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Full Fact→ This viral post on benefits and tax avoidance is inaccurate
A viral post which we’ve seen circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp makes various claims about the cost to British taxpayers of asylum seeker benefits, benefit fraud and errors, and tax avoidance. While some are incorrect, others are in the right
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Page Running $5000 Give-Away Contest Is NOT CourtTV Anchor Vinnie Politan’s Real Page
Is a Facebook page with the name ViniepCourttv that is running a $5,000 give-away contest the real page for COURT TV anchor Vinnie Politan? No, that's not true. A new account claiming to be the former prosecutor is a fake and is trying to
Full Fact→ Crime in London has risen less than the rest of England since 2016
“Since Boris Johnson stepped down as London mayor, crime in Khan’s London has soared at five times the rate of the rest of the country.” The Sun, 1 October 2020 After being “mugged in broad daylight” recently, journalist
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Abandoned 2020 Mail-In Ballots
Is this a photo of 2020 general election mail-in ballots abandoned on the side of the road? No, that's not true: This a photo from 2018. A New Jersey-based U.S. Postal Service worker dumped this mail and later resigned. The claim appeared
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
FactCheck.org→ Video: The First Debate
In this video, we review six claims we fact-checked in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29 between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Trump rattled off supposed instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly
The Dispatch→ Did Mail Carriers Discard the Pennsylvania Ballots Subject to FBI and DoJ Investigation?
A viral article from Diamond and Silk—the former Fox Nation online personalities who lost their gig after spreading misinformation about coronavirus—claims that the recently discovered nine discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Senator Knope NOT Caught With 8000 Mail-In Ballots
Did Democratic Senator Leslie Knope get caught with 8,000 pre-marked ballots while at Joe Biden's headquarters in Pawnee, Indiana? No, that's not true: This was published by a satire website that publishes fictional claims intended to tro
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
FactCheck.org→ Social Security Didn’t Stop Mailing Checks ‘Because It’s Not Secure’
Quick Take A social media post claims that Social Security checks have not been sent by mail “since 2013 because it’s not secure.” The Social Security Administration required electronic payment transfers in compliance with a 1996 fede
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
FactCheck.org→ Nearly 10,000 COVID-19 Victims Died at Home
Quick Take Viral social media posts falsely claim that no one has died at home from COVID-19, implying that poor medical care contributed to the deaths or that the disease is a hoax. Nearly 10,000 coronavirus victims have died in their homes, according
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Man Was NOT Arrested For Filling Out 1,700 Ballots As Attorney General Barr Said In Interview — DOJ Says Barr Was Misinformed
Was a Texas man arrested for filling out 1,700 ballots as Attorney General William Barr claimed in a Sept. 2, 2020, CNN interview? No, that's not true: Barr was misinformed when he made the statement, according to the Department of Justic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women And Children Are Not Being Targeted By Sex Traffickers With A $100 Bill Left On Their Car At A Mall
Are women and children being targeted by sex traffickers who leave a $100 bill on their car at a shopping mall? No, that's not true. This is an urban legend that was debunked earlier this year and has been in circulation for years. The ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Social Security Checks DO Still Go Through U.S. Postal Service
Have no Social Security checks been delivered by the U.S. Postal Service since 2013 because of security issues with the U.S. mail? No, that's not true. While nearly 99% of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits are elec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Journalist Sarah Jeong Did NOT Say ‘We Need A Castration Lottery For White Men’
Did Sarah Jeong say, "We need a castration lottery for white men"? No, that's not true: This is a fake quote attributed to Jeong, a former member the New York Times editorial board. Jeong made news when internet trolls, with whom she has
AllSides→ Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/15/fact-checking-controversy-over-usps-voting-mailer/ The r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Article Accusing China Of Loosing COVID From A Lab Is NOT Tested Science
Did a scientific study prove the Chinese government cooked up the novel coronavirus and loosed it on the world? No, that's not true: The claim is made in a self-published article produced by doctors who identify themselves as part of a po
FactCheck.org→ Report Resurrects Baseless Claim that Coronavirus Was Bioengineered
Quick Take A paper that has not been peer-reviewed reaches faulty conclusions to advance the unsubstantiated claim that the novel coronavirus was bioengineered in a Chinese lab, according to immunology and microbiology experts. The paper’s claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Who Received Four Ballot Applications CANNOT Vote Four Times
Can a man who received four ballot applications vote four times in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: A ballot application is not the same thing as a ballot. Even if the man returned all four applications, he would only be allowed to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Private Banker NOT Found Dead; Murder Of Judge’s Son Not Related To Epstein Case
Was Jeffrey Epstein's private banker found dead and was the son of a judge handling a case related to Epstein murdered by a shooter who was later found dead? Most of this is not true, but the part that is lacks key facts that give it cont
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Baseless Claim of Russian Support for Biden
In recent weeks, Trump administration officials have described attempts by Russia to undermine Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Yet, contrary to official statements and actions by his own officials, President Donald Trump said that Russia ̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AARP Did NOT Spend ‘Millions In TV Ads Targeting Republican Candidates’ — Nonprofit AARP Is Prohibited From Involvement In Any Political Campaigns
Did the AARP spend millions of dollars on TV ads against Republicans? No, that's not true: The AARP is a federally approved non-profit organization that is legally prohibited from being involved in any political campaign in favor or again
Snopes→ Slovenian Woman Cut Off Her Hand for Insurance Payout
A court in Slovenia has sentenced a 22-year-old woman to two years in prison for deliberately cutting off her hand with a circular saw to make a fraudulent insurance claim.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bad Advice for Mail-In Voters
Elections officials and voting experts say President Donald Trump gave bad advice when he encouraged mail-in voters to show up at polling places on Election Day and cast an in-person ballot if poll workers can’t confirm that their mail-in ballot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Suggest That People in North Carolina Illegally Vote Twice
Did President Donald Trump suggest that people in North Carolina vote twice? Yes, that's true: During an interview with local station WECT, the president encouraged people to vote twice to stress-test the system. Voting twice is a felony
Snopes→ Trump Suggests Polling Place Double-Check for Mail-In Voters
Trump claims, without evidence, that the Nov. 3 election will be awash in fraud because so many voters will mail in their ballots to avoid being exposed to the coronavirus at polling sites.
FactCheck.org→ Mail-in Voting Envelopes Don’t Reveal Party During General Election
Quick Take Facebook posts falsely suggest that envelopes used for mail-in ballots in general elections reveal party affiliation, saying postal workers may “toss” votes. Voting experts say they don’t know of any such labels in general el
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unemployment Scam Warrants Were NOT Served to 12,000 In Greensboro, NC
Were 12,000 warrants served to people in Greensboro, NC involved in an unemployment scam? No, that's not true: There is no record of an unemployment scam investigation that generated 12,000 warrants, according to local officials contacted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White Privilege Is NOT Why Tanya McDowell Got 5 Years and Felicity Huffman Got 14 Days
Does white privilege explain why Tanya McDowell, a black mother, got five years in prison for fraudulently sending her son to a better school while white actress Felicity Huffman only got 14 days in jail for her role in a college-admissio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Text Message Saying There’s An Unclaimed Package Waiting Is NOT A Sex Trafficking Tool — But It Is A Scam
Is a text message saying there's an unclaimed package waiting linked to sex trafficking? No, that's not true. A meme has gone viral showing a text message saying there's a package for the recipient, with the meme claiming the link in the
Snopes→ US Officials: No Signs of Foreign Targeting of Mail-In Vote
U.S. officials said there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Talking Points
As the Republican National Convention begins today, we present here a rundown of President Donald Trump’s repeated false and misleading claims during the 2020 campaign. If Trump’s recent speeches are a guide, he may well repeat some of thes
Snopes→ Prosecutors Arrest ‘We Build the Wall’ Leaders for Convincing Donors They Weren’t Taking Cash
Brian Kolfage, Steve Bannon, and others are accused of scheming to defraud donors and fund their personal expenses and lifestyles.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Steve Bannon Was NOT Scheduled To Speak At The Republican National Convention After His Arrest
Was Steve Bannon slated to speak at the Republican National Convention -- and is he still on the schedule for Tuesday night? No, that's not true. The claim that Bannon would be one of the speakers at the GOP convention came in a Facebook