Did Joe Biden say "this country is doomed" because non-Hispanic white people will become a minority share of the U.S. population in the near future? No, that's not true: This is a deceptively edited clip. He did say those words, but the r
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Snopes→ Biden: Trump ‘Failed’ to Shore Up Nation’s Cybersecurity
President-elect Joe Biden assailed the Trump administration for failing to fortify the nation's cyber defenses.
Snopes→ WH Virus Coordinator Deborah Birx Says She Will Retire
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, said she plans to retire, but is willing to first help President-elect Joe Biden's team with its coronavirus response as needed.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Border Wall: Where Does It Stand?
In the final weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump has returned to the signature issue that brought him to the White House — his pledge to build “a beautiful, gorgeous, big wall” on the southern border. On two separate occas
The Dispatch→ Did Joe Biden Receive Millions More Votes Than There Were Eligible Voters?
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The Dispatch→ Does Joe Biden’s Family Have Connections to Dominion Voting Systems?
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FactCheck.org→ Flawed Calculation Behind False Claim of Fraudulent Votes
Quick Take President Donald Trump and tens of thousands of others have shared a false claim on social media that there were “13 MILLION” more votes cast in the 2020 election than eligible voters who participated. That falsehood rests on a f
Truth or Fiction?→ Far Right News Organizations Issue Statements, Admit ‘No Evidence’ Exists to Support Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Election Fraud
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 ̶
Snopes→ Congress Seals Agreement on $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill
President-elect Joe Biden praised the bipartisan spirit that produced the measure, which he called “just the beginning."
Snopes→ Biden’s Team Vows Action Against Hack As US Threats Persist
Once in office, President-elect Joe Biden will punish Russia for its suspected cyberespionage operation against the United States with financial sanctions and measures to hobble the Kremlin's ability to launch future hacks, his chief of staff said Sunday.
FactCheck.org→ Audit in Michigan County Refutes Dominion Conspiracy Theory
Quick Take A hand count of paper ballots in Antrim County, Michigan, has verified the election results there, refuting a “forensics report” promoted by President Donald Trump that baselessly claimed the election equipment in the county was “desig
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden ‘Stepped Up Basis’ Facebook Post
In December 2020, a number of Facebook users shared a post about U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden and “stepped up basis,” a very vague term with which few users were likely to already be familiar. The same text was circulating as early as O
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2020
Summary For the sixth year in a row President Donald Trump has proved he is in a class of his own when it comes to political mendacity. His claims again make up the majority of our top 10 list of the most egregious falsehoods. And in 2020, two of Trump
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘BREAKING: State of Georgia Issues Huge Announcement, Will Conduct Statewide Signature Audit’
On December 17 2020, right-wing disinformation site TrendingPolitics.com published an item titled “BREAKING: State of Georgia Issues Huge Announcement, Will Conduct Statewide Signature Audit,” which began: In a shocking announcement, the G
Truth or Fiction?→ Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Trump Campaign Planning a Second Inauguration?
A suspicious screenshot grabbed Twitter users’ attention on December 17 2020, making some think that outgoing President Donald Trump and his campaign intended to continue denying his loss in the U.S. presidential elections into the new year. The
Snopes→ Trump Asking About Special Prosecutor for Hunter Biden
President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Supreme Court Is NOT Granting Trump 34 More Electoral College Votes
Did the Supreme Court issue a decision granting Donald Trump 34 more electoral votes than originally tabulated following the general election? No, that's not true: This is a satirical post. The Supreme Court issued no such ruling nor did
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Biden’s Win Probability
Quick Take Facebook posts have repeated a false claim about a “one in a quadrillion” chance that President-elect Joe Biden received more votes than President Donald Trump in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Experts told us the claim m
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Michigan State Police Block ‘Republican Electors’ From Entering the Courthouse?
As the U.S. Electoral College made it official — again — that outgoing United States President Donald Trump had lost his bid for re-election on December 14 2020, footage posted online showed an attempt to overturn the results with a group
Snopes→ Hunter Biden Subpoena Seeks Info on Burisma, Other Entities
President-elect Joe Biden is not believed to be a focus of the investigation.
FactCheck.org→ Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible
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
AFP Fact Check→ Claims of Nevada voter fraud rejected by state’s top court
Social media posts claim about 100,000 votes cast in Nevada were fraudulent, surpassing US president-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory in the state. This is false; the Supreme Court of Nevada examined the claims and denied the request to overturn e
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Joe Biden’s Brother James Now Being Investigated by ‘the Feds’?
On December 11 2020, a dubious right wing blog called ThePoliticalInsider.com published an item (“Joe Biden’s Brother Is Being Investigated By The Feds, New Report Says”) which claimed that new information had come to light about the pur
AFP Fact Check→ Georgia vote-counting machines were not rigged to give Biden lead
Social media posts claim an examination of Dominion vote-counting equipment revealed it automatically gave president-elect Joe Biden a 26 percent lead in Georgia’s Ware County. This is false; officials said there is no truth to the allegations, and w
Full Fact→ Claims about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ingredients lack evidence
We’ve been asked to check a number of claims about the new Covid-19 vaccine and its ingredients. Several websites have claimed the Pfizer vaccine contains “PEG” which could cause large numbers of allergic reactions, and also that the
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Suit Seeking to Decertify Biden Win in Arizona
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to decertify Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s win over Republican President Donald Trump in Arizona.
Snopes→ Trump Election Dispute Puts Republicans Into Contradictions
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight States Have NOT All Joined Texas AG’s Suit Asking Supreme Court To Overturn Other States’ Election Results
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
Snopes→ Hunter Biden Facing Federal Investigation over ‘Tax Affairs’
President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said that his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father's campaign.
Snopes→ Trump Camp Loses Nevada Court Bid to Nullify Election
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.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He’d ‘Develop Some Disease’ and Resign If He and Harris Disagreed?
The president-elect’s purported joke fell flat during an interview with CNN.
Truth or Fiction?→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?
On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Bogus Swing State Claim
At a rally in Georgia, President Donald Trump continued to make baseless claims about the 2020 election being “rigged,” drawing false comparisons at one point between President-elect Joe Biden’s performance in swing states and that of
Snopes→ Did Biden Wear His Walking Boot on the Wrong Foot?
Conspiracy theorists resorted to blatant digital manipulation to attack the U.S. president-elect in December 2020.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Halt Biden’s Pennsylvania Win
The Supreme Court has rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.
FactCheck.org→ False Claim of ‘Seized’ Voting Machines in Georgia
Quick Take Viral posts falsely claim that Dominion voting machines were “seized” in Ware County, Georgia, and that votes were found to have been “switched” for Joe Biden. No such seizure occurred and there was no such finding, a
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored photo of Biden appearing to wear surgical boot on opposite foot shared in Chinese social media posts after injury in 2020
Two images circulated in social media posts purport to show US President-elect Joe Biden switched a surgical boot from his right leg to his left after injuring his right foot while walking his dog in late November 2020. The posts, shared hundreds of
Snopes→ AP Sources: Biden Picks Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Video Expose Democrats ‘Planning to Cheat’ in Georgia?
A right-wing radio talk show host’s website appropriated and misrepresented an actual reporter’s work involving a Republican-supporting attorney in Florida, offering an excellent object lesson into the way disinformation can be perpetuated