Elections

“Senate candidate "Kelly Tshibaka says she wants to ban birth control in the mail.”

FactCheck.org says: Tshibaka has said she would ban the sale of the morning-after pill via the mail, but the ads leave the misleading impression she would ban all forms of birth control.

“Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.”

PolitiFact says: Ryan wasn’t just professing “love for Pelosi.” He was saying that despite his love, it was time for new party leadership after Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016.

“A raid took place at the house of Aam Aadmi Party (Broomwadi) leader Shekhar Agarwal in Surat, Gujarat. Seeing this amount, you will get an idea of their election preparation.”

“Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”

PolitiFact says: Prop. 2 would not eliminate Michigan’s existing requirement that voters show a photo ID before casting a ballot in person. Voters will still be asked to show a poll worker picture ID before they receive a ballot.

“Breaking: Judiciary Democrats just voted to support non-citizens voting in our elections.”

PolitiFact says: A bill aims to make it easier for election officials to provide ballots in languages other than English, but that doesn't change federal law which says citizenship is a requirement to vote in federal elections.

“Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes wants to "double your income taxes.”

FactCheck.org says: Barnes says he wants to cut "middle-class" taxes and make sure the wealthy "pay their fair share."

“Rs. 350 would be deducted from the bank accounts of people who will not cast their votes – Election Commission of India”

FACTLY says: The article shared in the post was a prank article published by Navbharat Times on 21 March 2019. Later, they issued a clarification about the same, clarifying that it was meant to be a joke on the occasion of Holi. PIB…

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got the highest number of votes in Philippine history.”

Vera Files says: While Marcos Jr. did receive the highest number of votes in Philippine history, his win in the May 2022 polls is only the third highest margin of victory. The 31 million votes Marcos got translates to only 58.7% of the …

“The Liberal Party has revealed its presidential candidate for the 2028 elections”

“Queen Elizabeth congratulated Bongbong Marcos for winning the 2022 Philippine presidential election”

“Trump told you the election was stolen, ripped you off, to sucker you, to take your hard-earned money and shovel it into his pockets. ... Every dollar you sent him paid to keep his shady business empire and lavish lifestyle going.”

Washington Post says: There is no evidence to support the claim

“Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”

“Over the pleas of the victim’s family, John Fetterman was the only vote to release the murderer, the only one.”

FactCheck.org says: Nothing in the Senate Leadership Fund ad is factually inaccurate, but we thought readers may want to know more of the context of the case.

“President Joe Biden "has just officially filed for Reelection with the Federal Election Committee.”

FactCheck.org says: President Joe Biden hasn’t filed anything yet with the FEC that would officially indicate he’s running for reelection. But social media posts have falsely claimed he has, based on a misinterpretation of a routine filing.

“In New York, you need to show identification to buy whipped cream, but not to vote.”

PolitiFact says: New York restricts the sale of whipped cream chargers, which contain nitrous oxide. Sales of cans of whipped cream are not restricted. IDs are checked when people register to vote, generally not at the polls.

“An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.”

PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden has not officially announced a bid for a second term. The notion that he did so in an obscure federal disclosure filing on Aug. is inaccurate.

“In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.”

PolitiFact says: In Arizona, voters who want to receive a mail ballot for a specific election or on a continuing basis must opt in.

“Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”

“Half of the votes for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election “are from dead people.”

“Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman wants to “eliminate life sentences for murderers.”

FactCheck.org says: Fetterman has said he wants to eliminate mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder. He’s not talking about all murders, and he’s not seeking to eliminate the discretion for judges to impose life sentences.