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Full Fact→ Voters can’t force by-elections to oust MPs ‘at any time’
A recall petition against a sitting MP can only be triggered if one of three specific conditions are met.
The Dispatch→ What Voters Really Want Is Competence
Elites exacerbate our divisions while the exhausted majority just wants a functional government.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Won the Popular Vote, Contrary to Claims Online
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President-elect Donald Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years. Social media users have wrongly claimed that Trump los
PolitiFact→ Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines
PolitiFact examined 60 fact-checked claims that sought to undermine faith in elections. Here’s a look at the top platforms where these claims spread, the biggest amplifiers and the major narratives that emerged from the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Donald Trump didn’t lose the popular vote
Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 2%.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – No, Democrat Bob Casey is not asking to count noncitizen votes. Fact-checking Elon Musk’s X post.
Says Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., “is trying to change the outcome of the election by counting NON-CITIZEN votes.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Photo — Schwarzenegger Did NOT Wear ‘I Didn’t Vote For The McFelon’ Shirt
Did Arnold Schwarzenegger wear a T-shirt that said, "I didn't vote for the McFelon"? No, that's not true: The photo appearing to show that scene has been altered. The original photo showed Schwarzenegger wearing a plain black T-shirt with
FactCheck.org→ Musk’s Starlink Was Not Connected to Vote Tabulation, Contrary to Online Claims
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk’s Starlink system helped provide internet access to communities affected by the recent hurricanes. But online posts spread baseless claims that Starlin
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→ Eric Hovde – Eric Hovde’s claim that Tammy Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of Milwaukee absentee votes is a flop
Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, an early morning influx of Milwaukee votes doesn't prove the Wisconsin Senate race was stolen
A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Admit Undocumented Immigrants Vote
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez admit that undocumented immigrants vote in U.S. elections? No, that's not true: She actually said families of undocumented people vote, not the undocumented themselves. Her full quote in context comes fro
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.”
Full Fact→ US election: 20 million votes haven’t gone ‘missing’
Misleading claims have been circulating online since it was announced that Donald Trump has won the US presidential election that millions of votes are “missing”.
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest Election Fraud
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap of 15 million to 20 million votes as compared wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk’s Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election
Did Elon Musk's satellite-based high-speed internet system Starlink play any role in counting or uploading votes in the U.S. election that could have allowed for potential vote manipulation or cheating? No, that's not true: Election secur
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→ Viral image – No evidence actor Sydney Sweeney said she voted for Donald Trump
Actor Sydney Sweeney “says she voted for Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Kamala Harris wouldn’t have won Wisconsin with Jill Stein’s votes
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein cost Democratic nominee Kamala Harris an election win in Wisconsin.
Full Fact→ Donald Trump did not call Republicans ‘the dumbest group of voters’
Posts circulating on social media falsely claim Mr Trump said the quote to People magazine in 1998.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Presenting Final Vote Counts Just Days After Election Are Premature — Turnout Statistics Aren’t Known Until All Votes Are Counted
Were there 15 million, 18 million or even 20 million fewer votes in 2024 versus the election numbers from 2020, disproving reports of record turnout or implying cheating in vote totals? No, that's not true: As of November 7, 2024, final v
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, 20 million Democratic votes didn’t 'disappear,' and there's no evidence 2024 election was stolen
20 million Democratic votes “disappeared” in 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Person CANNOT Vote In Washington State Using Fake Name
Can people in the state of Washington vote using a fake name by using a website set up for visually impaired voters to print out a ballot and sending it in? No, that's not true: Registered voters with impaired vision in King County, Washi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, CNN didn’t report that 75,000 voters wrote in ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah’
A CNN headline says “75,000 votes were write-ins for ‘Hawk Tuah’ and ‘Talk Tuah.’”
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Wisconsin Trump voter wasn’t assaulted; video is a Russian fake, expert says
“CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Millions of Democratic votes were sent into a ‘black hole’? That’s Pants on Fire!
“I think they found a way to target Democratic districts and send millions of votes into a black hole. The numbers aren't adding up.”
The Dispatch→ Claims Suggesting Donald Trump Will Win More Than 500 Electoral Votes Are False
Some states have passed laws to award their electoral votes to the popular vote winner, but they are not in effect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To ‘Hawk Tuah’ Or ‘Talk Tuah’
Did CNN publish an article saying more than 75,000 voters wrote in "Hawk Tuah" or "Talk Tuah" on their ballot papers? No, that's not true: Searches of the cnn.com website turned up no headlines containing the vulgar "Hawk Tuah" expression
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Harris calling a voter while the camera app is open does not prove she faked a call
A video of Vice President Kamala Harris talking to a voter on the phone is fake because the camera app was on while she was on the call.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘White Hats’ Stopped Three Busses Of Harris Supporters Who Voted In New York, Again In Pennsylvania
Did "White Hats" stop "three busses" full of "Harris supporters" who had voted in New York, then boarded a bus to vote again in Pennsylvania, with 150 of these people detained? No, that's not true: This claim was made from an account conn
PolitiFact→ Dinesh D'Souza – 2024 election results don’t prove 2020 stolen election claims. Voters’ choices can change.
The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.”
FactCheck.org→ Google’s ‘Where to Vote’ Search Result Reflects Quirk of Candidate Surname, Not Bias
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media users alleged bias against former President Donald Trump when a Google search on Election Day for “where to vote” returned an interactive map to find
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jill Stein’s Votes Did NOT Prevent Kamala Harris From Winning Virginia
Did Jill Stein's vote total jeopardize Kamala Harris' chances of winning in Virginia? No, that's not true: Harris did win in Virginia. The vote total showing Donald Trump in the lead in a social media post was earlier on Election Day, wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein’s Votes Had Gone For Harris
Could Kamala Harris have won Wisconsin if the votes cast for one of the independent candidates -- Jill Stein -- had gone to the Democrat? No, that's not true: That implication on social media was based on incomplete early totals. As more
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video does not show Philadelphia voting officials allowing noncitizens to vote
A video showing conversations about noncitizen voting outside a Philadelphia city commissioners' office is proof of “Pennsylvania election fraud.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 60 Voters Registered At Municipal Address In Maricopa County, Arizona, Is NOT A Sign Of Electoral Fraud — Homeless Allowed To Use Courthouse As Address For Voter Registration
Did election fraud occur when 60 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, registered to vote using a municipal building as their home address? No, that's not true: The Maricopa County public information officer told Lead Stories that the voter
PolitiFact→ A Facebook post told of an Illinois voter’s touch-screen voting mishap. Election officials responded
A voting machine was taken offline in Illinois after it failed to properly reflect voters’ choices during early voting. The machine is no longer being used, and the county clerk said voters noticed and fixed any issues with their ballots.
The Dispatch→ Changes to USPS Procedures Are Not Evidence of Voter Fraud
The Postal Service implemented ‘extraordinary measures’ to expedite ballot delivery and has done so in the past.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Carolina Poll Workers Cannot Press Buttons For Voters During Curbside Voting
Does a viral video discussing poll workers bringing "machines" to voters' cars prove "election cheating" in Florence, South Carolina? No, that's not true: The head of the local elections board told Lead Stories that the video is "misinfor