Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
Publication: 2020 election
Snopes→ Is This a Picture of Biden and Harris in a Crowd Without Face Masks?
Believe it or not, there was a time in the United States when face masks were not required to slow the spread of a deadly disease.
Snopes→ Is USPS Locking Mailboxes To Undermine 2020 Election?
Mailbox rumors swirled in 2020, as did real concern about the U.S. Postal Service's ability to meet demand before the general election.
Snopes→ Do Ballot Envelopes Reveal the Party of the Voter?
A widely seen video posted to Facebook raised fears about election tampering.
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
Snopes→ Did Goodyear Forbid Employees to Wear MAGA Gear?
One slide from a purported company-training presentation (of unknown origin) caused quite the controversy.
Snopes→ Did Trump Say ‘We Should Get a Redo of Four Years’?
The comment during a Wisconsin campaign rally was widely interpreted to mean the president might seek a third term.
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 2
Summary It was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading c
FactCheck.org→ Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as ‘Mail-in Voting’ Protest
Quick Take A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.” Full Story
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Greatest Hits
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the claims we have fact-checked from presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the course of the campaign so far. For more on each statement,
Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Say Young Voters Are ‘Stupid’?
There's some important missing context in this claim.
Snopes→ Did Trump Tweet This About Kamala Harris?
The president was critical of Joe Biden's choice of running mate in 2020, but not in this particular form.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Campaign Exaggerates Potential for Mail-In Voting Fraud After Election
The latest concern raised by the Trump campaign about mail-in voting is that some states run by Democrats will allow votes to be cast and counted after Election Day. Specifically, Hogan Gidley, the national press secretary for the Trump campaign, war
Snopes→ Is Amazon Offering Free 1-Day Shipping for Ballots?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Did Biden Make This Statement About Democracy During a Pandemic?
"We can both have a democracy and elections and at the same time protect the public health," the Democratic presidential contender declared.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Proves Biden Right on USPS Funding, Mail-In Ballots
In late June, Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.” At the time, we wrote that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee had no evidence of Trump’s
Snopes→ Does Kamala Harris’ Birth Certificate Identify Her as ‘Caucasian’?
Anything is possible if you ignore the obvious.
Snopes→ Does Joe Biden Own an Island in the Caribbean?
Several details got distorted as this rumor spread online.
Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Say She ‘Believes’ Joe Biden’s Accusers?
Right-leaning websites jumped into action after Biden announced Harris as his vice-presidential running mate in August 2020.
Poynter→ The U.S election has all the ingredients to become a river of disinformation
The U.S presidential election will take place in 82 days, but fact-checkers from all over the world can already tell that the United States has the ingredients to see a campaign flooded by mis/disinformation. Here are some urgent tips not only for the
Snopes→ Did Trump Donate to Kamala Harris’ Past Election Campaigns?
Trump's reelection campaign called Harris "a corrupt former California Attorney General." But did he play a small role in keeping her in that office?
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Sen. Kamala Harris
As a former 2020 presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris — now presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate — was on our fact-checking radar this election cycle. Here’s a rundown of the claims we addre
FactCheck.org→ Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Serve as President
Quick Take Kamala Harris, former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate, is eligible to serve as U.S. president, contrary to the false claims of viral posts on Facebook. Her mother is from India and her father from Jamaica — but Harris was
Snopes→ Was an Indiana Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Voter Fraud in 2020?
While both are election crimes, there is a difference between modifying mail-in ballots and modifying applications for ballots.
FactCheck.org→ Republican Group Selectively Edits Biden Tax Remark
A Republican group’s TV ad uses an out-of-context video clip of Joe Biden saying if he is elected president, “your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.” That was Biden’s response to one person at a 2019 campaign rally who said
FactCheck.org→ Video Using Trump’s State of the Union Address Wasn’t ‘Banned’
Quick Take A viral video on Facebook claims to show a “campaign ad” for President Donald Trump that was “banned” by Facebook. There’s no evidence the video — showcasing audio from Trump’s 2020 State of the Unio
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Trump, Biden Claims on COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution
As scientists work to find a safe vaccine for COVID-19, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, have made competing claims about the administration’s plans to carry out the daunting task of distributing hundreds of millio
FactCheck.org→ Voting by Mail in the Swing States
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting as “fraudulent” and “corrupt,” even going so far to suggest it might be a reason to postpone the Nov. 3 election. But voters can use that option without giving a reas
Snopes→ Did a Pennsylvania Voter Receive Two Usable Ballots?
"Even if a person receives multiple ballots, only one return ballot can be counted," according to Allegheny County.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Features Edited, Out-of-Context Biden Photos
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has released an ad that features edited and out-of-context photos to illustrate Joe Biden “hiding” in his basement rather than taking questions from reporters on the campaign trail. The nar
Snopes→ Is USPS Purposefully Slowing Mail To Help Reelect Trump?
U.S. Postal Service workers nationwide reported backlogs of letters and packages in summer 2020. But was the issue political?
FactCheck.org→ False Ad About Biden’s VP Pick
A Republican TV ad targeted at Latino voters in large cities falsely claimed that Joe Biden “promised his party an African American Vice President. Not a Latino.” Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, committed to picking
FactCheck.org→ Lincoln Project
Political Leanings: Republican/Anti-President Trump 2018 Spending: N/A Established in late 2019, the Lincoln Project is a conservative super PAC that aims to “defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box” in 2020. According to the
FactCheck.org→ The President’s Trumped-Up Claims of Voter Fraud
In a July 30 tweet, President Donald Trump suggested for the first time that the 2020 election should be postponed, drawing — once again — false distinctions between mail-in and absentee ballots. With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s False Claim About McDonald’s
During a virtual campaign event with members of the Service Employees International Union on July 22, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden falsely said that McDonald’s required its employees to sign noncompete contracts preventin
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Biden Ad Misleads on Race Claims
The Committee to Defend the President has been running a six-second Facebook ad targeting older voters in North Carolina that takes former Vice President Joe Biden’s words out of context to brand him as a KKK sympathizer who twice used the “N-w
FactCheck.org→ NRSC’s Attack on Hickenlooper Lacks Proof, Context
A Republican TV ad strongly implies — without proof — that former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper accepted donations in exchange for not penalizing an oil and gas company involved in a fatal home explosion in 2017. “A community devastate
FactCheck.org→ Trump Twists Biden’s Position on School Choice/Charter Schools
In a series of virtual tele-rallies, President Donald Trump repeatedly distorted Joe Biden’s position on education, claiming the former vice president wants to “end school choice” and “abolish charter schools.” Biden, the
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False, Recurring Claim About Biden’s Stance on Police
The Trump campaign has spent at least $20 million in July on advertising promoting the false and repeatedly debunked claim that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden favors defunding the police. Biden has said he doesn’t support t