View this email in your browser ([link removed])
** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
------------------------------------------------------------
August 22, 2020
** FactCheck Posts
------------------------------------------------------------
Video: FactChecking the Democratic National Convention ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 21st, 2020
[link removed]
This video reviews some of the statements that we fact-checked during the Democratic National Convention, which ended Aug. 20 with former Vice President Joe Biden accepting his party’s nomination for president.
** FactCheck Mailbag
------------------------------------------------------------
Mailbag: Our Headline on U.S. Postal Service Story ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2020
[link removed]
Numerous readers in recent days sent us emails questioning why we have not changed the headline on our June 26 story, “Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy.”
** Debunking False Stories
------------------------------------------------------------
Posts Take Old Photos of Biden, Harris Out of Context ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 21st, 2020
[link removed]
Facebook posts are using out-of-context photos to suggest Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, are not abiding by public health recommendations regarding face masks. The photos are from early March, before face masks were recommended by federal health officials.
Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as ‘Mail-in Voting’ Protest ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
[link removed]
A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.”
** Articles
------------------------------------------------------------
Final Night of the Democratic Convention ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 21st, 2020
[link removed]
We provide context to some of Joe Biden’s claims in his speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination.
Democratic Convention Night 3 ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, August 20th, 2020
[link removed]
There was news: Sen. Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination. But there was little to fact-check.
Democratic Convention Night 2 ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
[link removed]
We found few factual distortions on the night Joe Biden officially became the party’s presidential nominee.
Democratic Convention Opening Night ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020
[link removed]
A quiet first night for fact-checkers. Only a few quibbles, including on the minimum wage, mail-in voting and Social Security payments.
Biden’s Greatest Hits ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2020
[link removed]
A compendium of the top false and misleading claims by the Democratic presidential candidate.
Help Hold Politicians Accountable - Donate to FactCheck.org ([link removed])
============================================================
** color-twitter-48.png ([link removed])
** color-facebook-48.png ([link removed])
** color-rss-48.png ([link removed])
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website "[link removed]"
FactCheck.org: A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
202 S 36th St.
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.
