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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.Top stories - ABC News - November 1 -
Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in Philadelphia rejected by officials
BBC Verify investigates claims spreading online questioning the integrity of the US election.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
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.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
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.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
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.”Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
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 - 4 days ago -
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.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days 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.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
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 platformTech - 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.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
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 -
'I wasn't allowed to shower or use toilet by my abusive ex-girlfriend'
Gareth rushed to a supermarket or local pub because he was not allowed to use the toilet at home.Top stories - BBC News - October 13 -
Trump and Harris trade jabs at Al Smith Dinner, though Harris wasn't there
The New York Archdiocese's star-studded gala has been a staple in election years since 1960. But only one candidate is showing up in person this year.Top stories - ABC News - October 18 -
Tatum's bold declaration during C's ring ceremony wasn't planned
Jayson Tatum admitted he got a little ahead of himself while addressing the TD Garden crowd during the Celtics' ring ceremony on Tuesday.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Philippine town in the shadow of a volcano is buried in landslides
Residents of a northern Philippine town are picking up the pieces following one of the deadliest storms to hit the country this yearWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Breer: Patriots felt Josh Uche ‘wasn't on board' before trade
Albert Breer shares more intel on what led the Patriots to trade Josh Uche, and why they only received a 2026 sixth-round pick in return.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30 -
Dragon Age Origins Wasn't Just Horny--It Was About Sex
Dragon Age Origins is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, November 3, 2024. Below, we examine its role as a daring, if awkward, attempt to use sex as a central theme and mechanic. Sex and ...Tech - GameSpot - 6 days ago -
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 -
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 - 4 days ago -
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 - October 25 -
Celtic slip into their 'A-game' as Aberdeen get reality check
Brendan Rodgers says Celtic "had to bring our A-game" to deliver the first defeat of Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen reign with a resounding 6-0 win that seals a place in the Scottish League Cup final.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Former students urged to check for loan refunds
New figures show university graduates could be eligible for refunds worth nearly £200m.Top stories - BBC News - 6 hours ago -