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  • Fact Check: Newly Discovered Video Does NOT Show Late-Night Deliveries Of Illegal Ballots In Detroit, Michigan

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    Does a newly discovered video show late-night deliveries of illegal ballots in Detroit, Michigan? No, that's not true: The ballots were legal votes. The 8 p.m. Election Day deadline was for casting ballots not counting them. The Michigan secretary of state's office told Lead Stories that what took place was "standard and appropriate practice." The claim appeared in an article…

    • Feb 9, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Newly Discovered Video Does NOT Show Late-Night Deliveries Of Illegal Ballots In Detroit, Michigan Legal Votes
  • Fact Check: Georgia Ballots Were NOT Printed Differently for GOP Areas Versus Democrat Areas To Enable Election Rigging

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    Were ballots used in Republican areas of Georgia different from ballots used in Democratic areas of the state, resulting in a rigged election? No, that's not true: A purported elections expert -- who the Georgia secretary of state's office described as a "failed treasure hunter" -- claimed that since ballots have a unique bar code for each precinct, that "caused…

    • Jan 4, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Georgia Ballots Were NOT Printed Differently for GOP Areas Versus Democrat Areas To Enable Election Rigging No Party Code
  • 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: Wisconsin County Did NOT Transfer Votes From Trump To Biden, An AP Data Feed Made An Error

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    Did a glitch in the Rock County, Wisconsin, vote-counting system swap Donald Trump's votes for Joe Biden's, giving Biden the lead and ultimately the win in that county? No, that's not true: The Associated Press erred in collection and transmission of Rock County tallies. The error made it temporarily seem like Trump had gotten Biden's 46,649 votes and Biden had…

    • Nov 12, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Wisconsin County Did NOT Transfer Votes From Trump To Biden, An AP Data Feed Made An Error No Swap
  • Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems Did NOT Delete 2.7 Million Trump Votes

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    Does data analysis show that an election software supplier deleted 2.7 million Trump votes and switched 435,000 votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden? No, that's not true. The states using Dominion Voting Systems software have reported that minor hiccups in the vote-tallying process were the result of user errors, were corrected by the bipartisan "canvassing" system and would not…

    • Nov 12, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems Did NOT Delete 2.7 Million Trump Votes No Fraud
  • Fact Check: Screenshot And Blogger's Proprietary Technology Do NOT Provide Proof That Hunter Biden Has PornHub Account With Family Photos

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    Has a browser bookmark label and the "XRVision Sentinel AI Platform" proved that bloggers found a PornHub account belonging to Hunter Biden that contains images of a family member without her knowledge and permission? No, that's not true. Labels on bookmarks saved in a web browser contain no unique identifying information and the owner of the "XRVision" platform has not…

    • Nov 3, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Screenshot And Blogger's Proprietary Technology Do NOT Provide Proof That Hunter Biden Has PornHub Account With Family Photos No Tech
  • Fact Check: Members Of Crip Gang Did NOT Volunteer To Fight Wildfires Because The Sky Is Red

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    Did Crip gang members volunteer to fight wildfires because they turn the sky red? No, that's not true: The claim was apparently intended as a joke at a time when serious wildfires were devastating millions of acres, forcing massive evacuations and killing people in western states. It used elements from a real CNN story about Russia to make a meme…

    • Sep 12, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Members Of Crip Gang Did NOT Volunteer To Fight Wildfires Because The Sky Is Red A Joke
  • Fact Check: A TIME Magazine Cover Did NOT Feature A Photo Of Barack Obama In An Electric Chair

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    Did TIME Magazine feature a cover of Barack Obama in an electric chair? No, that's not true: This is a fake cover that never actually appeared on any issue of the magazine. Since Donald Trump's election to office, the TIME Magazine archives do not feature this image on the cover. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where…

    • Sep 11, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: A TIME Magazine Cover Did NOT Feature A Photo Of Barack Obama In An Electric Chair Doctored
  • Fact Check: Kamala Harris' California Home Was NOT Bought With Profits From Slave-owner Ancestor

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    Did Kamala Harris buy her California home with money inherited from an ancestor who owned slaves -- one of whom was apparently her own great-great-great-great-grandmother? No, that's not true: It is a bizarre claim used to argue that the Democratic vice presidential nominee is now living off the profits of slavery. Harris shares the same family history of an estimated…

    • Aug 19, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Kamala Harris' California Home Was NOT Bought With Profits From Slave-owner Ancestor Not Slave $$$
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Antifa Is Starting 'Red Army;' ACORN NOT Funding Antifa

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    Is there evidence that Antifa forming a "Red Army" to attack the group's enemies and that ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- is providing ammunition and weapons training? No, there is no evidence. The radio host making the claim offered no evidence to support it. ACORN disbanded in the United States a decade ago. The…

    • Aug 3, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Antifa Is Starting 'Red Army;' ACORN NOT Funding Antifa What Army?
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