Latest Fact-Checks By Daniel Funke

Showing 49-60 of 232 items
Detroit vote counting

A Michigan judge has not called for a hand recount

November 11, 2020

A judge has ordered a "HAND RECOUNT by an INDEPENDENT COMMISSION in the state of Michigan, following hard evidence of voting fraud by Detroit City…

Biden supporters in Philly

Fact-checking social media posts about Biden’s lead in battleground states

November 10, 2020

“Joe Biden is no longer the President-elect according to RealClearPolitics.”

Kamala Harris victory speech

Siri glitch sparks misinformation about Biden, 25th Amendment

November 10, 2020

Siri gave “CONFIRMATION of the Democrats' sinister plan to REMOVE Sleepy Joe immediately using the 25th Amendment and instate Kamala Harris as President!”

Ballot counting in Pa.

Fact-checking a conspiracy theory about ballot counting in battleground states

November 4, 2020

"Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."

Georgia ballot counting

Viral tweet spreads false information about mail ballots in DeKalb County, Ga.

November 4, 2020

“40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”

Challenger Detroit TCF Center 11 6 2020

Battleground states did not ‘stop counting’ votes on election night when Trump was ahead

November 4, 2020

Six states "decided to stop counting" votes as Donald Trump was "headed for a win” on election night.

Voting in Atlanta

Unfounded Election Day social media posts warn of ‘mass murder’

November 3, 2020

“If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and…

National Guard in Pa.

A nonpartisan reality: National Guard troops deployed to red and blue states on Election Day

November 3, 2020

"Deep RED cities are not boarding up" and the National Guard is "not being called in, in case Biden wins."

Ballot box for callback story

Donald Trump says you can change your vote in most states. That’s misleading

October 27, 2020

“CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? ... The answer in most states is YES.”

Hunter Biden, 2012

Hunter Biden is alive, despite social media claims about overdose

October 27, 2020

Says Hunter Biden “died of a crack overdose.”

Hunter Biden, 2012

No evidence Hunter Biden had photos of Coons’ daughter

October 26, 2020

"The daughter of Sen. Coons (D-DE), along with 7 other underaged girls are featured on Hunter's laptop! - Breitbart News"

Overcrowded migrant detention centers

Viral image of migrant ‘cages’ is from 2019, not Obama years

October 26, 2020

A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants.

Showing 49-60 of 232 items