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  • Fact Check: 'Sudden Injection' Of Nearly 385,000 Votes In Michigan Does NOT Prove Election Fraud

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    Does a "sudden injection" of close to 385,000 votes in Michigan prove election fraud? No, that's not true: There's often a delay between when absentee ballots are counted and when they are reported, leading to what may look like a sudden spike in votes. A spokeswoman for the Michigan secretary of state told Lead Stories: "This is common in every…

    • Dec 21, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 'Sudden Injection' Of Nearly 385,000 Votes In Michigan Does NOT Prove Election Fraud Upload Delays
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Of 23,000 'Fraudulent' Ballots For Biden Identified In Georgia

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    Were 23,000 "fraudulent" ballots for Joe Biden identified in Georgia? No, there's no evidence that's true. An article making that claim cites as its source a video on YouTube, which relies on unofficial results reported in real time. State election officials have repeatedly defended the integrity of the vote. "We have now counted legally cast ballots three times, and the…

    • Dec 8, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Of 23,000 'Fraudulent' Ballots For Biden Identified In Georgia Not Official
  • Fact Check: Sidney Powell Election Fraud Witness Navid Keshavarz-Nia Cites Debunked Election Hoaxes

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    Is a cybersecurity expert's testimony about election fraud based on verified incidents? No, the major examples Navid Keshavarz-Nia cites in a written legal declaration lack proof or direct evidence and are based on his speculation. The allegations appear in a written declaration (archived here) executed on November 25, 2020. Here is what the document looked like online at the time…

    • Dec 7, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Sidney Powell Election Fraud Witness Navid Keshavarz-Nia Cites Debunked Election Hoaxes Weak Evidence
  • Fact Check: Thousands of Ballots Were NOT Found Floating In Lake Erie

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    Were thousands of ballots found floating in Lake Erie off the shore of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim that originated from a known satire website. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by "americaslastlineofdefense.com" on November 19, 2020 titled "Thousands of Ballots Found Floating In The Lake In Erie,…

    • Dec 4, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Thousands of Ballots Were NOT Found Floating In Lake Erie Blair Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Of Dominion Voting Systems Presentation Covers "Adjudication" Of Improperly Marked Ballots, NOT How To Switch Votes

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    Did a Dominion Voting Systems official admit in 2017 that its election equipment allows for votes to be switched? No, that is not true. Dominion has strongly denied that votes can be switched in its systems. No evidence is presented -- in a widely shared video clip -- that Dominion admitted to a vote-switching capacity in its equipment.The Dominion official…

    • Dec 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Of Dominion Voting Systems Presentation Covers "Adjudication" Of Improperly Marked Ballots, NOT How To Switch Votes No Switching
  • Fact Check: Dominion Executive Eric Coomer Is NOT Missing And The Company Has Not Closed Its Headquarters

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    Is Dominion Voting Systems vice president Eric Coomer missing and has the company closed its headquarters? No, that's not true: A video repeats unfounded claims Lead Stories has previously debunked: that Dominion Voting Systems has shuttered its headquarters amid unfounded and rebutted claims that the company manipulated election results in favor of Joe Biden over Donald Trump. There is no…

    • Nov 27, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dominion Executive Eric Coomer Is NOT Missing And The Company Has Not Closed Its Headquarters No Proof
  • Fact Check: 35,000 Votes Were NOT Added To Every Democratic Candidate In Arizona

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    Were 35,000 votes added to every Democratic candidate in Arizona? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that statement. In some legislative races, Democratic candidates received fewer than 35,000 votes total, which makes the claim illogical as well as impossible. A spokeswoman for the Arizona secretary of state said the accusation was "absolutely false." The claim surfaced during…

    • Nov 25, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 35,000 Votes Were NOT Added To Every Democratic Candidate In Arizona Bad Math
  • Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems CANNOT Change Votes In Real Time

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    Can Dominion Voting Systems change votes in real time? No, that's not true. A report on One America News questioned whether the company was "manipulating the outcome of the 2020 election." The segment noted Trump attorney Sidney Powell said the company could change votes in real time, the company had ties to high-level Democrats and that a ballot glitch in…

    • Nov 19, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems CANNOT Change Votes In Real Time No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Do NOT Use Smartmatic Software

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    Do Dominion voting machines use Smartmatic vote counting software? No, that's not true. The companies are rivals and have been involved in legal battles against each other. President Donald Trump's attorney Sidney Powell has claimed that the election results in favor of Joe Biden are inaccurate, insinuating the frequently used Dominion voting machines were compromised because they used software from…

    • Nov 18, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Do NOT Use Smartmatic Software No Connection
  • Fact Check: US Army Did NOT Seize Dominion Servers In Germany

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    Did the U.S. Army seize vote-count servers in Germany operated by Dominion, the company that provides voting machines to many American states? No, that's not true: There is no sourcing for a tweet cited by U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert for the claim, which the congressman admits he does not know to be true. Dominion is not affiliated with Scytl, the…

    • Nov 14, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: US Army Did NOT Seize Dominion Servers In Germany Never There
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