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Election fact check: Minor voting glitches do not indicate widespread fraud

When Americans vote Tuesday, some may encounter small issues like equipment malfunctions -- but experts stress that minor glitches don't indicate widespread voter fraud.

Fact-Checking Harris’s Closing Argument

The vice president has stuck largely to the facts when highlighting the words of her rival, former President Donald J. Trump, but has on occasion omitted context or erred when describing policies ...

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

What we know about the issues and how former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris expect to legislate transgender policies.

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

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

Fact checking Election Day 2024 claims

Throughout Election Day, the CBS News' Confirmed and investigative unit will be fact checking reports around the 2024 election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Fact-checking RFK Jr's views on health policy

Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated to be the next US health secretary, but some of his views are not backed by science.

Election fact check: Noncitizens can't vote, and instances are 'vanishingly rare'

Despite Donald Trump spreading allegations of widespread voting by noncitizens, audits of state voter rolls have uncovered very few instances of noncitizen voting.

Fox News offers fact-check of Trump's 2020 election claims

Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner offered a fact-check of former President Trump's false claims that Democrats "stole" the 2020 election from him after the network finished airing his remarks from ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Election fact check: Trump, allies push allegations of 'cheating' in Pennsylvania

Election officials in Pennsylvania have pushed back on allegations of voter fraud or misconduct made by former President Trump and his allies.

Crowdsourced Fact Checks on X Can’t Stop Election Misinformation

Elon Musk and many other users on the social platform have spread and reposted numerous falsehoods related to the Nov. 5 vote, even when the content violates X’s guidelines.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Election fact check: County officials can't refuse to certify election results

Local officials are legally required to certify election results -- but the process has become politicized since Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results.

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

Fact Checking RFK Jr.’s Claims About Food and Nutrition

We fact checked five of his most repeated claims.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation

X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform

Tech - ABC News - October 30

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

Election fact check: How voting machines work and why they're hard to hack

While election officials use technology for voter registration, tallying and in some cases vote-casting, the system is largely centered around paper ballots.

13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween

The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Minority in Florida snaps abortion rights winning streak

Florida on Tuesday became the first state to reject an abortion rights amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but backers of the measure decried that a minority of voters was able to prevail. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

BlackRock in talks to take minority stake in Millennium

Two groups explore strategic partnership as world’s largest asset manager seeks to expand in fast-growing alternatives

Business - Financial Times - November 7

Norway Apologizes for Forced Assimilation of Sami and Other Minorities

A policy of “Norwegianization” silenced the languages of Indigenous people and forced their children into boarding schools. The long-awaited apology avoided the issue of land rights.

World - The New York Times - November 14

Sources: Ben White undergoes minor knee op

Arsenal have suffered another injury setback after Ben White underwent a minor knee operation earlier this week, sources have told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - November 14

Trump's gains with minority voters fuel GOP optimism

Republicans have made gains with minority voters in the past two elections, a marked shift among some of the most loyal voting blocs for Democrats. The GOP saw an increase in support from Asian, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Fact or Fluke: Is Smith-Njigba still a sleeper in Seattle?

Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller examines several Week 9 performances to determine what's the real deal ... and what's merely a fluke.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5

Donald Trump Is Done With Checks and Balances

You aren’t just choosing a candidate. You’re choosing a theory of power.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

UK urged to send fewer offenders back to jail for minor probation breaches

Growing number punished for breaking conditions of release, undermining efforts to ease overcrowding

World - Financial Times - October 29

Steve Bannon speaks after leaving prison, mentions Puerto Ricans, minorities

Steve Bannon, a former strategist for Donald Trump's White House and right-wing podcaster, said he feels empowered after serving four months in prison for contempt of Congress. Bannon also made a ...

Texas AG sues second doctor accused of providing transgender care to minors

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an El Paso doctor on Tuesday, accusing him of providing transition-related medical care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.

Facing Outrage, Nigeria Drops Capital Charges Against Minors

Dozens of teenagers had been accused of treason and faced possible death sentences, but indignation over their treatment, including lack of food, has the government backpedaling.

World - The New York Times - November 5

Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government

Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition

World - ABC News - November 7

Police in Mexico find 11 bodies, including 2 of minors, dumped by highway

Prosecutors in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero have found 11 bodies, including two of minors, dumped by a highway

World - ABC News - November 7

Yankees sign LHP Brandon Leibrandt to minor league deal

The Yankees have signed LHP Brandon Leibrandt to a minor league contract this week, hoping to potentially give them some left-handed bullpen depth in 2025.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 9

Indiana ban on gender transition treatment for minors upheld by U.S. appeals court

A federal appeals court has upheld an Indiana law banning the use of puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors, one of numerous such laws passed by Republican-controlled states.

Israel demolishes village at the heart of Bedouin minority's struggle over land

Israeli authorities have completed the demolition of a village at the heart of a yearslong struggle by the members of its Arab Bedouin minority against relocation plans

World - ABC News - November 14

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries addresses Trump Cabinet picks

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democratic Caucus, shared his thoughts on the controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's recent personnel choices for his incoming ...

Stealth sackings: why do employers fire staff for minor misdemeanours?

Hard line on conduct could prevent bigger lapses but may prompt claims of disguised cost savings

Business - Financial Times - November 18

For Minority Working-Class Voters, Dismay in Democrats Led to Distrust

In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

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