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  • Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Announce Withdrawal From Israel Conflict In Response To Trump's Election Victory

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    Did Hamas announce that it was ending its role in the conflict with Israel in response to Donald Trump's election win, as implied in a social media post? No, that's not true: In the Newsweek article included in the post, a Hamas spokesperson called for "an immediate cessation of the aggression against our people, especially in Gaza" by Israel. Hamas…

    • Nov 7, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Hamas Did NOT Announce Withdrawal From Israel Conflict In Response To Trump's Election Victory Not Giving Up
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To 'Hawk Tuah' Or 'Talk Tuah'

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    Did CNN publish an article saying more than 75,000 voters wrote in "Hawk Tuah" or "Talk Tuah" on their ballot papers? No, that's not true: Searches of the cnn.com website turned up no headlines containing the vulgar "Hawk Tuah" expression. A CNN representative also confirmed to Lead Stories that the image in a social media post was a fake. The…

    • Nov 7, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish Article Saying Over 75,000 Write-In Votes Went To 'Hawk Tuah' Or 'Talk Tuah' No Such Story
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending 'The Presidential Induction Ceremony'

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    Did Vice President Kamala Harris announce that she would not attend "the presidential induction ceremony" after Donald Trump won the November 5, 2024, election? No, that's not true: In a concession speech on November 6, 2024, Harris stated that she would "help" Trump transition to the White House and "engage in a peaceful transfer of power." As of this writing,…

    • Nov 6, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending 'The Presidential Induction Ceremony' Didn't Declare
  • Fact Check: Jill Stein's Votes Did NOT Prevent Kamala Harris From Winning Virginia

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    Did Jill Stein's vote total jeopardize Kamala Harris' chances of winning in Virginia? No, that's not true: Harris did win in Virginia. The vote total showing Donald Trump in the lead in a social media post was earlier on Election Day, with just 52 percent of the ballots counted. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on X on…

    • Nov 6, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Jill Stein's Votes Did NOT Prevent Kamala Harris From Winning Virginia Harris Won VA
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein's Votes Had Gone For Harris

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    Could Kamala Harris have won Wisconsin if the votes cast for one of the independent candidates -- Jill Stein -- had gone to the Democrat? No, that's not true: That implication on social media was based on incomplete early totals. As more and more ballots were counted, Donald Trump's lead significantly outgrew the number of Stein's votes. The claim appeared…

    • Nov 6, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris Would NOT Have Won Wisconsin Even If All Jill Stein's Votes Had Gone For Harris Early Totals
  • Fact Check: 60 Voters Registered At Municipal Address In Maricopa County, Arizona, Is NOT A Sign Of Electoral Fraud -- Homeless Allowed To Use Courthouse As Address For Voter Registration

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    Did election fraud occur when 60 people in Maricopa County, Arizona, registered to vote using a municipal building as their home address? No, that's not true: The Maricopa County public information officer told Lead Stories that the voters registered in this building, the West Court Building, do not have a permanent address and can use the courthouse as their address.…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  60 Voters Registered At Municipal Address In Maricopa County, Arizona, Is NOT A Sign Of Electoral Fraud -- Homeless Allowed To Use Courthouse As Address For Voter Registration Homeless Use
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Harris Staged Phone Call With Camera App Open On Phone

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    Does a video showing Kamala Harris holding a phone with the camera app open prove that she faked a phone call, as a post on X said? No, that's not true: According to Apple user documents, having the camera app open while on an active call is entirely possible. Lead Stories tested this with an iPhone 14 Pro Max and…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Harris Staged Phone Call With Camera App Open On Phone App Accessible
  • Fact Check: South Carolina Poll Workers Cannot Press Buttons For Voters During Curbside Voting

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    Does a viral video discussing poll workers bringing "machines" to voters' cars prove "election cheating" in Florence, South Carolina? No, that's not true: The head of the local elections board told Lead Stories that the video is "misinformation." Voters with disabilities, the elderly and those who can't stand in line for a long time may vote using a curbside machine.…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: South Carolina Poll Workers Cannot Press Buttons For Voters During Curbside Voting Officials: No
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Says FBI, Department Of Education Warned Schools To Close Due To Increased Risk Of Shootings -- Russian Propaganda

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    Did the FBI and U.S. Department of Education release a video recommending that U.S. schools close until November 11, 2024, because of a significant increase in the risk of school shootings and riots during the presidential election? No, that's not true: The FBI has called the video "fake" and its contents "false." The U.S. Department of Education also has not…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Says FBI, Department Of Education Warned Schools To Close Due To Increased Risk Of Shootings -- Russian Propaganda Not Real FBI
  • Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques

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    Does a video prove the CIA identified 20 people who organized vote stuffing by using the identities of dead Americans who had lived in Europe? No, that's not true: The CIA told Lead Stories the allegation that they identified deceased Americans voting is "absolutel false." The video spreading the vote-stuffing story has substantial evidence of manipulation, an AI detector organization…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: CIA Did NOT Warn It Identified Vote Stuffing Using Identities Of Dead Americans Who Lived In Europe -- Post Matches Russian Misinfo Techniques Misinfo AI
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