Voting Rights

Did Joe Biden, a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, spar with a Michigan autoworker over the issue of gun control? Yes, that's true, and here's some context: Biden and the man, Jerry Wayne, did exchange words at a Detroit, Michigan, auto plant on March 10, 2020. Biden was campaigning ahead of the critical Michigan primary, which he decisively won later that…

Did U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say, "It's racist to only allow citizens to vote"? No, that's not true: Schumer never said that. Several sites are wrongly attributing this quote to him, but he did not say it. Lead Stories has traced the claim back to its original source, and the quote was entirely made up. The story recently…

Do eight Iowa counties have more registered voters than there are people eligible to vote in those counties? No, that's not true. Looking at the latest available data in February 2020 there are only five counties where the number of total registered voters exceeds the voting age population. But the number dropped to only one county when just counting the…

Did Rosanna Blake say 'My Dad Would Be Ashamed Obama Was Our President' and was she the daughter of Malcom X? No, that's not true: Malcom X had six daughters but none named Rosanna Blake. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly…

Did Democrats vote 228-197 in favor of allowing illegals to vote? And is that "insanity" because they have been fighting against "foreign involvement in our elections" for two years? No, that's not true: the claim made in a viral internet image is based on a wrong interpretation of a vote that did take place on March 8, 2019 which did…

Did Taylor Swift throw her support behind restoring the shōgunate in Japan? No, of course not: that story was launched by a satirical website in response to her sudden support for two candidates from the Democratic party in the upcoming Tennessee midterms after a long period of not making any comments at all regarding politics. The story originated from an…

A widely circulated story that said President Trump voted in favor of the death penalty for being gay is false. The story has been published at least four times on the website Groupspeak and in several other locations with the title "Trump Votes For Death Penalty For Being Gay" and that simply is not true. The article opens: President Trump…