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  • Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT 'Awarded The Presidency Of The United States'

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    Did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 2020 general election and award the presidency to Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The Supreme Court does not have the authority to overturn a general election or unilaterally award the presidency to a candidate. The election outcome is typically determined by the Electoral College, following elections at the state level, and is…

    • May 16, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Overturn 2020 General Election, Donald Trump NOT 'Awarded The Presidency Of The United States' Not Their Turf
  • Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang

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    Did a military tribunal sentence Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, to hang? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories this claim "is false." Also, it was made on a self-described satirical website whose disclaimer says it publishes articles for "entertainment purposes." The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on April 23,…

    • Apr 26, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Liz Cheney To Hang Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections

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    Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a joint meeting of the Arizona House and Senate elections committees on February 23, 2023, did not provide credible proof to back up her explosive…

    • Feb 28, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections Uncorroborated
  • Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election

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    Did nearly a quarter of a million voting attempts fail in the November 8, 2022, election in Arizona and did that impact the vote count? No, that's not true: The communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department called the allegation "textbook disinformation." While many ballots were scanned and rescanned multiple times, the votes were ultimately counted. Arizona Secretary of…

    • Jan 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election Votes Counted
  • 2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits

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    The year is almost over, so it is good to look back. First, the numbers, as of December 15, 2022. This year we have published 1,555 fact checks in English (so far ...) 283 fact checks about COVID misinformation; 244 debunks of Russian propaganda and false claims about the invasion of Ukraine; 140 debunks of false claims about election fraud,…

    • Dec 15, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits 2022
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022

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    Did the Brazilian military kill the leaders of the Red Command cartel in early December 2022, and prepare to "take over" the country? No, that's not true: The article circulating on social media that makes these claims contains multiple factual inaccuracies and recycled false claims. The claim appeared in an article published by thegatewaypundit.com on December 5, 2022 (archived here.)…

    • Dec 14, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Fact Check: NO Evidence That Brazil's Military Killed Red Command Cartel Leaders Or 'Prepares Take Over' As Of December 14, 2022 Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Fraud As Wisconsin's Active Military Votes Tumble From 2020 To 2022

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    Does a large drop in Wisconsin's active military votes between 2020 and 2022 suggest fraud? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Turnout can vary greatly from election to election, especially whether they're presidential, primary or midterm ballots. Also, the 2020 election set a modern record for the highest overall voter…

    • Dec 1, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Fraud As Wisconsin's Active Military Votes Tumble From 2020 To 2022 Vote Varies
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Illegal Immigrants Were Given Citizenship To Vote Democrat

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    Did the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services give illegal immigrants citizenship in exchange for voting for Democrats for the rest of their lives? No, that's not true: A Homeland Security representative pointed out the satire disclaimer that can be found on the Real Raw News website and linked to an article debunking Real Raw…

    • Nov 28, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Illegal Immigrants Were Given Citizenship To Vote Democrat Phony Story
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arizona Ballots Spilling From Trash Cans -- Scene Was In Australia Two Months Before US Midterm Elections

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    Does a video show Arizona ballots falling out of trash can on an escalator, implying possible election fraud? No, that's not true: The footage, taken in Australia, was uploaded two months before the November 2022 Arizona mid-term election. The 7-second clip is from a YouTube channel that publishes "funny, interesting and strange stuff." The claim appeared in a video published…

    • Nov 21, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arizona Ballots Spilling From Trash Cans  -- Scene Was In Australia Two Months Before US Midterm Elections Old AU Video
  • Fact Check: Arizona DOES Allow Dropping Off Mail-In Ballots For Other Voters

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    Does a video showing people dropping off multiple ballots at one time in a drop box prove election fraud and what "really happened" in Arizona? No, that's not true: Delivering more than one ballot for other voters is legal in Arizona. Individuals can return someone else's ballot if they are a relative, share a household or are a caretaker, a…

    • Nov 18, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Arizona DOES Allow Dropping Off Mail-In Ballots For Other Voters Can Deliver
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