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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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November 7, 2020
** FactCheck Posts
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Trump’s Bogus Claim of ‘Election Interference’ and More ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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President Trump used his relatively brief remarks — just 16 minutes long — during a Nov. 5 public appearance at the White House press room to make false allegations about election interference and other issues.
Trump’s Wild, Baseless Claims of Illegal Voting ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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In remarks resembling an attack on democratic elections, rather than a presidential speech, President Donald Trump doubled down on his campaign pledge: “The only way we can lose, in my opinion, is massive fraud.”
Trump Tweets Flagged by Twitter for Misinformation ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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In the two days after Election Day, Twitter has added warning labels to nine of President Trump’s election-related tweets, cautioning the messages “might be misleading.” They are misleading, and in some cases, false.
Wisconsin Recount Q&A ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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On the same day that several news organizations called the presidential race in Wisconsin for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the campaign of President Donald Trump announced it would request a recount. How would it work?
Trump Misleadingly Claims That Ballot Count Was ‘Called Off’ ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
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President Trump misleadingly said early in the morning after Election Day that ballot counting in states where he was leading had been “called off,” baselessly suggesting there was something suspicious happening.
Trump’s Falsehood-Filled Speech on the Election ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
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Before all of the votes in the 2020 election were counted, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed victory, calling for “all voting to stop” and claiming continuing to count legally cast votes would “disenfranchise” the people who voted for him.
Viral Voting Misinformation ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
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Several posts on social media have made false or misleading claims alleging voter suppression and voting fraud across the United States.
Closing Arguments of the Presidential Campaign ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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We fact-check claims the candidates made in rallies and TV ads in the days before Election Day.
A Guide to the Candidates’ Claims ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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This is a guide to key stories we did during the 2020 election between Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.
** FactCheck Mailbag
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Mailbag: Biden’s Claymont Childhood Home ([link removed]) Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2020
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This week, a reader sent us a comment about our article on social media posts that misquoted former Vice President Joe Biden as saying he grew up in Section 8 housing.
** Debunking False Stories
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Claim of Michigan Postal Fraud Is Moot ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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A video from a right-wing activist suggests that U.S. Postal Service employees backdated ballots in Michigan. The claim is unproven, but, even if true, no ballots in the state are accepted after Nov. 3, regardless of the postmark.
Viral Video Doesn’t Show Fraud by Election Workers in PA ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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A video from a livestream of the vote-counting process in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, shows election workers transcribing votes from damaged ballots so they could be scanned and recorded, according to the county. Social media users are sharing the video with the false suggestion it shows workers committing voter fraud.
Biden Did, Indeed, Get More Votes Than Obama ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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The votes are still being counted and the results are unofficial, but former Vice President Joe Biden already has surpassed former President Barack Obama’s record of 69.4 million votes in 2008. But conservative personalities on social media falsely dismiss that achievement as “a damn lie.”
Viral Image Shows Outdated Claims About Detroit Voter Rolls ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2020
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Facebook users are sharing a meme that alleges a host of inaccuracies in Detroit’s voter rolls in the context of the 2020 election. But the claims stem from a 2019 lawsuit that was withdrawn after the group that filed it said the city had taken action on the issues.
Pennsylvania TV Newscast Graphic Wasn’t Evidence of Voter Fraud ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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An inaccurate graphic on a local TV station briefly showed one Pennsylvania county with more mail-in votes than the number of ballots it had received. The graphic was quickly corrected, but Facebook users are now sharing screenshots of it to misleadingly suggest it is evidence of voter fraud.
Bogus QAnon Claim that Mail-In Ballots Are Illegitimate ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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A bogus QAnon-related claim that many of the mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election were illegitimate has spread widely on social media. But the claim is based on the faulty assumption that ballots are produced by the federal government.
All Congressional Races Aren’t Decided Yet ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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Viral posts on Facebook falsely claim “we have the results of the senate & house, but not the President,” suggesting it is evidence of fraud. In fact, mail-in ballots for all federal races are still being counted in some states.
Viral Video Shows Burning of Sample Ballots, Not Trump Votes ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2020
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A video spread widely on social media falsely purports to show a man burning 80 ballots cast for President Donald Trump. The ballots shown in the video are sample ballots from Virginia Beach, Virginia — as evidenced by the absence of the bar code found on actual ballots — city officials said.
Viral Posts Misreport Data on Registered Voters in Wisconsin ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
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Viral posts on Facebook falsely claim there were more votes cast in the 2020 election in Wisconsin than there were registered voters. According to state data, the number of registered voters exceeded the votes cast by nearly 388,000, as of Nov. 1.
Sharpie Ballots Count in Arizona ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
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The falsehood that votes for President Donald Trump weren’t counted in Arizona because the ballots were filled out with Sharpie pens spread widely on the day after the election. But the county where the claim originated actually recommends that voters use fine tip Sharpies to fill out their ballots.
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The 2020 FactCheck Awards ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
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It’s an Election Day tradition: our awards for off-beat political ads.
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