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PolitiFact

PolitiFact is a United States fact-checking site run by the Poynter Institute. It rates claims by politicians and viral posts on its Truth-O-Meter, from True to Pants on Fire.

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“In Massachusetts, "anybody can go vote for anybody so long as they have their information. … They're not even checking IDs at the polling stations.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: Massachusetts doesn't require everyone to show a government-issued photo ID to vote, but there are some instances when people will be asked to show ID. Voting or attempting to vote under someone else’s name is illegal.

Checked by PolitiFact1 Nov 2020United StatesHealth
Sam Brown Petsonk, Democratic candidate for W.Va., attorney general

“A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act backed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey “would eliminate health care for over 800,000 West Virginians.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The analysis didn’t only address people at risk of losing their coverage entirely. It also includes people who could see higher premiums or restrictions on what conditions are covered.