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TruthOrFiction→ ‘How Election Was Stolen,’ ‘Funny How the Rest of the World Gets Different News Than Us’

2020-12-29 In late December 2020, a screenshot of a newspaper headline reading “How Election Was Stolen” was belched forth from the bowels of the internet and began to circulate, bearing additional commentary, “Funny how the rest of the world g Go to site post…»

Liste→ Conspiracy theory links false claim of AT&T election audit to bombing

2020-12-28 Social media posts shared thousands of times claim AT&T was contracted to conduct a “forensic audit” of machines from election technologies firm Dominion Voting Systems, linking this to a bombing near one of the telecommunication company’s facili Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Evidence in ‘The Plot To Steal America’ Video Does NOT Support Election Fraud Claims — Mostly Consists of Rehashed Hoaxes

2020-12-24 Does an advertising video titled "The Plot To Steal America" contain hard evidence of election fraud? No, that's not true: the 18-minute pitch contains allegations based on video clips purporting to show "evidence" but several of these cl Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Can Veep Play the ‘Pence Card’ and Reject US Election Results?

2020-12-23 An error-riddled rumor was copied and pasted across social media in an exceedingly desperate attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Counties Won vs. Popular Vote Does Not Signify Election Fraud

2020-12-23 Counties are not a significant factor in U.S. presidential elections, but population density is. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election

2020-12-23 Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Georgia is the new epicenter of US misinformation following the presidential election

2020-12-23 Lee en español Attention has shifted from the U.S. presidential election and false claims of voter fraud to place the spotlight squarely on Georgia. Its two Senate runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress after all the votes are counted Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results

2020-12-22 When an unfavorable decision is very important to someone, they tend to look for flaws demonstrating that the process used to make the decision was unfair. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fox, Newsmax Shoot Down Their Own Aired Claims on Election

2020-12-22 Smartmatic sent a letter threatening legal action to Fox and two other networks popular with Trump supporters, Newsmax and One America News Network. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Far Right News Organizations Issue Statements, Admit ‘No Evidence’ Exists to Support Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Election Fraud

2020-12-21 Far right propaganda purveyors like Newsmax, One America News Network, and certain Fox personalities became hot topics after the November 3 2020 election, when they captured a significant number of former Fox News viewers thanks to their regular ̶ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sudden Injection’ Of Nearly 385,000 Votes In Michigan Does NOT Prove Election Fraud

2020-12-21 Does a "sudden injection" of close to 385,000 votes in Michigan prove election fraud? No, that's not true: There's often a delay between when absentee ballots are counted and when they are reported, leading to what may look like a sudden Go to site post…»

Liste→ Report alleging election fraud in Michigan county is ‘baseless’

2020-12-21 A report that is part of a lawsuit against Antrim County, Michigan claims the county’s quickly-corrected election night vote tally glitch was not due to human error, as the state said, but rather intentional election fraud. This is false; Michigan’ Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Barr: ‘No Reason’ for Special Counsel on Election, Hunter Biden

2020-12-21 Outgoing Attorney General William Barr made the statement in his final press conference. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Biden’s 2020 Election Win the ‘Lie of the Year’?

2020-12-20 As of this writing, U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to reckon publicly with his loss to Joe Biden. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT Just 133 Million Registered Voters In November 2020 US Presidential Election

2020-12-20 Were there just 133 million registered voters in the United States for the November 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: While we could not find a total for voters registered in for all 50 states as of November 4, 2020, we did Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County, Georgia, Election Worker Ruby Freeman Has NOT Been Arrested

2020-12-19 Has Fulton County, Georgia, election worker Ruby Freeman been arrested for voter fraud? No, that's not true: A top official at the Georgia secretary of state's office, which is constitutionally in charge of investigating voter fraud alleg Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?

2020-12-17 As political disinformation about the 2020 election continued into December 2020, its purveyors turned to Executive Order 13848 — more precisely, claims that EO 13848 existed to ensure that U.S. President Donald Trump would remain in power for a Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Debunking Trump Tweets: Popular Vote Totals Indicative of ‘Rigged Election’?

2020-12-16 Understanding the U.S. presidential election process is key to explaining its results. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Electoral College End Election for Conservative Media?

2020-12-15 Throughout the Trump era, conservatives who opposed the president have generally lost their media platforms while pro-Trump voices have been ascendant. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Map does not show ‘actual results’ of 2020 US election

2020-12-15 A map claiming to show “actual results” of the 2020 US election with Donald Trump as the winner has been shared thousands of times on social media. This is false; Democrat Joe Biden has secured more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win the pr Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Twitter Disable Engagement with Trump’s Election-Related Tweets?

2020-12-15 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/twitter-disable-engagement-trump/ On Dec. 12, 2020, Twitter users not Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Michigan Congressman Quits GOP Over Bid to Overturn Election

2020-12-15 A retiring Michigan congressman said he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Signal It Would Reconsider Texas’ Bid To Overturn 2020 Election If Refiled As ‘Bill Of Complaint’

2020-12-15 Did the U.S. Supreme Court signal it would reconsider the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, if refiled "with the correct terms"? No, that's not true: Election law experts consulted by Lead Stories agreed Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Trump Tweets About ‘Fake Water Main Break’ on Election Night in Georgia

2020-12-14 As electors of the gathered on December 14 2020 in order to finalize the incoming Joe Biden administration, sitting U.S. President Donald Trump continued advancing baseless claims that his decisive loss in the 2020 election was fraudulent, claiming Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Fleets Were NOT Positioned Off Both U.S. Coasts Bracing For Unrest After Supreme Court Rejects Suit To Overturn Election

2020-12-12 Were U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fleets positioned off both U.S. coasts after the Supreme Court refused to hear the lawsuit seeking to overturn election results that cost Trump a second term? No, that's not true: A Pentagon source confirme Go to site post…»

Snopes→ As He Rails on Election, Trump Largely Mum on Toll of Virus

2020-12-11 Of Trump's recent tweets, 82 percent have been focused on the election and just 7 percent on the COVID-19 coronavirus. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Baseless Claims Fill Trump-Backed Election Case

2020-12-11 A lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to subvert the will of the voters who elected Joe Biden president over Donald Trump makes a barrage of claims that don't hold up under basic scrutiny. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible

2020-12-11 A list of bogus election fraud claims, cobbled together from dubious websites and failed lawsuits aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, has spread widely online. It appeared in a recent story posted in a p Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Georgia election officials packed uncounted ballots into suitcases and prepared to lock up for the evening on Nov. 3.

2020-12-10 Georgia election officials refuted the fraudulent activity claims and said the unedited video footage shows regular ballot processing by the workers. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Georgia video of ballots in suitcases does not show election fraud

2020-12-10 Social media posts claim security footage shows election workers in the US state of Georgia committing fraud by counting ballots from suitcases. This is false; the Georgia investigator who conducted a probe into the video, the state’s voting system i Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Wisconsin Courts to Consider Trump’s Election Lawsuits

2020-12-10 President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom, with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Election Dispute Puts Republicans Into Contradictions

2020-12-10 The drive to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania is forcing Republicans to take positions that contradict with one another’s. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight States Have NOT All Joined Texas AG’s Suit Asking Supreme Court To Overturn Other States’ Election Results

2020-12-09 Have Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and South Dakota all joined Texas's lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn election results in four battleground states? No, that's n Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Actual Results Of The Election’ Do NOT Show Donald Trump With More Electoral College Votes Than Joe Biden

2020-12-09 Do "actual results of the election" show Donald Trump winning the Electoral College with 410 electoral votes to Joe Biden's 128 votes? No, that's not true: December 8, 2020, was the deadline for states to certify their 2020, election resu Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has a Candidate Ever Lost Florida and Ohio but Won the Election?

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Supreme Court Did NOT Vote 6-3 To Take Up Texas AG’s Lawsuit Over Election, NOR Did Tennessee Join

2020-12-09 Did the U.S. Supreme Court vote 6-3 to take up the Texas Attorney General's lawsuit seeking to overturn four other states' 2020 election results? No, that's not true: There is no such vote recorded on the Supreme Court's public list of or Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Looks Past Supreme Court Loss to New Texas Election Lawsuit

2020-12-09 The suit from the Texas attorney general, Republican Ken Paxton, demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be invalidated. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Camp Loses Nevada Court Bid to Nullify Election

2020-12-09 President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has lost its legal bid to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s 39,000-vote electoral win in Nevada. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ The Trinamool Congress won a seat in the Panchayat Samiti elections.

2020-12-08 AITMC has not won any seats as of now in Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti elections 2020. The counting is still in progress. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Georgia Again Certifies Election Results Showing Biden Won

2020-12-08 Georgia's top elections official recertified the state's election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once again that Democrat Joe Biden won the state. Go to site post…»

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