Elections in October 2026
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
- What We Know About Claims That Early Voters' Ballots Were Switched in States Including Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Touchscreen Voting Machine Selecting Wrong Candidate From The 2026 Election -- Clips Are From 2014 And 2019
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Netanyahu In Front Of Whiteboard Plan Involving "SPAIN" -- Generated With OpenAI
- Fact Check: Flyers Were NOT Sent By 'Texas Transgender Student Union' -- There Is NO Such Group
Monday, October 19, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Fact Check: FAKE Chart Shows Future AfD Bot Activity Drop After Ukraine Bombed Russian Data Centers -- Made-Up Data
- Fact Check: Image Is NOT Real Time-Stamped Surveillance Camera Footage From James Talarico's House -- It Is Digitally Fabricated
Monday, October 12, 2026
- Fact Check: 'South Park' Did NOT Tease A Susan Dell Episode And She Did NOT Rage In Response
- Fact Check: Epstein Files Email Ending In 'Love Ya' Was NOT Written By Marco Rubio
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Fact Check: Iranian Officials Did NOT Promise To Release Audio Of Trump Begging Them To Open Strait Of Hormuz So Gas Prices Lower Before Midterms -- Satire Post
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Flávio Bolsonaro Telling A Masonic Lodge He Would Give Brazil To 'Greater Israel' And Satan
- Fact Check: Video Of Young Men Dancing With Guns Was NOT Recorded At Student Protests in France
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Monday, October 5, 2026
- Fact Check: REAL Screenshots Show Trump Confused Brazil And India In Post About Presidential Elections
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'Every Republican Vote Counts As 3 Votes!' Due To Elon Musk -- It's A Fabricated Screenshot
Friday, October 2, 2026
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