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  • Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election

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    Did nearly a quarter of a million voting attempts fail in the November 8, 2022, election in Arizona and did that impact the vote count? No, that's not true: The communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department called the allegation "textbook disinformation." While many ballots were scanned and rescanned multiple times, the votes were ultimately counted. Arizona Secretary of…

    • Jan 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 1/4 Million Failed Voting Attempts Did NOT Result in Uncounted Arizona Votes In November 2022 Election Votes Counted
  • Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy'

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    Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democracy. She is a German medical ethicist who since 2020 has been chair of the German Ethics Council, an independent group of…

    • Jan 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be 'Dangerous For Democracy' Did Not Say It
  • Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Unelected' Or 'In Violation Of The Constitution' -- He Is The US President

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    Is President Joe Biden actually "unelected" and is his status as president "in violation of the Constitution"? No, that's not true: In accordance with the Constitution, Biden was duly elected as president of the United States. This process is not, as a social media post claims, an overreach of the federal government. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram…

    • Jan 18, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Unelected' Or 'In Violation Of The Constitution' -- He Is The US President Duly Elected
  • Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023

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    Did the judge in the trial of Young Thug sentence the Atlanta rapper to 25 years in maximum-security prison, as of January 12, 2023? No, that's not true: Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was not convicted -- much less sentenced -- as of January 12, 2023, when this fact check was written. The claim appeared on Facebook…

    • Jan 12, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023 Trial Ongoing
  • Fact Check: The House Jan. 6 Committee Did NOT Withdraw Trump Subpoena Because 'They Knew Trump Did Nothing Wrong'

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    Did the U.S. House of Representatives' committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol withdraw its subpoena of former President Donald Trump because "they knew Trump did nothing wrong"? No, that's not true: The withdrawal had nothing to do with Trump's guilt or innocence. The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States…

    • Jan 5, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: The House Jan. 6 Committee Did NOT Withdraw Trump Subpoena Because 'They Knew Trump Did Nothing Wrong' Out Of Time
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Endorse Rep. Byron Donalds For House Speaker

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    Did former President Donald Trump endorse Florida Rep. Byron Donalds for House speaker? No, that's not true: Trump, himself, says the claim is false. He described the statement making the claim as a forgery and a fake. Trump has publicly endorsed California Rep. Kevin McCarthy for the coveted House position. The claim appeared on Twitter (archived here) on January 4,…

    • Jan 4, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Endorse Rep. Byron Donalds For House Speaker Fake Statement
  • Fact Check: This Is NOT A Quote From Jacques Attali's 1981 Book 'Verbatim'

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    Does Jacques Attali's book "Verbatim," published in 1981, contain a prediction of a man-made pandemic that would eliminate the elderly and other vulnerable parts of the population? No, that's not true: There is no such quote in his book. The claim appeared on Instagram on December 21, 2022. The caption read: #pandemic #conspiracy#control #media #lies #viral #wow #fyp #reels This…

    • Dec 30, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: This Is NOT A Quote From Jacques Attali's 1981 Book 'Verbatim' Fabricated
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Would Run For President, As Of December 24, 2022

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    Did Elon Musk announce, as of December 24, 2022, that he is running for president? No, that's not true: As one of the most-reported-on persons of 2022, any such announcement would have been a top story for dozens of credible professional news organizations. No such reporting existed as of December 27, 2022. Nor had Musk, who owns Twitter and uses…

    • Dec 27, 2022
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Would Run For President, As Of December 24, 2022 Did Not Say It
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Put His Hand On Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Buttocks -- The Photo Is Edited

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    Did President Joe Biden put his hand on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's buttocks while pausing for a photo op during Zelenskyy's December 2022 visit to the United States? No, that's not true: The original image was posted to Twitter by Jill Biden and shows both Jill Biden's and Joe Biden's hands on Zelenskyy's back. The image was digitally edited and…

    • Dec 27, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Put His Hand On Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Buttocks -- The Photo Is Edited Edited Photo
  • Fact Check: Rep. Scott Perry Did NOT Issue Statement That 'Italian Satellites,' CIA, Italian Government Stole Votes From Trump

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    Did Rep. Scott Perry make an official statement saying that "Italian satellites," the CIA and the Italian government collaborated to manipulate votes in President Joe Biden's favor? No, that's not true: According to Perry's office and a review of his Twitter account, the television graphic containing that statement is fake. Though he made no such official statement and the television…

    • Dec 23, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Rep. Scott Perry Did NOT Issue Statement That 'Italian Satellites,' CIA, Italian Government Stole Votes From Trump Fake Statement
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