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Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats.

October 23, 2024

After the polls closed in November 2020, Americans witnessed an unprecedented intersection of violent threats and voting.  Men carrying rifles stood by with demonstrators outside vote tabulation sites in Arizona’s Maricopa County and Las Vegas. In Detroit, people banged on the windows of Detroit’s TCF Center. In Philadelphia, police arrested two armed men who had […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at anti-amendment 4 news conference in Coral Gables,10-21-2024

Anti-abortion Amendment 4 ads are plentiful in Florida. What’s true, what’s not?

October 23, 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has marshaled extensive state resources in his battle against Amendment 4. State agencies he controls launched a website and TV ads against Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion access in the state constitution if it clears 60% of voter approval. DeSantis’ voter fraud unit investigated the amendment’s verified signatures, an effort […]

FEMA conspiracy theories have existed for decades. Here’s how the internet has amplified them.

October 22, 2024

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving victims of Hurricane Helene only $750. That $750 is only a loan. FEMA is confiscating supplies for hurricane victims. FEMA is supposed to help white people last. FEMA is supposed to help only LGBTQ+ people. Those were among the rash of conspiracy theories that followed Hurricanes Helene and […]

Elon Musk in front of big U.S. flag in Folsom, Pa, 10-17-2024

Would the federal government prosecute Elon Musk for his $1 million lottery? Don’t hold your breath

October 22, 2024

Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment. Musk fans were elated. Critics said the giveaway could be illegal. To qualify for the lottery, petition signers […]

A Maryland city has let noncitizens vote in local elections for 30 years. How has it worked so far?

October 21, 2024

TAKOMA PARK, Md. — When Ambroise Agosse volunteered in 2020 with a mayoral candidate’s campaign here, he faced an unusual hurdle: persuading his wife to register to vote for the candidate. “It wasn’t easy, she refused,” Agosse recalled, because she worried it would affect her citizenship application. He immigrated to the United States from Benin, […]

Kamala Harris en Wisconsin 10/21/24

¿Es cierto que Kamala Harris promete dar ‘amnistía’ a inmigrantes?

October 21, 2024

En una entrevista el 15 de octubre con el presentador de radio, Charlamagne tha God, la vicepresidenta y candidata presidencial demócrata, Kamala Harris, dijo que lo primero que la administración Biden-Harris hizo fue introducir un proyecto de ley para arreglar el sistema migratorio.  Sin embargo, una publicación del 16 de octubre en X difundió un […]

Polling location in Atlanta, 12-6-2022

Yes, many states ban campaign gear at the polls. What about tattoos?

October 19, 2024

Many state laws prohibit people from wearing campaign T-shirts, hats or buttons inside voting sites to prevent voter intimidation. But what about political expression of a permanent nature — tattoos? A viral video of former President Donald Trump supporters at a Georgia polling site appeared to test the rules. The video on X showed rapper […]

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Fact-checking the Nevada Senate debate between Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown

October 18, 2024

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Republican Sam Brown, a retired U.S. Army captain, sparred over abortion and immigration Oct. 17 in their only U.S. Senate debate before the Nov. 5 election. But the candidates found shared curiosity about outer space. “I do think it’s important that we do our independent investigation,” Rosen said in […]

PolitiFact verificó lo que Donald Trump dijo a votantes latinos en foro de Univision

October 18, 2024

En una audiencia pública de Noticias Univision en el sur de Florida, el expresidente Donald Trump respondió preguntas de votantes latinos indecisos. Ellos lo cuestionaron sobre la causa y efecto de su agenda migratoria, su respuesta a los disturbios del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos y si creía lo […]

Trump at Univision town hall 10-16-24

Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations?

October 18, 2024

A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. The details for how he would carry out the plan have been unclear. But at recent rallies, Trump has said he will use an 18th century law to enforce mass deportations.  The […]

Voters cast ballots in November 2022 election in New York

Prop 1 would not undermine parental consent for minors’ gender-affirming care, experts say

October 18, 2024

The Coalition to Protect Kids – NY is campaigning across New York state against a constitutional amendment that would strengthen anti-discrimination protections. The group says Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, would do far more, including infringing on parental rights.  “The ERA could empower courts to allow minors to undergo irreversible medical procedures, […]

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters

October 17, 2024

At a Noticias Univision town hall in South Florida, former President Donald Trump faced undecided Latino voters who questioned him on the cause-and-effect of his immigration agenda, his response to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots, and whether he believed the things he’s said about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Trump often avoided direct answers. […]

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