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The Dispatch→ What About the Voters, After All?
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump gather near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,on April 2, 2023. (Photo by Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images)A new analysis of the midterms explains why Democrats defied expectations.Continue reading What Abou
Logically→ No, BJP didn’t lose 58 seats by a margin of less than 2,000 votes in Karnataka polls
The Dispatch→ In Iowa, Ron DeSantis Shops Retail (for Votes)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)The typically standoffish GOP contender warms to personal politicking. Continue reading In Iowa,
Logically→ Old video from West Bengal falsely peddled as vote rigging in Karnataka polls
Logically→ Old video of Prakash Raj edited to claim he asked people not to vote for Congress in Karnataka elections
Logically→ Claims that the U.K. government’s voter ID changes will cost £200 million are misleading
PolitiFact→ Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?
Republican-led states are leaving a national program designed to help states strike outdated voter registrations. The states’ exit from ERIC could make it harder for them to find people on the rolls who moved or died before the 2024 elections.
FactCheck.org→ Khanna Voted For — and Against — Raising Debt Limit During Trump Era
In the early hours of Feb. 9, 2018, Rep. Ro Khanna voted against a budget bill that also raised the federal debt limit. Khanna opposed the bill because it did not include a provision to protect so-called Dreamers — immigrants who were brought to
Full Fact→ Why can you use the 60+ Oyster card as voter ID, but not the 18+ Student Oyster card?
A number of social media posts highlight that one can be used as voter ID and the other can’t—but fail to explain that the 60+ Oyster card has more stringent application requirements.
Logically→ Media reports falsely claim Atiq Ahmed voted in favor and ‘saved’ the UPA government in 2008 during a no-confidence motion
Logically→ Young people cannot use Oyster cards as ID to vote in the local elections
Logically→ Image of ABP-CVoter pre-poll survey result digitally altered to claim BJP will win in the 2023 Karnataka elections
The Dispatch→ The Voters Are Trying to Tell You Something
A difficult week for the GOP. Continue reading The Voters Are Trying to Tell You Something »
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ohio’s Strict New Voter ID Law’ Tweet
On April 4 2023, Imgur u/SugarTeet shared a screenshot of a tweet which warned voters in Ohio that a “new voter ID [identification]” law went into effect “TODAY”: Ohio's strict new voter ID law goes into effect TODAY Here
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Nominees for the 27th Annual Webby Awards were announced today, and FactCheck.org is one of the contenders in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. To help us win the Webby People’s Voice Award, which is voted on by
The Dispatch→ Voters Will Have the Final Say on Alvin Bragg
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Will the Manhattan district attorney come to regret his investigation of Donald Trump?Continue reading Voters Will Have the Final Say on Alvin Bragg »
AllSides→ Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/liberal-groups-meme-mentions-nonexistent-gop-vote-to-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age/
FactCheck.org→ Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
Quick Take A Republican Study Committee task force released a budget last year proposing to raise the full retirement age to 70 for some future Social Security beneficiaries. There was no vote on the plan, but a liberal group’s viral meme incorre
Poynter→ Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has spoken out against voter suppression, but a recent video circulating social media appears to show her putting a thumb on the election scales. “Allowing […] The post Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t say Republicans shouldn’t vote. A viral video was altered.
Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik – Poll on voters’ opinion of Biden laptop story doesn't tell whole story
53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.
Logically→ INEC said Nigerians can vote using printouts from a government website instead of PVCs.
Under the Electoral Act of 2022, Nigerians will need a valid PVC to vote in the upcoming general elections.
PolitiFact→ Tina Lambert – Republican lawmaker says student IDs are a source of voter fraud. She cited no examples.
Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.
Logically→ Trucks carrying 1.5 million Chadians attempting to vote were blocked at the Nigerian border.
The Facebook page that shared this story has repeatedly spread misinformation; no reputable sources have corroborated this story.
PolitiFact→ DeSantis Watch – In the House, Ron DeSantis voted to rein in Medicare spending. Is that a cut?
"Ron DeSantis voted to cut $473 billion from Medicare."
Logically→ Nigerians can print their own Permanent Voter Cards.
Only The Independent National Electoral Commission can issue this documentation.
Washington Post→ Lawmakers cite fishy poll to suggest laptop tale would have swayed vote
Republicans are quoting a poll that uses aggressive framing of questions to undermine support for Biden.
Logically→ 15,000 dead people voted for Joe Biden, and the election was rigged.
Official statements and evidence do not support the claims that the 2020 US election was rigged or that there was large-scale dead voter fraud.
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration
Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election
Did nearly a quarter of a million voting attempts fail in the November 8, 2022, election in Arizona and did that impact the vote count? No, that's not true: The communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department called t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022’
On January 18 2023, an Imgur account submitted screenshots of an article with the headline, “A Georgia Republican Brags That Voter Suppression Helped Them in 2022”: Saying the quiet part out loud again The post was titled “Saying th
Full Fact→ Brandon Lewis misleading to compare voter ID to picking up parcel or library book
The MP and former cabinet minister said needing ID to vote was the same as needing it to pick up a parcel at the Post Office.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Three Republicans voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, despite claims
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis vote shows shift in same-sex marriage position
On supporting marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Full Fact→ Electoral Commission has no evidence of tellers engaging in voter fraud
A Facebook post claims tellers outside polling stations are collecting information to enable people to commit voter fraud. There’s no evidence this is actually happening.
Full Fact→ Claim ‘nine in 10’ teachers voted to strike is misleading
Teaching union NASUWT claimed that nine in 10 of its members voted to strike.
The Dispatch→ The Agonizingly Low Stakes of Today’s Vote for House Speaker
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)It’s a bad job at a bad time for the party.The post The Agonizingly Low Stakes of Today’s Vote for House Speaker appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Scott Perry Did NOT Issue Statement That ‘Italian Satellites,’ CIA, Italian Government Stole Votes From Trump
Did Rep. Scott Perry make an official statement saying that "Italian satellites," the CIA and the Italian government collaborated to manipulate votes in President Joe Biden's favor? No, that's not true: According to Perry's office and a r
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Arizona Voter Registration Numbers
(Photo by Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images.) A claim that the total number of registered voters in Arizona as published by Facebook exceeds the population of the state by more than 2.5 million is circulating on social media in the wake of the 2022 midterm e