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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 - 8 hours ago

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 - Yesterday

GOP pushes false claims about migrant voting: What are the facts?

Top Republicans are laying the groundwork to claim the 2024 election isn’t secure and fair because of noncitizen voting, a theory that has lived in conservative circles since President Biden’s 2020 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

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 - Yesterday

Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36: What it means for drug arrests

CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.

Harris claims Trump lost manufacturing jobs. Is that true? Here's a fact check.

Harris often cites accurate figures but omits that the pandemic caused manufacturing job losses in Trump's final year in office.

Politics - CBS News - October 21

Hasan Minhaj addresses fact-checking controversy in new Netflix special

In his new Netflix special, Hasan Minhaj touched on the fact-checked jokes scandal that led to him losing his job as the new host of the “The Daily Show.”

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 - 2 days ago

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. - 6 hours ago

Trump claims Justice Dept. sued to add "illegal voters" in Virginia. Here's a fact check.

Republicans mischaracterized a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department to protect voters from being removed from voting lists too close to Election Day, CBS News' election law expert says.

Karl Rove fact-checks viral post: 'I have not been rallying for Kamala Harris'

Republican strategist Karl Rove on Tuesday sought to counter claims that he's been rallying for Vice President Harris in Pennsylvania, an allegation made in various viral posts on the social ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both point to different crime data sources, but experts say Harris' claim is closer to reality.

Musk shares fake image of The Atlantic, bringing fact-checking and condemnation from the magazine

The Atlantic magazine has found itself in the crosshairs of Elon Musk after it fact-checked a fake image shared by the tech billionaire.

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

As Elon Musk continues to aggressively share conspiracy theories and misinformation about elections on X, election officials are fighting back.

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 - 23 hours ago

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 - 12 hours ago

Falsely accused man doesn't want murderer released

John Actie says he hopes Lynette White's family will appeal the decision to release her killer.

Trump’s Claims That Blame Migrants: False or Misleading

The Trump campaign has consistently pointed to unauthorized immigration as the cause of a series of problems it says plagues the country. That is rarely actually the case.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

UNESCO: Journalists being pressured through false allegations

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Lions have checked in on trade for Haason Reddick: report

Haason Reddick's Jets holdout continues, and it could possibly result in him getting traded.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Putin name-checks Trump at BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin name-checked former President Trump at this week’s BRICS summit and seemingly welcomed the Republican nominee’s desire to end the Russian-Ukraine war. “What Mr. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Is It Covid or the Flu? New Tests Can Check for Both

So when and how should you use them?

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Podz offers matter-of-fact perspective on Klay's Warriors exit

Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski shared how he's approaching a 2024-25 NBA season without Golden State icon Klay Thompson.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season

Let's take a deeper dive into one of the league’s biggest storylines this week: a troubling trend for the 2023 MVP.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Trump defends Detroit criticism at Michigan rally, saying he was saying ‘the facts’

Former President Trump defended his earlier criticism of Detroit at another event in Michigan on Friday, saying he was not “disparaging” the city but only stating the facts. Following a three-hour ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan. Here are the facts

Donald Trump used a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan to dig in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election

Malaysian PM targeted with false 'Palestinian son-in-law' photo

World - Yahoo News - October 15

Vance stands by Trump's false claims Venezuelan gangs have invaded Colorado

Sen. JD Vance is standing by his running mate, former President Donald Trump, and his false claims that Venezuelan gangs have invaded and conquered Aurora, Colorado.

Video of protesters blocking Indian army convoy falsely shared as 'Bangladesh unrest'

World - Yahoo News - October 17

JD Vance falsely claims Donald Trump didn’t lose 2020 election

Republican vice-presidential candidate makes baseless claim that ‘big tech rigged the election’. The Republican vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance, told a reporter on Wednesday that there were ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

False narratives on election integrity seek to divide, scare Americans

Former secretaries of state Natalie Tennant and Kim Wyman have written an op-ed assuring Americans that their elections are secure, fair and accurate, and urging them to seek out reliable sources ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

The farmers targeted by false claims and threats over Harris ad

Two Pennsylvania farmers have been targeted by false claims and threats after appearing in a Kamala Harris advert.

The ‘north Cyprus trap’: migrant students lured with false promises

Government in the south condemns people-smuggling into EU from Turkish-occupied zone

World - Financial Times - October 20

Fox News host pushes back on Trump’s false Springfield claims

Fox News’s Howard Kurtz pushed back on former President Trump’s claims about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, during an interview Sunday. “Your famous line about Springfield, Ohio, and I take your ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

'60 Minutes' responds to Trump's 'false' claims about Harris interview

The CBS News show “60 Minutes” responded Sunday to former President Trump’s claims that the network selectively edited an interview with his Democratic opponent, Vice President Harris, to make her ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

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

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Trump claims Justice Dept. sued to add "illegal voters" in Virginia. Here's a fact check.

Karl Rove fact-checks viral post: 'I have not been rallying for Kamala Harris'

Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check.

Musk shares fake image of The Atlantic, bringing fact-checking and condemnation from the magazine

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

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

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Trump’s Claims That Blame Migrants: False or Misleading

UNESCO: Journalists being pressured through false allegations

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Putin name-checks Trump at BRICS summit

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Podz offers matter-of-fact perspective on Klay's Warriors exit

Fact or Fiction: Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in for a painfully long season

Trump defends Detroit criticism at Michigan rally, saying he was saying ‘the facts’

Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan. Here are the facts

Malaysian PM targeted with false 'Palestinian son-in-law' photo

Vance stands by Trump's false claims Venezuelan gangs have invaded Colorado

Video of protesters blocking Indian army convoy falsely shared as 'Bangladesh unrest'

JD Vance falsely claims Donald Trump didn’t lose 2020 election

False narratives on election integrity seek to divide, scare Americans

The farmers targeted by false claims and threats over Harris ad

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Fox News host pushes back on Trump’s false Springfield claims

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