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2,118 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.

Checked by PolitiFact31 Aug 2023United StatesElections
Travis Tritt, Country singer

“When elected Georgia governor in 2018, “Brian Kemp was over $7 million in debt.” Kemp “cut a deal” to select Dominion Voting Systems as Georgia’s voting machine vendor and “has never been in debt since.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Brian Kemp had a positive net worth in 2017, meaning he was not "in debt." By 2021, Kemp had paid off most of his liabilities. Kemp was not involved in selecting Dominion as Georgia’s new voting machine vendor.

Checked by PolitiFact29 Aug 2023United StatesElections
Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP presidential candidate

“Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: A VP wouldn’t have that power, and the Constitution is clear that counting the electoral votes, not legislation, is the joint session's purpose. Such a divisive proposal wouldn't have gotten the needed Democratic backing

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia31 Jul 2023CambodiaElections
ឈាមខ្មែរ សង្គ្រោះជាតិ, Political Activist

“An ex-opposition supporter Ny Nak did not drop ballot and got his index finger inked as the number of voter turnout was quiet.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The former government critic Ny Nak clarified that a photo of him showing finger without getting inked was in the 2018 election and nothing related to the 2023 election. He turned out for the Sunday election.

Checked by Fact Crescendo Cambodia21 Jul 2023CambodiaElections
Khan Chan Sophal, Political Activist

“Each voter is required to give thumbprint so that a voter making a ballot invalid can be identified later.”

Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: False

Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: Therefore, Fact Crescendo Cambodia found the claim of mandating the fingerprint to be marked in the ballot paper to be false. No fingerprint or thumbprint of a voter is regulated by the National Election Committee.