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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Harris Slurring Words, Speaking Slowly At Campaign Rally — Original Clip Was Altered
Does an authentic video show Kamala Harris slurring her words during a campaign speech as if she were drunk? No, that's not true: The clip was altered and slowed down, giving the impression that the Democratic presidential nominee was spe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump — But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination
Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Ele
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dot’ Under Kamala Harris’ Name On Kentucky Ballot Does NOT Invalidate Any Other Choice For President
Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president? No, that's not true: The Kentucky State Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories that both the elections board an
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof US Postal Service ‘recently changed the delivery method’ of ballots to hide fraud
“The United States Postal Service recently changed the delivery method of absentee mail-in ballots” to hide “the evidence of absentee mail-in ballot fraud.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ballot Mule’ At Lincoln, Nebraska, Branch Library
Does a video of a person with a skateboard show a "ballot mule caught on camera at a branch library in Lincoln, Nebraska? No, that's not true: Local election officials who reviewed surveillance footage of the location confirmed that the p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a stray dot on a ballot won’t invalidate a vote for another candidate
If a ballot has a small dot in the box for Vice President Kamala Harris, “any other box filled in, will be void.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Colorado Department of State Accidentally Make Voting System Passwords Public?
Yes, but state officials have said the passwords alone wouldn’t have allowed access into the state voting systems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Campaign Rally In Salem, Virginia, In November 2024 — It’s Crowd For Chappell Roan Performance
Does a video on social media show a Trump rally crowd in Salem, Virginia, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The original video is taken from pop-music singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's performance on October 6, 2024, at the Austin Ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
Did the Pentagon fail to provide enough absentee ballots for service members overseas? No, that's not true: If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Transgender Person Received 2 Ballots In McHenry County, Illinois
Does a post on social media prove that a "male relative who recently started identifying as a 'woman' received two ballots for the election" in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2024? No, that's not true: The post's images of envelopes had lab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Atlantic Did NOT Publish Article Titled ‘How A Squirrel Became A Rallying Cry Of The Far Right’
Did The Atlantic publish an article with the title "How A Squirrel Became A Rallying Cry Of The Far Right"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no such story on the magazine's website. The X account that posted a fake screenshot of th
PolitiFact→ Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results
It’s common to hear false claims on Election Day, election night and as votes are counted. Here are some things to know so you don’t fall for the falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ X posts – The FBI apprehended groups for ballot fraud? A video making that claim is fake, FBI says
Video shows the FBI reported that “three linked groups have been apprehended for rigging early voting by mail in ballot.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups — More From Russia
Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump’s Name Misprinted On Hamilton County, Ohio, Ballots — But Vote Would Count Regardless
Was Donald Trump's name misspelled or misprinted on ballots in Hamilton County, Ohio, and could this result in votes for him not being properly counted? No, that's not true: An image on social media seems to show an irregularity in the "m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Tweet On November 1, 2024 That Trump ‘Is Now Literally Threatening To Have Me Killed’
Did former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney post on X that Donald Trump "is now literally threatening" to kill her? No, that's not true: That post came from a self-described parody account. It attributed a fake screenshot of another, nonexi
PolitiFact→ Libs of TikTok – X posts miscast Colorado official's role in lawsuit to get Trump off the ballot, voter machine issue
“The lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who tried to remove Trump from the ballot.”
PolitiFact→ In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change
In his last scheduled visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump offered many false and misleading statements. Here’s a fact-check of some of the things he said Nov. 1 at the Fiserv Forum.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Ohio voting officials say they have not received reports of ballots with Trump’s name misspelled
“Ballots in Ohio are showing Trump’s name misspelled!”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible 2020 Georgia election fraud allegations
Video shows a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible allegations of fraud during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video shows a postal worker dropping off mail ballots in Pennsylvania, not a ballot mule
Video shows “ballot mule in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, (dropping) off a large amount of ballots.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Issue With Michigan’s Qualified Voter File Did NOT Involve 168,000 Duplicate Or Fake Ballots — Or Any At All
Did an issue with Michigan's Qualified Voter File database ever involve 168,000 (or any) duplicate or fake ballots? No, that's not true: Michigan's Department of State told Lead Stories that the Qualified Voter File allows only one ballot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Citizen Did NOT Cross Border To Vote For Trump With Ballot Pictured — Online Trend
Does a photo of a ballot prove that a Canadian citizen was able to cast a vote for Donald Trump because there is no voter ID law in the United States? No, that's not true: The absentee ballot in the photo showing a vote for Trump was copi
The Dispatch→ No, a Republican Official Did Not Steal a Ballot Box
A Wisconsin mayor did temporarily remove a drop box, but it was in September and no ballots were inside.
Full Fact→ Living standards are still forecast to rise following the Budget—but it’s a smaller rise than was expected before
Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt claimed Labour’s Budget was going to mean “lower living standards”.
The Dispatch→ Can Internet Users Generate Ballots on a Washington State County Website Using Fake Names?
The ballots generated are only provisional ballots. All ballots undergo verification to ensure they are from registered voters.
The Dispatch→ Can Internet Users Generate Ballots on a Washington State County Website Using Fake Names?
The ballots generated are only provisional ballots. All ballots undergo verification to ensure they are from registered voters.
The Dispatch→ With Time Running Out, Kamala Harris Tries to Rally Arizona Latinos
Donald Trump has maintained his lead in the swing state since July.
The Dispatch→ With Time Running Out, Kamala Harris Tries to Rally Arizona Latinos
Donald Trump has maintained his lead in the swing state since July.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Registration On File For ‘Haitians’ Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris — State Official Calls It ‘Classic Disinformation’
Does a video show "illegal Haitians" saying they're voting for Kamala Harris in Georgia in Fulton and Gwinnett counties with driver's licenses they got after becoming citizens with just six months in the United States? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Madison Square Garden Rally — It’s Crowd In Ireland At 2011 Event With Then-President Obama
Does a photo on social media show people crowding the street outside Madison Square Garden in New York in 2024 for a Trump rally? No, that's not true: Images from the street scene first appeared in 2011, showing people in Dublin lined up
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Formatting error in Michigan doesn’t mean voters cast ballots from multiple addresses
Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these aren’t authentic photos of Kamala Harris as a call girl
Photos show Vice President Kamala Harris when she was “a former call girl in California.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Suspicious ‘Guy’ Who Dropped Off ‘A Ton Of Ballots’ In Pennsylvania After Polls Closed — He’s A Postal Worker Delivering Ballots
Does a photograph on social media show a suspicious "guy" who dropped off "a ton of ballots" after polling closed in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: Pennsylvania's Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure told Lead Stories the man s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Wear Hat With Proud Boy Colors To Madison Square Garden Rally
Did Donald Trump wear a hat in the Proud Boys colors of black and yellow at his Madison Square Garden rally on October 27, 2024? No, that's not true: Trump wore the black-and-yellow baseball hat in Traverse City, Michigan, two days before
PolitiFact→ Tim Moore – Misleading: State House Speaker says White House didn't call him after Helene hit North Carolina
“I’ve not gotten a single call from the White House.”
PolitiFact→ Overwhelming majority of ballot boxes are secure, rare for ballots to be lost or destroyed
Election officials face new challenges with attacks on ballot boxes, but they have long been trained in how to handle damaged ballots. That means making sure every vote is counted.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin falls short with claim on Hovde’s stance on prescription drug prices
Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
The Dispatch→ Was an Indiana Woman Arrested for Pre-Marking 400 Mail-In Ballots for Democratic Candidates?
A woman was arrested in 2020, but her crime involved primary ballot applications, not general election ballots.