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PolitiFact says: This post began on a parody account and is labeled as satire, but some social media users cropped out the disclaimer.
PolitiFact says: Solo los ciudadanos estadounidenses pueden votar en las elecciones federales.
PolitiFact says: As of Nov. 4, there were no credible news reports or statements that former basketball star Michael Jordan has endorsed any candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
PolitiFact says: La imagen en la publicación en Instagram se publicó en una cuenta de parodia. Los Comunistas Revolucionarios de América marcharon en Filadelfia el 28 de julio para celebrar el aniversario de la fundación de su partido.
PolitiFact says: Funcionarios electorales del condado Allegheny, Pensilvania, dijeron que un video viral capturó una conversación breve entre un grupo de votantes, sus traductores y un funcionario electoral local en un centro de votación
PolitiFact says: This video was altered to slow Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech. Original footage from her address at an Oct. 27 Philadelphia rally shows she spoke with a typical cadence.
PolitiFact says: Colorado conservative activist Joe Oltmann made this allegation claim he listened to an "antifa conference call" but provided no evidence.
PolitiFact says: Joe Rogan, the influential podcaster who recently interviewed Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, hadn’t announced who he’s voting for in the 2024 election as of early afternoon Nov. 3.
PolitiFact says: The FBI said in a Nov. 2 statement that the video depicts false content.
PolitiFact says: It's wrong to say he’s never "mentioned" wanting to scuttle the law. He did so in 2016 as a candidate, and as president, Trump sought to end the law through congressional action and at the U.S. Supreme Court.
PolitiFact says: Federal officials said the falsehood is connected to Russian attempts to influence the U.S. election.
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact searched Google and the Nexis news database and found no credible reports that the Harris-Walz campaign paid Beyoncé to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris or give remarks at a Houston rally on Oct. 25.
PolitiFact says: Project 2025, which Donald Trump hasn’t endorsed, says states should be required to report full data on pregnancies that end in fetal death. They do not say progress during pregnancies should be tracked.
PolitiFact says: The man in a video made unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud and revived long-debunked claims about Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. He isn’t a “Democratic operative” and his claims aren’t true.
PolitiFact says: A man seen in a video widely shared on social media dropping off a container of election ballots at a Northampton County, Pennsylvania, courthouse is a United States Postal Service worker.
PolitiFact says: Kentucky election officials investigated the situation and found it to be an isolated incident of operator error with a voting machine. They said this does not indicate fraud or widespread election interference.
PolitiFact says: Police received complaints about Val Biancaniello's behavior from people in line. She was “briefly detained” and released with a citation for summary disorderly conduct, the county said. She wasn’t arrested.
PolitiFact says: Michigan officials said the state has about 8.4 million registered voters, which includes inactive voters who have not yet been removed from voting rolls. State and federal laws dictate when inactive voters are removed.
PolitiFact says: The X account's screenshots contained multiple inconsistencies. The user also manipulated facts about Tim Walz to build this baseless narrative. The X user offered no verifiable evidence to support this allegation.
PolitiFact says: Casey supported a bill that would have required police departments to make certain changes to be eligible for federal grants. The bill would not have defunded any departments and in some cases it created new funding.