Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Ele
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Election Day misinformation, candidates Harris and Trump
PolitiFact is fact-checking the run-up to Election Day 2024. Follow along for our latest updates, fact-checks and stories.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo of Donald Trump looking toward Melania Trump as they voted in New York is from 2016, not 2024
Photo shows former President Donald Trump voting in the 2024 election in New York.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gwinnett County Sheriff Did NOT Warn Of White Supremacist, KKK Threat Against Black Women — Baseless Rumor
Was the Sheriff's Office in Gwinnett County, Georgia, told about a threat from white supremacists or Ku Klux Klan members against Black women up to the inauguration? No, that's not true: The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office issued a state
The Dispatch→ How Will Voters Cope If Their Candidate Loses?
‘Hey, I’m not gonna be a sore loser.’
Full Fact→ Celsius energy drink does not contain dangerous levels of cyanide
A clip of an influencer incorrectly describing the risks from energy drinks has resurfaced online. The original video appears to have been deleted.
Full Fact→ Image supposedly showing CNN graphic of Texas election results is fake
The broadcaster says the picture is “completely fabricated and manipulated”.
Full Fact→ The NHS doesn’t ‘gobble up’ 40% of total public expenditure
About 18% of total public expenditure goes to health, though health accounts for almost 40% of day-to-day departmental budgeted spending.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Georgia sheriff did not say KKK is plotting against Black people
Gwinnett County, Georgia, sheriff's office said white supremacists “are planning to attack” Black people “from now until the Inauguration.”
The Dispatch→ What to Expect on Election Night
Plus: Trump and Harris play their final cards.
Health Feedback→ Computational study didn’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccine boosters increase mortality in care homes
REVIEW Ten months after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the U.K. became the first country in the world to authorize and administer COVID-19 vaccines to its population. In September 2021, the U.K. began to recommend COVID-19 booster s
The Dispatch→ God and Guns, Once Again
The intersection of education and disability rights.
The Dispatch→ What Polls Can Never Tell Us
They reflect what people think. Elections reflect what people do.
The Dispatch→ Will January 6 Matter on Election Day?
Some conservatives may break from Trump over the Capitol attack, but how many?
The Dispatch→ Your Election Day Guide to the Swing States
Get the facts, from voting deadlines to absentee rules to recount triggers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox’s Hannity Guests Did NOT Urge Cognitive Testing, Medical Records For Trump After His Stumbling Entry Into Garbage Truck
Did Fox News' "Hannity" guests react to Donald Trump's stumbling entry into a garbage truck with calls for cognitive testing and medical records? No, that's not true: "The Daily Show," which satirizes the news, created the footage. It too
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dot’ Under Kamala Harris’ Name On Kentucky Ballot Does NOT Invalidate Any Other Choice For President
Does a "dot" in the Kamala Harris box on a Kentucky ballot invalidate any other 2024 choice for U.S. president? No, that's not true: The Kentucky State Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories that both the elections board an
FactCheck.org→ Trump Embraces RFK Jr.’s Views on Vaccines, Fluoride
In the waning days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump has further embraced some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s incorrect or controversial views on health, including vaccines and fluoride. In a Nov. 3 telephone interview with NBC News’ D
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered image appears to show Keanu Reeves holding anti-Trump shirt
A photo shows actor Keanu Reeves holding an anti-Trump shirt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines NOT Facing ‘Nationwide Issue’ — Limited To Voting Assistance Terminals In Michigan
Is there a "nationwide issue" affecting Dominion voting machines that is impacting people's ability to vote as they intend? No, that's not true: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson misspoke when she said that. According to a Domini
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this isn’t an image of Joe Biden hanging from a helicopter on Donald Trump Jr.’s Truth Social
Says Donald Trump Jr. “has a banner photo of Joe Biden being hung from a helicopter.”
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad misleads on Kari Lake’s support for Social Security and Medicare
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof US Postal Service ‘recently changed the delivery method’ of ballots to hide fraud
“The United States Postal Service recently changed the delivery method of absentee mail-in ballots” to hide “the evidence of absentee mail-in ballot fraud.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Donald Trump didn't say this about Peanut the squirrel
Photo shows Donald Trump statement condemning the Peanut the squirrel’s euthanasia
FactCheck.org→ Election Night Expectations
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. It is possible, even likely, that we will not have a projected winner of the presidential race on Nov. 5 – Election Day. And that doesn’t mean there’s something n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ballot Mule’ At Lincoln, Nebraska, Branch Library
Does a video of a person with a skateboard show a "ballot mule caught on camera at a branch library in Lincoln, Nebraska? No, that's not true: Local election officials who reviewed surveillance footage of the location confirmed that the p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a stray dot on a ballot won’t invalidate a vote for another candidate
If a ballot has a small dot in the box for Vice President Kamala Harris, “any other box filled in, will be void.”
The Dispatch→ Did the Colorado Department of State Accidentally Make Voting System Passwords Public?
Yes, but state officials have said the passwords alone wouldn’t have allowed access into the state voting systems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Campaign Rally In Salem, Virginia, In November 2024 — It’s Crowd For Chappell Roan Performance
Does a video on social media show a Trump rally crowd in Salem, Virginia, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The original video is taken from pop-music singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's performance on October 6, 2024, at the Austin Ci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Air Graphic Showing Kamala Harris Winning Texas With 51.8% Against Trump With 45.7% — CNN Says Image Is ‘Fabricated’
Did CNN air a screenshot of election numbers that showed Kamala Harris winning Texas with 51.8 percent and 1,113,499 votes against Trump with 45.7 percent and 982,091 votes? No, that's not true: CNN said the image was "completely fabricat
The Dispatch→ Boiled Frogs
What America deserves.
PolitiFact→ X posts – CNN did not air a graphic showing Harris with more votes than Trump in Texas. That’s Pants on Fire!
An image shows CNN reporting that Vice President Kamala Harris has more votes than former President Donald Trump in Texas.
FactCheck.org→ Video Shows ‘Voter Error,’ Not ‘Election Interference’ in Kentucky
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A video showing a Laurel County, Kentucky, voter having difficulty marking a ballot for former President Donald Trump was investigated and found to be an “isolat
The Dispatch→ Viral Images of Early Vote Counts From Texas Are Fabricated
The state does not report any vote counts until polls close on Election Day.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Michael Jordan hadn’t endorsed Donald Trump as of Nov. 4
Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Liz Cheney didn’t say Trump has a ‘Daffy Duck disease’
Says Liz Cheney said, “Donald Trump is now literally threatening to have me killed. If you don’t want to live in a banana republic run by a senile man with some sort of Daffy Duck disease, vote for Kamala.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Has NOT Endorsed Trump For President — Jordan’s Management Denied Claim
Did basketball star Michael Jordan endorse Donald Trump for president? No, that's not true: Jordan's management told Lead Stories that there was "absolutely no truth" to this claim. At the time of writing, Jordan had endorsed neither Trum
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance and ‘equal time’ for Donald Trump: What to know
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Nov. 2 “Saturday Night Live” appearance triggered questions about broadcast networks’ “equal time” rule for candidates. NBC responded by giving former President Donald Trump airtime. We took a closer look.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
Did the Pentagon fail to provide enough absentee ballots for service members overseas? No, that's not true: If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot f
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Trump didn’t explain viral microphone stand moment with corn dog reference
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and addressed claims about his use of a microphone, saying “I was pretending to eat a corn dog.”