Misinformation runs rampant during election time, either through deliberate campaigns or inadvertent error.
Snopes→ Election Pits Trump’s Brute Strength vs Dems’ Resistance
Democrats need to pick up two dozen seats on Tuesday to seize the House majority and two seats to control the Senate.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Stacey Abrams Touting the Support of Communists and the Muslim Brotherhood?
Candidates' political positions and affiliations are not determined by digital editing skills.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Voting Machines Did NOT Fail To Display Candidate Party Affiliations During Midterm Elections
Was there an issue with voting machines during the U.S. midterm elections causing party affiliation not to show up after candidate's names? No, that's not real news: it was a bit of satire mocking the current partisan election climate that wa
Snopes→ Bangladeshi Immigrant Convicted in NYC Subway Bombing
The verdict against Akayed Ullah was returned on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.
Snopes→ Facebook Blocks 115 Accounts Ahead of US Midterm Elections
The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail, it said in a blog post late Monday.
Snopes→ London Police Arrest 6 Men in Grenfell Tower Effigy Video
The men, who range in age from 19 to 55, were being held in custody Tuesday but had not been charged.
Snopes→ Fox News Doesn’t Condone Hannity Appearance with Trump
The network did not say what, if any, discipline that the two network personalities would face.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show a Migrant Caravan Member Urinating on the U.S. Flag?
Photographs of alleged flag desecration are common fodder for social media posts expressing anti-immigrant sentiments.
Snopes→ Amazon Considering New York Amid Reports HQ Will Be Split
Amazon.com Inc. has declined to comment on the reports.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact is not biased — here’s why
"PolitiFact is biased," our critics charge. We see this in emails and on social media, especially in the heat of election season. We expect it. Afterall, as an independent group measuring accuracy, we are disrupting the agendas of parti
Snopes→ Trump to Spend Election Day out of Public Eye
He and first lady Melania Trump voted in New York via absentee ballot several weeks ago, the White House said.
Snopes→ Election Day to Test Democratic Resistance in Trump Era
With voters going to the polls Tuesday, nothing is certain.
Snopes→ Utah Mayor Slain in Afghanistan Urged Americans to Vote
His death leaves behind his wife, Jennie, and their seven children, ranging from 11 months to 13 years old.
Snopes→ National Voting System Faces Test on Election Day
Early voting leading revealed a wide variety of concerns with voting and registration systems around the country — from machines that changed voter selections to registration forms tossed out because of clerical errors.
FactCheck.org→ The 2018 FactCheck Awards
Summary It is our tradition on Election Day to set aside our fact-checking role and instead highlight funny, odd and entertaining ads from the campaign cycle. These are noteworthy for reasons other than making false or misleading claims (though some ma
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Woman NOT Arrested After Her Boyfriend Died From Suffocation During 69
Was a woman arrested in Culiacan, Sinaloa in Mexico because she asphyxiated her boyfriend with her vagina during sex? No, that's not true: a false story circulating via Mexican Facebook pages got translated by a U.S. based "fauxtire" site but
Snopes→ Does Immigration Across the Southern U.S. Border Pose a Health Risk to American Children?
Anti-immigration memes make sweeping speculations about epidemiology that are not supported by rational science.
Snopes→ Did a Montana Libertarian End His Senate Run and Endorse a Republican?
Rick Breckenridge reversed course on his announcement one day before the November 2018 midterm election.
Snopes→ Fox Says Hannity Won’t Be a Guest at Trump Rally
Fox News Channel insists that Sean Hannity will not be appearing as a guest at President Donald Trump's midterm elections rally in Missouri, even as the campaign continued to list the Fox host as a "special guest."
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 Pres. Trump Rally in Missouri : CSPAN : November 5, 2018 10:09pm-11:53pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump campaigns for Republicans at a campaign rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbi
Snopes→ Georgia Governor’s Race Roiled by Election Security Charges
The bruising race for governor of Georgia has been roiled by unsupported, eleventh-hour allegations from Republican candidate Brian Kemp, who is also the state's chief election official, that Democrats sought to hack the voter registration system.
Snopes→ Did Kurt Russell Say President Trump Was ‘Relentless,’ ‘Dedicated’ and ‘Determined?’
A quote from a Twitter account using Kurt Russell’s face for its profile picture has become attributed to the actor himself.
Snopes→ Does This Photograph Show Democrats Campaigning in the Nude?
This is neither a typical nor an established way of getting more party supporters to the polls.
FactCheck.org→ False Link Between Voting and Hunting in North Dakota
Q: Can you lose your hunting license if you vote in North Dakota? A: No. A partisan Facebook ad is referring to resident hunting licenses in other states being invalid once someone has North Dakota residency. FULL ANSWER Five days before the m
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 President Trump Rally in Indiana : CSPAN : November 5, 2018 6:18pm-7:29pm EST
[LIVE] President Trump campaigns for Republican candidates at a rally in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sponsor: White House Travel | Domestic Trip.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Closed Caption Text, Columbia Fi
Snopes→ US Election Systems More Secure, But Voting Problems Persist
A key concern is that five states exclusively use electronic voting machines that do not produce a paper trail that can be used to verify election results if questions about the final tally arise.
Snopes→ More Protection: UN Says Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing
The upper ozone layer above the Northern Hemisphere should be completely repaired in the 2030s and the gaping Antarctic ozone hole should disappear in the 2060s.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Large ‘Make the Gospel Great Again’ Billboard Put Up in Missouri?
On November 3th, 2018, just days before the United States held hotly-contested midterm elections, rumors appeared of a billboard by the side of a Missouri interstate that featured United States President Donald Trump’s face with a strange, slight
Snopes→ Man Who Killed 2 at Yoga Studio Was Fired for Touching Girl
In 2012, he was arrested twice for grabbing women on FSU's campus. Charges were dropped.
PolitiFact→ What's at stake in the midterms: A primer on 8 key issues for 2018
Campaign coverage often devolves into horse-race coverage -- who’s up and who’s down. But the way the voters cast their ballots on Nov. 6 will have potentially huge implications on public policy. To help our readers better understand what&r
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Disabled Vet DID Vote After NBC Set Up Cameras In Handicapped Parking Space and Refused To Move
Was disabled Air Force veteran James Berrie unable to vote after NBC set up their cameras and equipment in the handicapped spot in front of his polling station? No, that's not true: a partisan website published a news story based on real even
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Nairobi Man NOT Caught Red-handed Selling Human Meat in a Butchery
Was a man named Sam Kazemi arrested by Nairobi police in Kenya for selling human meat in a butchery with the bizarre name "Biological Resource Center"? No, that's not true: a fake news website which was launched only a few days ago used an old
Snopes→ Does This Video Show an Armed Robber Shot by Every Customer in a Store?
A video showing multiple people pulling their guns and shooting an armed robber is often proffered as support for pro-gun arguments.
PolitiFact→ Mike Bost – In Illinois, Mike Bost attacks Brendan Kelly's record as prosecutor
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | In Illinois, Mike Bost attacks Brendan Kelly's record as prosecutor How do you define "soft on crime?" Mike Bost, a Republican congressman from southern Illinois, says his Democratic challenger, Bren
PolitiFact→ The 2018 midterms: 16 senate races we’ve been tracking
PolitiFact has been fact-checking races in 16 states this year. Here is our summary of where the races stand in the final days before elections. Arizona Candidates: Republican Rep. Martha McSally vs. Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema The race betwe
Snopes→ Fox and NBC to Stop Airing Trump Immigrant Ad Deemed Racist
CNN had rejected the same ad, declaring it racist.
Snopes→ Was Manure Dumped Outside of Democratic Headquarters in Ohio?
A photograph showing a pile of manure discovered outside a political HQ is real, but the picture is years-old.
Snopes→ Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?
Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th president with Jesus Christ himself.
Snopes→ Autopsy Finds Rapper Mac Miller Died from Drugs and Alcohol
His music, which often examined his depression and drug use, won him fans among some of the biggest names in hip-hop.