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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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December 12, 2020


** SciCheck
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A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
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A primer on the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive authorization in the U.S.


** FactCheck Posts
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Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2020
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A list of bogus election fraud claims, cobbled together from dubious websites and failed lawsuits aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, has spread widely online.

Warnock’s False Ad on Taxes ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
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A TV ad from Democrat Raphael Warnock falsely says Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler “supports raising taxes on Georgia’s middle class.”

Trump’s Bogus Swing State Claim ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
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In Georgia, President Trump continued to make baseless claims about a “rigged” election, drawing false comparisons between President-elect Joe Biden’s performance in swing states and that of the last two Democratic presidential nominees.


** Debunking False Stories
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Vaccine Recipient Targeted With Baseless ‘Crisis Actor’ Claim ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2020
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Social media posts are peddling the baseless claim that the first recipient of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom was actually a “crisis actor.” There is no evidence for that conspiracy theory.

False Claim of ‘Seized’ Voting Machines in Georgia ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
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Viral posts falsely claim that Dominion voting machines were “seized” in Ware County, Georgia, and that votes were found to have been “switched” for Joe Biden. No such seizure occurred and there was no such finding, according to local and state election officials. Trump handily won the county with 70% of the vote.

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