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  • Fact Check: Cornell Professor Did NOT Say 'COVID-19 Does Not Exist And Is Fictitious'

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    Did a Cornell professor say "COVID-19 does not exist and is fictitious?" No, that's not true: A diatribe has gone viral that credits Robert Oswald, a real person and a Cornell professor, as claiming coronavirus is "just another flu strain," and that he believes it is a "COVID hoax," created by "China and the globalists." Oswald did not make these…

    • Dec 29, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Cornell Professor Did NOT Say 'COVID-19 Does Not Exist And Is Fictitious' Fake Quotes
  • Fact Check: Certification Of Pennsylvania Presidential Vote Is NOT In Error -- Analysis That 202,377 More Ballots Were Counted Than Voters Who Voted Uses Partial Numbers

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    Is the certification of the Pennsylvania presidential vote premature and in error, based on an analysis that claims 202,377 more ballots were counted than there were voters who voted? No, that's not true: The analysis, released by a handful of state Republican lawmakers, was based on partial data, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS). The number of voters…

    • Dec 29, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Certification Of Pennsylvania Presidential Vote Is NOT In Error -- Analysis That 202,377 More Ballots Were Counted Than Voters Who Voted Uses Partial Numbers Partial Data
  • Fact Check: Some California Counties DID Allow Voters To Use ImageCast Remote Software To Mark Mail-In Ballots, But There's No Evidence It's Not Secure

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    Did some California counties allow voters to use ImageCast Remote software to mark their mail-in ballots? Yes, that's true, but election officials insist the system is secure from fraud. The ImageCast Remote system allows voters to download a ballot on their personal computing devices, mark that ballot with their choices and then print or save that ballot and send it…

    • Dec 29, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Some California Counties DID Allow Voters To Use ImageCast Remote Software To Mark Mail-In Ballots, But There's No Evidence It's Not Secure It's Secure
  • Fact Check: Sungard Availability Services Was NOT The Target Of The Nashville Bombing

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    Was Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) the target of the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tennessee? No, that's not true: Sungard AS has not had a Nashville presence since May 2015. "Accordingly, there was not any impact to Sungard AS by the Nashville explosion," a spokeswoman told Lead Stories. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on…

    • Dec 28, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Sungard Availability Services Was NOT The Target Of The Nashville Bombing No Presence
  • Fact Check: President Trump Invoking The Impoundment Control Act Does NOT Force Congress To Repeal Section 230, Cut Wasteful Spending, Add $2k Stimulus Checks

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    Did President Trump invoke the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 as he signed the Covid-19 Relief Bill, forcing Congress to rescind section 230, cut wasteful spending, and to add $2,000 stimulus checks for all Americans? No, that's not true: The Impoundment Control Act does not force Congress to do anything. It was passed in 1974 as a way to limit…

    • Dec 27, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump Invoking The Impoundment Control Act Does NOT Force Congress To Repeal Section 230, Cut Wasteful Spending, Add $2k Stimulus Checks Limits Trump
  • Fact Check: Purported Evidence in 'The Plot To Steal America' Video Does NOT Support Election Fraud Claims -- Mostly Consists of Rehashed Hoaxes

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    Does an advertising video titled "The Plot To Steal America" contain hard evidence of election fraud? No, that's not true: the 18-minute pitch contains allegations based on video clips purporting to show "evidence" but several of these clips do not actually show what is being claimed. The announcer repeats 11 already-debunked claims in the opening five minutes, then tells viewers…

    • Dec 24, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Purported Evidence in 'The Plot To Steal America' Video Does NOT Support Election Fraud Claims -- Mostly Consists of Rehashed Hoaxes Bad Evidence
  • 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: Fulton County, Georgia, Election Worker Ruby Freeman Has NOT Been Arrested

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    Has Fulton County, Georgia, election worker Ruby Freeman been arrested for voter fraud? No, that's not true: A top official at the Georgia secretary of state's office, which is constitutionally in charge of investigating voter fraud allegations, told Lead Stories the claim is "completely false." The social media posts actually misidentify Freeman as the "blonde-braid woman" seen in security video…

    • Dec 19, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Fulton County, Georgia, Election Worker Ruby Freeman Has NOT Been Arrested No Arrest
  • Fact Check: Lead GBI Agent Investigating Georgia Voter Fraud And GOP Staffer Death Was NOT Found Dead

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    Did the lead Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent investigating both voter fraud in Georgia and the death of a young GOP campaign volunteer die in a suspicious shooting"? No, that's not true: The agent who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his southeast Georgia home on Monday, December 14, 2020, was not involved in the investigations of…

    • Dec 17, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Lead GBI Agent Investigating Georgia Voter Fraud And GOP Staffer Death Was NOT Found Dead Not Related
  • Fact Check: Cyber Analyst Did NOT Prove Dominion Software Used In Antrim County, Michigan Was Designed For Fraud

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    Did a computer analyst prove voting software used in Antrim County, Michigan was designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud? No, that's not true: The expert making the claims has not been put under oath nor cross-examined, provides no witnesses and officials say he does not have access to the data needed to make the calculations he presents. Michigan's…

    • Dec 15, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Cyber Analyst Did NOT Prove Dominion Software Used In Antrim County, Michigan Was Designed For Fraud Claims ≠ Proof
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