Latest Fact-Checks

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Challenger Detroit TCF Center 11 6 2020
Battleground states did not ‘stop counting’ votes on election night when Trump was ahead
By Daniel Funke November 4, 2020

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

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Photo of concrete wall in front of White House is doctored
By Samantha Putterman November 4, 2020

Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day.

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No, Whitmer didn’t say she wouldn’t certify election results in Michigan if Trump wins
November 4, 2020

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”

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No, Wisconsin doesn’t have more ballots cast than registered voters
November 4, 2020

“Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.”

Sharpiegate, voter fraud claim in Arizona is False
November 4, 2020

Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines.

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Sean Hannity falsely suggests Ilhan Omar encouraged voter fraud. She didn’t
By Samantha Putterman November 4, 2020

“NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.”

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No, Trump hasn’t won the election (and neither has Biden)
November 4, 2020

“Trump has won the election with 294 electoral votes.”

Philadelphia workers scan ballots Nov 3 2020
Fact-checking a misleading photo caption about a Philadelphia ballot box
By Amy Sherman November 4, 2020

An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.”

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Trump falsely and prematurely claims 2020 presidential victory
By Louis Jacobson November 4, 2020

“We already have won” the election.

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No, sign outside a Pennsylvania poll isn’t a voting scam
By Jon Greenberg November 4, 2020

“Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”

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Unfounded Election Day social media posts warn of ‘mass murder’
By Daniel Funke 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…

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A nonpartisan reality: National Guard troops deployed to red and blue states on Election Day
By Daniel Funke November 3, 2020

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

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