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Feds didn’t seize video of Hillary Clinton killing a child

Feds didn’t seize video of Hillary Clinton killing a child

November 3, 2024November 3, 2024 · Fact Checking

A federal indictment alleging music magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs filmed sex acts at “freak off” parties led some social media users to revive an old debunked conspiracy theory…

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Feds didn’t seize video of Hillary Clinton killing a child

Kamala Harris did not tip off Sean “Diddy” Combs

November 2, 2024November 2, 2024 · Fact Checking

A website with a patriotic name makes a wild accusation about Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff receiving a payoff from rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.…

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A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 · Fact Checking

Early voting figures in the battleground state of Georgia have broken records, with nearly half of all registered voters having already cast ballots. But misinformation about early voting…

Read more A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

No, Nicki Minaj has not endorsed Donald Trump for president

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 · Fact Checking

Rapper Nicki Minaj once dedicated her hit song “Anaconda” to both Donald Trump and Joe Biden before either man was president “in the spirit of unity” in April…

Read more No, Nicki Minaj has not endorsed Donald Trump for president
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Walz did not promise AOC House speakership if Democrats win

October 28, 2024October 29, 2024 · Fact Checking

Is U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., poised to become the next speaker of the U.S. House, leapfrogging over her fellow New Yorker and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, if…

Read more Walz did not promise AOC House speakership if Democrats win
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

No evidence Harris campaign paid Lizzo to speak in Michigan

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 · Fact Checking

Detroit-born rapper Lizzo, appeared Oct. 19 at a campaign rally in Michigan, encouraging people in the battleground state to support Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.  In…

Read more No evidence Harris campaign paid Lizzo to speak in Michigan
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Crease through candidate name will not invalidate your vote

October 26, 2024October 27, 2024 · Fact Checking

Could submitting a ballot with folds through a candidate’s name invalidate your vote? That’s what a recent Facebook post said.  On Oct. 22, a Facebook user in Wisconsin…

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A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Harris’ Hitler comments were not from a ‘debunked hoax’

October 25, 2024October 27, 2024 · Fact Checking

Former President Donald Trump praised Adolf Hitler, according to news from The Atlantic and The New York Times. Some social media users have questioned the reports’ veracity. “BREAKING:…

Read more Harris’ Hitler comments were not from a ‘debunked hoax’
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Kamala Harris didn’t say she wouldn’t accept 2024 results

October 25, 2024October 27, 2024 · Fact Checking

With less than two weeks until Election Day, concerns are rising about whether candidates will accept the results. One viral post claims Vice President Kamala Harris said she…

Read more Kamala Harris didn’t say she wouldn’t accept 2024 results
Feds didn’t seize video of Hillary Clinton killing a child

Votes in Shelby County, Tennessee, not flipped by machines

October 24, 2024October 25, 2024 · Fact Checking

Some Shelby County, Tennessee, voters say touchscreen voting machines swapped their votes to candidates from another party. But the machines did not malfunction. Early voting began Oct. 16…

Read more Votes in Shelby County, Tennessee, not flipped by machines
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Musk buying CNN story started as satire

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 · Fact Checking

In October 2022, Elon Musk closed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, which he later renamed X.  Two years later, does he have his sights set on…

Read more Musk buying CNN story started as satire
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

X users, Elon Musk circulate image of fake Atlantic headline

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 · Fact Checking

A viral image purporting to show an article from The Atlantic circulated on X Oct. 22 and was quickly amplified by the social media platform’s owner. “Completely insane…

Read more X users, Elon Musk circulate image of fake Atlantic headline
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Election officials marking your ballot won’t invalidate it

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 · Fact Checking

Mark our words: Your ballot won’t be disqualified if an election worker writes on it. But social media posts tell a different story. “I want you all to…

Read more Election officials marking your ballot won’t invalidate it
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Trump, Vance, not removed from Oregon site

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 · Fact Checking

What the host of a conservative media website recently described as “election interference” and a “massive breaking news story coming out of Oregon” has an easy explanation, although…

Read more Trump, Vance, not removed from Oregon site
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Old Karl Rove video mischaracterized online

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 · Fact Checking

Republican strategist Karl Rove regularly opines on the 2024 presidential election as a Fox News contributor. On Oct. 21, for example, he called the race between Vice President…

Read more Old Karl Rove video mischaracterized online
Feds didn’t seize video of Hillary Clinton killing a child

Michael Jackson isn’t alive; claim is satire

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 · Fact Checking

Is the King of Pop going to help take down another music magnate?  No, Michael Jackson may have danced as a zombie in the music video for his…

Read more Michael Jackson isn’t alive; claim is satire
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Northern lights aren’t chemicals sprayed in the sky

October 18, 2024October 20, 2024 · Fact Checking

If you stood outside in October hoping to watch a natural light show in the sky, you’re not alone. The northern lights were visible in multiple U.S. states.…

Read more Northern lights aren’t chemicals sprayed in the sky
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

No, Donald Trump’s felony conviction hasn’t been overturned

October 18, 2024October 20, 2024 · Fact Checking

Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles are not over, contrary to a widely shared social media post claiming otherwise. “Trump’s convictions have all been overturned and he is…

Read more No, Donald Trump’s felony conviction hasn’t been overturned
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Harris, Combs photo is altered

October 18, 2024October 20, 2024 · Fact Checking

“Not photoshopped,” said a description of an image of Vice President Kamala Harris and music magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs that is very much Photoshopped.  “Kamala’s team has spent…

Read more Harris, Combs photo is altered
A sync delay in Glynn County, Georgia, wasn’t voter fraud

Video doesn’t show Mike Pence endorsing Harris and Walz

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 · Fact Checking

Once running mates, former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump parted ways after the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Pence, a lifelong…

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