering what he would do if President Donald Trump refuses to step down if he loses the election.
Full Fact - All content→ Claim that extending the Brexit transition period could cost £380 billion is not credible
“Get Brexit done! Majority AGAINST Brexit transition extension in close poll” Daily Express, 17 May 2020 Britain’s ‘faces £380billion bill’ if Brexit is delayed beyond December Sun, 17 May 2020 “Extension to B
Full Fact - All content→ Claim that extending the Brexit transition period could cost £380 billion is not credible
“Get Brexit done! Majority AGAINST Brexit transition extension in close poll” Daily Express, 17 May 2020 Britain’s ‘faces £380billion bill’ if Brexit is delayed beyond December Sun, 17 May 2020 “Extension to B
Snopes→ Just in Case: Trump to Prep for Transition in Case He Loses
President Donald Trump is still all-in on getting reelected, but he’s also set to take the first steps to formally prepare someone else to take over if he loses on Nov. 3.
Snopes→ Did the Obama Transition Team Keep a ‘List of Muslims For Top Jobs’?
It's unclear why a story from the 2016 election cycle was circulating in 2019.
Snopes→ Is a ‘Lesbian Couple’ Preparing to Transition Their Son Into a Daughter?
Words and context matter when it comes to discussing marginalized groups.
Snopes→ May Says Brexit Transition Era Could Grow, Angers Many in UK
British Prime Minister Theresa May came under attack from across Britain's political spectrum.
TruthOrFiction→ Susan Rice Unmasked Trump Transition Team, Leaked Information-Truth! & Fiction! & Unproven!
Susan Rice Unmasked Trump Transition Team, Leaked Information-Truth! & Fiction! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice requested that the identities of Trump transition team officials be unmasked in intelli
Liste→ Posts mislead about Joe Biden’s president-elect status
Posts on social media claim that there is no “office of president elect” and accuse Joe Biden of appropriating the title. This is misleading; nearly-complete election results confirm Biden’s victory and the “office” of the president-elect, t
TruthOrFiction→ Do Only 3 Percent of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden is the ‘Legitimate Winner’ of the 2020 Election?
On November 24 2020, Breitbart.com published an article headlined, “Nolte: Only 3% of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden Is Legitimate Winner,” which began: We all need to keep in mind that, except for a handful of pollsters, polling is irretr
Snopes→ Did Trump Say the Stock Market Would ‘Crash’ If Biden Won Election?
The stock market soared as the Biden administration's transition officially got underway.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Remove The Title ‘President Elect’ From Joe Biden’s Page
Did Facebook remove the title "President Elect" from the @joebiden Facebook page, and then only identify President-elect Joe Biden as a politician? No, that's not true: a database of screenshots of the @joebiden Facebook page, for more th
FactCheck.org→ No ‘Landslide’ for Biden, Either
Provided President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College margin of victory holds — and we have seen no reason so far to believe it will not — it will be the same margin won by Donald Trump in 2016. That would leave Biden (as it did Trum
TruthOrFiction→ Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?
On November 23 2020, social media posts indicated that a then-new poll revealed a majority of Americans believed that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede the election to President-Elect Joe Biden — that majority being 58 percent of all vo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion And Smartmatic Have NOT Closed Up Shop; Executives Are NOT On The Run
Have Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic closed up shop and are all their executives on the run after the 2020 vote count? No, that's not true: Neither Dominion nor Smartmatic has shuttered. Citing safety concerns, Dominion has encoura
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Do NOT Use Smartmatic Software — There Is No Connection Between The Two Companies
Do Dominion voting machines use Smartmatic vote counting software? No, that's not true. There is no connection between Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic. The companies are rivals and have been involved in legal battles against each o
FactCheck.org→ Biden Adviser Didn’t Propose Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine for Food Stamps
Quick Take A report from two dozen experts — including a doctor named to President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board — recommended using existing social service programs to connect people with COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whistleblower And Dominion ‘Staffer’ Did NOT See Detroit Voter Fraud, Judge Rules
Did whistleblower and Dominion staffer Melissa Carone see Detroit voter fraud? No, this claim is missing context. Carone was not a "staffer" for Dominion Voting Systems, she was contracted as a freelance worker to work for the company on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Did NOT Make An Official Statement Saying There Is Currently No President-Elect
Did Congress make an official statement saying there is currently no president-elect? No, that's not true: One of the 535 members of Congress -- Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga. -- sent a letter to the administrator of the General Services Administr
Snopes→ When US Politicians Spread Lies on Social Media, Who Is Responsible?
The transition periods between presidential administrations are known to be sensitive. This one has been chaos.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Theory Claims Supercomputer Switched Votes in Election
Quick Take A baseless conspiracy theory claims that a secret supercomputer was used to switch votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Experts — and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — have said the theory is a hoax
FactCheck.org→ Biden Did Not Invent the ‘Office of President-Elect’
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that former Vice President Joe Biden “invented the Office of President-elect.” Donald Trump and Barack Obama also used the term during their transitions to the presidency. Full Story On Nov. 7, f
FactCheck.org→ Ballot ‘Curing’ in Pennsylvania
Counties in Pennsylvania employed inconsistent policies when it came to “curing” ballots — notifying voters of an error in their mail-in ballot so they could fix it. But contrary to claims by the Trump campaign, that inconsistency did
TruthOrFiction→ Joe Biden, Arrogation, and ‘The Office of the President-Elect’
On November 10 2020, disinformation purveyors began pushing memes containing claims that the transition team for Joe Biden — the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections — invented the “Office of the President-Elect,” and
TruthOrFiction→ Has RealClearPolitics ‘Rescinded’ Pennsylvania and ‘Uncalled’ the Race?
After the 2020 election was “called” with former United States Vice President Joe Biden as victor, a rumor circulated that a website called RealClearPolitics had “rescinded” Pennsylvania, effectively undoing Biden’s win: