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  • Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring 'Kamala Harris Won' Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election -- None Declared She Won

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    Did The Economic Times article that declared Kamala Harris won the 2024 election cite reports that concluded voting systems were rigged for Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The reports referred to by The Economic Times all stop short of declaring the election was stolen. Instead, those writers whom The Economic Times cited said there are questions about software and…

    • Jun 11, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring 'Kamala Harris Won' Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election -- None Declared She Won Queries ≠ Fact
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk's Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election

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    Did Elon Musk's satellite-based high-speed internet system Starlink play any role in counting or uploading votes in the U.S. election that could have allowed for potential vote manipulation or cheating? No, that's not true: Election security experts told Lead Stories that there's no evidence of vote tampering involving Starlink. U.S. voting systems are managed by county and state offices on…

    • Nov 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Elon Musk's Starlink Did NOT Play Role In Counting Votes In 2024 Election Not Connected
  • Fact Check: Fold Or Crease In Candidate Name Area Does NOT Void Wisconsin Paper Ballots

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    Does a fold line or a crease in the candidate name area void paper ballots so "the machines cannot count it" in Wisconsin? No, that's not true: The Grant County clerk, where the complaint about a wrinkled ballot was reported, told Lead Stories a ballot with a crease or a fold would not be voided. She also said that the…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Fold Or Crease In Candidate Name Area Does NOT Void Wisconsin Paper Ballots Doesn't Cancel
  • 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: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump -- But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination

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    Does a video on social media show a Kentucky voting machine marking Kamala Harris for president when the voter tried to press Donald Trump, leaving them unable to vote for Trump? Yes, but that is missing context: The Kentucky Board of Elections' general counsel told Lead Stories in a statement that, after the video was filmed, the voter was able…

    • Nov 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video DOES Show Kentucky Ballot Machine Marking Harris When Voter Pressed Trump -- But State Says Voter Was Able To Cast Ballot For Trump, Machine Removed For Examination Ballot Cast
  • Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines NOT Facing 'Nationwide Issue' -- Limited To Voting Assistance Terminals In Michigan

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    Is there a "nationwide issue" affecting Dominion voting machines that is impacting people's ability to vote as they intend? No, that's not true: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson misspoke when she said that. According to a Dominion press release, Michigan is the only state experiencing such issues, specifically with Dominion Voting Assistance Terminals -- a device used by voters…

    • Nov 4, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines NOT Facing 'Nationwide Issue' -- Limited To Voting Assistance Terminals In Michigan Only Michigan
  • Fact Check: Arkansas Voting Machine Did NOT Flip Trump Vote To Harris

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    Did a voting machine in Arkansas cause a vote for Donald Trump to be cast instead for Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: Elections authorities at the state and local level plus the voting machine manufacturer told Lead Stories the voter accidentally touched the wrong name because they used their finger rather than the stylus provided. Even so, they said…

    • Nov 1, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Arkansas Voting Machine Did NOT Flip Trump Vote To Harris Voter Error
  • Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina

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    Have rigged voting machines in Fulton County, Georgia, and North Carolina been seized or destroyed by "white hats," as an article by Real Raw News said? No, that's not true: State election boards in North Carolina and Georgia told Lead Stories that no machines have been seized or destroyed as of this writing, and there is no evidence of rigging.…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Rigged' Voting Machines NOT Seized By 'White Hats' In Georgia, North Carolina Officials: No
  • Fact Check: Kentucky Voting Machine Did NOT Switch Trump Votes To Harris

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    Are voting machines in Kentucky changing votes from Donald Trump to Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: There was an incident involving a single ballot marking device in Laurel County but it wasn't switching votes; instead, one voter was pressing the space between voting boxes repeatedly instead of directly in the middle of a voting box. The county election supervisor…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Kentucky Voting Machine Did NOT Switch Trump Votes To Harris No Switching
  • Fact Check: Possible Voting Machine Glitch On One Ballot in Tarrant County, Texas, Did NOT Indicate Widespread Vote-Switching -- Election Official Says Questioned Ballot Was Not Counted, Voter Was Issued A New Ballot

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    Did a possible voting machine glitch in Tarrant County, Texas, on one ballot indicate widespread vote-switching? No, that's not true: Tarrant County elections administrator Clint Ludwig said he believes the one person making the claim about their vote changing from the machine to the printed ballot "did make a selection on the machine and that selection was printed on their…

    • Oct 23, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Possible Voting Machine Glitch On One Ballot in Tarrant County, Texas, Did NOT Indicate Widespread Vote-Switching -- Election Official Says Questioned Ballot Was Not Counted, Voter Was Issued A New Ballot One Voter
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