Are Democrats colluding with the CIA to alter voting machines in key swing states to help Joe Biden? No, there is no evidence to support this. The source of the claim is a retired U.S. Air Force general who, contrary to the claim, never s
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FactCheck.org→ Closing Arguments of the Presidential Campaign
After months of campaigning, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made their final pitches to voters at campaign rallies in key swing states and on TV airwaves. Here we fact-check claims the candidates made in rallies on
Truth or Fiction?→ Pennsylvania Bakery Cookie Poll’s ‘Landslide’ Result Goes Viral
Less than a day before Election Day (November 3 2020), “PA bakery cookie poll” spiked as a search term and a topic of interest on social media: Let’s just say the cookie has red frosting “Pa. bakery's 'cookie poll,' w
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Misleads on ‘Ballot Box’ Posters
Quick Take A popular Instagram post suggests nefarious actors are misrepresenting trash cans in Philadelphia as ballot boxes. The signs seen in the images were actually part of a poorly conceived advertising effort for an exhibit about voting rights &#
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the ‘final arguments’ of Biden and Trump
Here's a guide to key claims being made by former vice president Joe Biden and President Trump as they barnstorm the country for votes in the campaign's waning days.
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About ‘Pre-Filled Out Ballots’ in Queens
Quick Take A false claim circulating on social media alleges that mail-in ballots already filled out with votes for Democrats, including Joe Biden, were sent to voters in a New York City borough. A spokesperson for the New York City Board of Elections
FactCheck.org→ Can You Change Your Vote? Probably Not.
Q: Can people who cast their ballots in early voting change their vote? A: In most states, no. By our count, there are eight states that specifically allow for early voters to change their votes. FULL QUESTION Can you change your vote once you̵
The Dispatch→ Did Twitter Remove a Post From a Right-Wing Comedian?
In a viral Facebook post, right-wing comedian Terrence K. Williams claimed that Twitter “removed” a post of his “that said ‘VOTE IN PERSON’ and ‘Don't let the Democrats steal the election.’”The tweet has
Logically→ A vote for a third party is a vote for Trump.
Unlike the 2016 election result, votes to third-party candidates are likely to have little significance this presidential race.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Voting Machine Message Voters Received Did NOT Keep Them From Voting
Were a handful of early voters in Utah who went to cast ballots told they had already voted? Yes, that's true: But it happened to only a few people and was due to a technical error by a poll worker. Once the problem was fixed, they able t
FactCheck.org→ Nothing Untoward About Counting Ballots After Election Day
In recent days, President Donald Trump has repeatedly and baselessly suggested that counting mail-in ballots after Election Day will result in fraud. The president, who has relentlessly attacked mail-in ballots as being rife with fraud, warned about po
FactCheck.org→ In Pennsylvania Rallies, Trump Distorts Voting Issues
In the swing state of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump repeatedly rattled off false and misleading claims about ballots and voting in arguing to his supporters “the only way we can lose, in my opinion, is massive fraud.” On Oct. 26, Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Election Judge In Maryland Marking On A Ballot In A Yahoo Livestream Was NOT Committing Voter Fraud
Did an election judge in Maryland, seen marking on a ballot in a clip from a Yahoo Finance livestream, commit voter fraud? No, that's not true: Gilberto Zelaya, public information officer for the Montgomery County Board of Elections, told
FactCheck.org→ Trump on the Stump
We reviewed all of President Donald Trump’s speeches at campaign rallies over five days, from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16. There were six speeches and combined, Trump spoke for more than eight hours, averaging about one hour and 20 minutes per speech. Bel
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This an Associated Press Photograph of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Hands?
As he faced criticism for refusing to include relief payments for Americans in COVID-19 relief legislation, Senate Majority Leader and self-described “grim reaper” Mitch McConnell drew attention from Twitter users on October 21 2020, after
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Dear Neighbor, You Have Been Identified As a Trump Supporter’ Flyers
On October 19 2020, Republican strategist and known disinformation purveyor Matt Schlapp shared the following tweet, claiming that vaguely threatening letters beginning with “Dear neighbor, you have been identified as a Trump supporter” ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hackers Did NOT Prove The Oregon Voting System Is Insecure
Did hackers break into Oregon's online election system and change votes -- including that of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler? No, that's not true: An Oregon election official said safeguards in place make that impossible, such as comparing sig
Snopes→ Some States Allow Ballots if Voters Die Before Election Day
Questions over whether ballots will count if someone votes early but dies before Election Day are especially pressing this year, amid a coronavirus outbreak that has been especially perilous for older Americans.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pennsylvania Did NOT Reject 372,000 Mail-In Ballots — They Were Ballot Applications
Did Pennsylvania reject 372,000 mail-in ballots? No, that's not true: Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 applications for mail-in ballots -- not actual ballots -- and the vast majority of them for being duplicate applications. The claim appear
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘For the First Time Ever in U.S. History, a Sitting President Seeking Re-Election Will Not Receive Any Previous President’s Endorsement’
In the days before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, myriad posts and tweets made some version of the following statement: For the first time ever in U.S. history, a sitting President seeking re-election will not receive any previous President’s
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Exaggerated Claims on Biden and Pharma in Puerto Rico
At a rally in Sanford, Florida, President Donald Trump made the exaggerated claim that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, “voted to obliterate” Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. And during a health care speech in Char
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Did NOT Sign A Bill When He Was Governor of Indiana To Jail Same-Sex Marriage Applicants
Did Mike Pence sign a bill when he was governor of Indiana to send same-sex marriage applicants to jail? No, that's not true: Pence, while a strong opponent of same-sex marriage, could not have signed any such bill because the legislation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots For Registered Republicans In Pennsylvania Were NOT Destroyed
Were thousands of mail-in ballots for registered Republicans in Pennsylvania destroyed? No, that's not true. The paper items shown in the video are mailers from the Pennsylvania Republican Party to encourage people to request a mail-in ba
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Summary In the first and only vice presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence parroted many of the false and misleading claims we have heard from the top of the tickets. Harris misleadingly said President Donald Trump’s ta
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation, Speculation Follow Trump COVID-19 Diagnosis
The news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted the novel coronavirus led to a wave of social media posts spreading misinformation — and politically charged speculation. Some of posts tapped into baseless conspiracy t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say ‘I Am Ready To Take My Rightful Place As President Of These United States’
Did Nancy Pelosi say "I am ready to take my rightful place as President of these United States?" No, that's not true. A website posted a story claiming that the Speaker of the House said she was "ready to take my rightful place as Preside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Ballot Incident Was NOT Related To Anti-GOP Postal Workers
Were U.S. Postal Service workers who opposed Republicans involved in the case of nine mail-in ballots found in an elections office waste basket in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania? No, that is not true: The Pennsylvania incident was found to
Logically→ As per the polls, Donald Trump has done better than any Republican.
As per a recent poll conducted by CNN on September 28, Biden leads with 51% polling average, whereas Trump trails with 43%. As per polls conducted ahead of the 2000 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush led Al Gore 48% to 44% amon
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
Summary President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics: Trump exaggerated instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly citing ballots “found i
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances — including one campaign rally in Middletown, Pennsylvania. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims fro
Lead Stories→ Ayyadurai’s Claim That Massachusetts Destroyed Over 1 Million Ballots In Republican Primary Is NOT True
Did Massachusetts election officials destroy more than 1 million ballots in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, as alleged by losing candidate V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai? No, that is not true. Election officials in the state told Lead Stories t
The Dispatch→ Clearing Up What Happened With the Discarded Pennsylvania Ballots
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Say Military Mail-In Ballots Were Found In A Pennsylvania Ditch
Did the FBI release a statement saying that "multiple" military mail-in ballots were found thrown away in a ditch in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: First, the FBI never said anything about Pennsylvania ballots. The U.S. attorney for t
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated False Attacks on Mail-In Ballots
In the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump repeatedly has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, claiming that mail-in voting is a “disaster” and “out of control” and suggesting without evidence that De
Full Fact→ 10 years of your support
2020 has been a year like no other. The ongoing pandemic has affected us all, while bringing with it a new wave of dangerous claims and conspiracies. It also marks a decade since Full Fact began. In that time, Full Fact’s supporters have donated
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Mail Ballot Signatures in Nevada
At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Nevada voters are not required to sign their mail ballots and, if they do sign them, the signatures don’t have to be verified. The law requires mail ballots to include vali
Full Fact→ This is what the guidelines are for social distancing in parliament.
Several posts online have claimed that MPs in parliament are not adhering to Covid rules, such as mask-wearing and social distancing. The image in question comes from a debate on the Internal Markets Bill on 14 September. There are a number of measures
AFP Fact Check→ Texas ballot fraud story misrepresented by attorney general before spreading online
US Attorney General Bill Barr said a Texas man committed voter fraud with 1,700 mail-in ballots, a claim repeated more than 30,000 times on Facebook. This is false; Barr’s office said the nation’s top law enforcement officer was inaccurately briefe
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Nobel Nonsense
In recent rallies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly conflated winning a Nobel Peace Prize with being nominated for one, and has wrongly faulted the media for ignoring his nomination after making former President Barack Obama’s nomination in 2009
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania
At a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that a Pennsylvania court had permitted election officials “to take as long as they want” to count mail-in ballots. In fact, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court h