There’s evidence that GOP mayors can get good things done—but local voters just aren’t interested.The post Why Don’t Republicans Win in Big Cities? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ What the Republican Ripple Means for Biden in 2024
A good night for his party could complicate efforts to push the president aside ahead of 2024. The post What the Republican Ripple Means for Biden in 2024 appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Kevin McCarthy’s Bad Night
His path to the speakership became much more complicated once election results started appearing.The post Kevin McCarthy’s Bad Night appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally in Gujarat on November 10.
According to Congress leaders and the Bharat Jodo Yatra campaign schedule, Gandhi will hold a rally in Maharashtra and not Gujarat on November 10.
Logically→ NASA stopped exploring the ocean in 1978.
NASA continues to research the ocean and undertake deep-sea exploration to this day.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Voting Machines in Arizona
Voting machine malfunctions on Election Day in Arizona led to a conspiracy theory that some form of election stealing or disenfranchisement was taking place to prevent Republicans from winning in the state. ANOTHER ONE! Officials say +20% of Voting
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Presidential Term Did NOT Start Right After 2020 Election Was Called — Results’ Timing Does NOT Influence Term Limits
Did President Joe Biden's term start immediately after the 2020 election was called, thus influencing Donald Trump's decision to announce a second presidential bid for 2024? No, that's not true: Biden was not formally sworn into office un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dozens Of Boxes’ With ‘Zero Bolsonaro votes’ Do NOT Prove Election Fraud – Brazil Votes Electronically
Do allegedly discovered "dozens of boxes" with "zero Bolsonaro votes" offer evidence confirming election fraud in Brazil? No, that's not true: Brazil doesn't use paper ballots -- voters cast ballots electronically. The claim appeared a tw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Mother & Son Poll Workers Were NOT Fired For ‘Free & Fair Election’ Tweet — It Was Because Of A January 6th Post
Did Fulton County, Georgia, election officials fire a mother and son hired as poll workers because the mom posted a tweet on the morning of the election saying she was "working at the polls to ensure a free and fair election?" No, that's
PolitiFact→ Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious
Weeks before the polls closed, claims that the pace of midterm election results would be signs of fraud spread widely online. Those claims are false: It takes time to count every vote, and results haven’t always been announced on Election Day.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New Mexico secretary of state website was being tested, but an Instagram post suggested foul play
Image shows that the New Mexico Secretary of State counted more than 17 million registered voters in a state with a population of about 2 million.
PolitiFact→ Everytown for Gun Safety – Yes, Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake opposes red flag laws
“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Kari Lake says falsely that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective and dangerous for children
The COVID-19 vaccine for children is proving to be “not only ineffective, it’s also proving to be dangerous.”
FactCheck.org→ ‘Harmless Data Error’ to Blame for Glitch at Some Detroit Polling Places, Contrary to Trump’s Post
A “harmless data error” resulted in a glitch at some Detroit polling precincts that incorrectly registered some in-person voters as having already been issued an absentee ballot, the city elections department said. The issue was resolved,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Twitter didn’t send a meme to fire an employee
A Twitter employee was laid off after receiving a meme.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show How To Cast Fraudulent Ballot Online In King County, Washington
Does a social media video demonstrate how to cast a fraudulent vote online in Washington state's King County, home to the greater Seattle area? No, that's not true: The county has an online system that allows voters to mark their ballots,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PA Judge Did NOT Allow For Ballots To Be Received And Counted Up To November 14, 2022
Did a Pennsylvania judge's ruling allow mail-in ballots to be accepted and counted up until November 14, 2022? No, that's not true: According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, mail-in ballots must be received by the voter's respect
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Maricopa vote tabulators didn’t lead to ballots with ‘no chain of custody’
“There is no chain of custody” for ballots placed in Box No. 3 at Maricopa, Arizona, polling sites.
FactCheck.org→ Legal Battle in Pennsylvania over Undated Mail-in Ballots
Even before the polls opened on Election Day, a potentially significant legal battle erupted in Pennsylvania over whether to count mail-in ballots with an incorrect or missing date on the outside envelope. On Nov. 7, the campaign of Democratic Senate c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Are NOT ‘RIGGED FOR ELECTION THEFT’ — Sharpies, Pens, Pencils All Work
Are Dominion voting machines in Pennsylvania "rigged for election theft," depending on whether a voter uses a Sharpie, pen or pencil? No, that's not true: The claims are not backed by any evidence and are unsubstantiated. Both Dominion an
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – This video doesn’t show Republicans prevented from voting in 2022 general election
Video suggests GOP voters denied access in general election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Does NOT Have A $29 Million Net Worth
Does Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently have a "$29,000,000" net worth? No, that's not true: Her most recent and publicly available financial disclosure report revealed that her assets are much less than a million dollars. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wi-Fi At Polling Place Does NOT Mean Voting Machines Are Connected To Internet
Does having Wi-Fi networks available at polling places mean voting machines are connected to the internet? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories that assuming that the existence of a Wi-Fi network means that nearby voting machi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Hitler’s wax figurine was not kept on display at Madame Tussauds after removal of Ye’s
A wax figure of Ye was removed from Madame Tussauds museum but a figure of Adolf Hitler remained.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Election result delays are not proof of fraud
Delayed election results are proof of fraud.
Logically→ Media discussion of likely ‘red mirages’ reveals which states democrats plan to steal in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not indicative of fraud. Election night tallies are frequently not reflected in results when all votes have been counted.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 16 Million Registered Voters Did NOT ‘Drop Overnight’ in New Mexico
Did 16 million registered voters in New Mexico "drop overnight," within a 24-hour window before Election Day? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the New Mexico secretary of state's office, which helps administer elections, confirmed
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post falsely claims 2022 election fraud because ‘mostly Democrats vote early’
Suggests that “since mostly Democrats vote early” then that represents “made-up ballots or dead people voting.”
FactCheck.org→ The 2022 FactCheck Awards
Summary We are very serious fact-checkers, but we also like to have a bit of fun. That’s why every two years, on Election Day, we recognize a few of the many political ads we see during the campaign cycle with some not-to-be-taken-seriously award
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Reserve Did NOT Put Up ‘Walls’ Outside Its Building — They’re Renovating The Structure
Did the Federal Reserve put up "walls" outside its building, possibly in anticipation of unrest? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is planning to renovate and expand two of its buildings in Washington, D.C. The claim appeared in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finnish Report Did NOT Expose ‘Massive Pandemic Data Fraud’ — COVID Deaths Were NOT Fabricated
Did a Finnish report expose "massive pandemic data fraud" and show that 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths were fabricated? No, that's not true: The article cited in the social media post provides no data to support its claim. In addition, the
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence George Soros has funded voting machines in the US
"They’re trying to rig the election again! Do not trust the Soros funded voting machines!!!”
PolitiFact→ America First Legal – Ad goes too far with claim Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens
Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Independent Did NOT Publish Article Purporting Elon Musk’s Father Covered Up Cat Abuse Claims
Did The Independent, an online British daily newspaper, publish an article by reporter Graeme Massie with the headline, "Elon Musk's father paid college $125,000 to ignore animal abuse claims"? No, that's not true: The Independent never p
Washington Post→ Here’s why — and how — the Associated Press ‘calls’ elections
The invention of the telepgraph led to the creation of the Associated Press — and its important role in American politics.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tabulator Trouble In Maricopa County Was NOT Proof Of Voter Fraud
Was the fact that Maricopa County, Arizona, experienced trouble with some of its tabulators early on Election Day proof of voter fraud? No, that's not true: There was a back-up plan in place to make sure every vote was counted. In the cas
Poynter→ PA Senate race features a lot of viral moments – many worthy of a fact-check
The 2022 midterms are high stakes for the Democratic and Republican parties, and that is especially apparent in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has long been a […] The post PA Senate race features a lot of viral moments
Logically→ The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. military personnel have been deployed to Ukraine.
The U.S. military personnel are in Ukraine to carry out inspections of U.S. weapons deliveries, not to engage in combat with Russia.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Kyrie Irving was not part of 2019 survey about ‘greatest threat to world peace’
A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders.
PolitiFact→ Your guide to facts on key Senate races in 2022
PolitiFact is buckled in to continue fact-checking key Senate races we’ve been following all along: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona. We're also ready to debunk election misinformation.