False claims about machines "switching" votes are going viral

Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters

The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Fact-checking Claims of Voting Machines Intentionally ‘Flipping’ Votes

Voters sometimes make mistakes when they use digital voting machines. But the issues are quickly remedied.

Business - The New York Times - November 4

Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in Philadelphia rejected by officials

BBC Verify investigates claims spreading online questioning the integrity of the US election.

Kentucky election officials push back on viral 'vote-switching' video

Officials in Kentucky are pushing back on unfounded allegations of voter fraud after a social media video showed an apparent technical glitch on a ballot-marking machine.

Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims

Intelligence agencies on Friday condemned Russian interference in the U.S. election, identifying the U.S. adversary as being behind a recent video amplifying false claims of Haitians attempting to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Trump repeats false claims about paper ballots on Election Day 2024

Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked claims that paper ballots are better than voting machines for accuracy and speed. Trump made the latest comments while visiting campaign staff in ...

Pennsylvania officials reject viral claim about illegal voters

Pennsylvania officials reject claim that "illegal voters" were able to apply for mail-in ballots.

Uncertainty in Springfield, the Ohio town put on the map by Trump’s false claims about immigrants

Springfield redux

Kentucky officials rebuff viral voter machine error video

Kentucky lawmakers are working to reassure voters that election machines are free of error after a Thursday viral video from a Laurel County resident recorded a device that allegedly did not allow ...

Politics - The Hill - November 2

Trump falsely claims noncitizen voter fraud is widespread. Here are 5 facts.

Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.

Politics - CBS News - October 30

In Elon Musk's "election integrity" community on X, false claims proliferate

Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.

Woman falsely claiming to be nurse injected fake Botox, prosecutors say

A Massachusetts woman passed herself as a nurse and dispensed thousands of doses of phony Botox and other fillers that had been smuggled into the United States, authorities said.

‘It can lead to chaos’: false claims and hoaxes surge as Spain’s floods recede

People urged to stop flow of misinformation as fire department says it is hindering work to save citizens. Home to more than 120 shops, a cinema and 34 restaurants, the Bonaire shopping centre had ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for False Hate Crime Claim Is Overturned

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him had been dismissed with a negotiated agreement.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Maine dogs go viral for their autumn joy

Jody Hartman of Freeport, Maine, went viral for giving his pets the OK to run and jump through the autumn leaf piles.

Staff at U.S. Voting Machine Firms Prep for Doxxing, Misinformation and ‘Swatting’

In a highly polarized election season, employees of the companies that record ballot results get ready for intense harassment.

Business - Inc. - November 1

A 'constitutional sheriff' tried to seize voting machines in 2020. Officials are bracing for a repeat.

Sheriff Dar Leaf and other "constitutional sheriffs" have become prominent figures in the election denial movement, and among the most dangerous, critics say.

Scott and Bash go back-and-forth on election claims

CNN anchor Dana Bash and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) went back and forth on Sunday over claims by former President Trump about election validity. “Will you urge the former president not to prematurely ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Harris to Michigan, Trump to Georgia as comedian's offensive rally comments go viral

Vice President Kamala Harris has responded to the offensive and racist comments that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe delivered during former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden. This ...

There Have Been Dozens of ‘Wicked’ Interviews. Why Did This One Go Viral?

When a journalist asked the actress Cynthia Erivo about fans “holding space” for the movie’s signature song, a meme was born.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - Yesterday

Trump pushes false election claims, 'weaves' from topics during Joe Rogan interview

Donald Trump's anticipated interview with Joe Rogan turned into a long-winded conversation where the former president again pushed false claims about the 2020 election.

Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely show foods as peanut allergy safe, lawsuit claims

A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.

Jamaica FA falsely claims women’s team coach was cleared of alleged sexual misconduct

Hubert Busby has returned to his former post with his employers saying he was cleared of allegations against him. That does not appear to be the case. The Jamaican Football Federation has ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Russia was behind second fake video spreading false voter fraud claims, U.S. officials say

Experts warned that two recent Russian-created fake videos appear designed to undercut Americans’ confidence in the 2024 election results and stoke racial animus.

Politics - NBC News - November 1

TikTok posts falsely claim Kenya’s Odinga drops out of AU chairmanship race

World - Yahoo News - November 14

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