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  • Mike Lindell's WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message

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    Mike & Dennis At Lead Stories we have a long history of looking at Mike Lindell's election fraud claims. Readers will remember our fact checks about Lindell's four conspiracy-filled election fraud "documentaries" here, here, here and here, or our coverage of his Cyber Symposium here. We also warned him about Dennis Montgomery, a man with a long history of providing…

    • Aug 25, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Mike Lindell's WMD Online Detection Viewer: Dennis Montgomery And A Cryptic Message Him Again?
  • Fact Check: BlackRock Investment Company Does NOT Own Dominion Voting Systems

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    Does BlackRock own Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: A BlackRock spokesperson told Lead Stories the asset management/investment company owns part of Dominion Resources Inc., a completely different company, in the energy sector. The similarly-named voting software and ballot equipment company, Dominion Voting Systems, is owned by Staple Street Capital and its employees. Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News…

    • Apr 26, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: BlackRock Investment Company Does NOT Own Dominion Voting Systems Wrong Dominion
  • 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: Myanmar Does NOT Use The Same Voting Machines As The US - It Doesn't Even Use Voting Machines

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    Does the southeast Asian country of Myanmar use the same voting machines as the United States in its elections? No, that's not true: According to a spokesperson for the Asian Network for Free Elections, a non-governmental organization that works to promote democracy in Asia, Myanmar has not used voting machines in its elections at all. The claim, which has also…

    • Nov 17, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Myanmar Does NOT Use The Same Voting Machines As The US - It Doesn't Even Use Voting Machines Paper Ballots
  • Fact Check: Texas Election 'Poll Pads' NOT Caught Adding Hundreds Of Voters In Real Time As Poll Is Being Closed

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    Were "poll pads" in Texas caught adding "hundreds" of voters in real time as a poll was being closed? No, that's not true: The state-certified Election Systems & Software (ES&S) voting systems e-pollbooks in Dallas County, Texas, previously experienced "some delay in the downloading" of checked-in voters and then caught up, according to the Texas Secretary of State. "The updating…

    • Nov 14, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Texas Election 'Poll Pads' NOT Caught Adding Hundreds Of Voters In Real Time As Poll Is Being Closed Normal Update
  • Fact Check: Dominion Tabulators Were NOT Problem Machines Used In Maricopa County, AZ - Runbeck Supplied The Machines & Technology

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    Were Dominion Voting System tabulators the machines that caused problems in Maricopa County, Arizona on Election Day, November 8, 2022? No, that's not true: "Runbeck is our printer vendor," Maricopa County Elections Department Communications Director Megan Gilberston told Lead Stories. "It was not the Dominion Voting System tabulators." Runbeck Election Services, Inc.'s spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories that it had…

    • Nov 11, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dominion Tabulators Were NOT Problem Machines Used In Maricopa County, AZ - Runbeck Supplied The Machines & Technology Wrong Company
  • Fact Check: Wisconsin Poll Worker Was NOT Caught 'Rigging Ballots On Live TV'

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    Did a poll worker in Dane County, Wisconsin get caught rigging ballots on live television? No, that's not true: The Dane County Clerk, whose office records election information, explained that this poll worker was doing routine work, preparing ballots to pass out to voters. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on November 8, 2022, with the caption "Rigging ballots…

    • Nov 10, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Wisconsin Poll Worker Was NOT Caught 'Rigging Ballots On Live TV' Routine Work
  • Fact Check: 'Dozens Of Boxes' With 'Zero Bolsonaro votes' Do NOT Prove Election Fraud - Brazil Votes Electronically

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    Do allegedly discovered "dozens of boxes" with "zero Bolsonaro votes" offer evidence confirming election fraud in Brazil? No, that's not true: Brazil doesn't use paper ballots -- voters cast ballots electronically. The claim appeared a tweet (archived here) published on November 7, 2022. It said: Update from Brazilian leaders: Military audit of the election will now be released Wednesday. Dozens…

    • Nov 8, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Dozens Of Boxes' With 'Zero Bolsonaro votes' Do NOT Prove Election Fraud - Brazil Votes Electronically Only E-Ballots
  • Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Are NOT 'RIGGED FOR ELECTION THEFT' -- Sharpies, Pens, Pencils All Work

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    Are Dominion voting machines in Pennsylvania "rigged for election theft," depending on whether a voter uses a Sharpie, pen or pencil? No, that's not true: The claims are not backed by any evidence and are unsubstantiated. Both Dominion and the Pennsylvania Department of State say the voting systems are designed to work with various writing implements that may be used…

    • Nov 8, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Are NOT 'RIGGED FOR ELECTION THEFT' -- Sharpies, Pens, Pencils All Work Marks Get Read
  • Fact Check: Wi-Fi At Polling Place Does NOT Mean Voting Machines Are Connected To Internet

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    Does having Wi-Fi networks available at polling places mean voting machines are connected to the internet? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories that assuming that the existence of a Wi-Fi network means that nearby voting machines are connected to it is incorrect. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on November 8, 2022. It opened: πŸ‘ ATTENTION…

    • Nov 8, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Wi-Fi At Polling Place Does NOT Mean Voting Machines Are Connected To Internet No Connection
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