“Pennsylvania sent out 1,823,148 mail-in ballots. They got back 2,589,242.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Rep. Adam Kinzinger “admits Trump won” the 2020 presidential election.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“When the city of Reno wanted to go after the opioid manufacturers for the damage they’ve caused, Nevada’s attorney general, Adam Laxalt, tried to block Reno from holding them accountable. Maybe that’s because Laxalt took over $20,000 from opioid companies for his campaign.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Laxalt did urge Reno not to file a lawsuit, but his letter — written with the state’s consumer advocate — made clear that all sides had the same goal of holding the manufacturers accountable.
“Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Some conservative activists have advocated for decertifying ballots cast in 2020, alleging fraud. But no such decertification process exists, and there’s no evidence of widespread fraud.
“Adam Laxalt fought an investigation into the oil industry, then they funded his campaign.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Laxalt opposed efforts to investigate whether oil companies made fraudulent disclosures about climate change and helped Exxon fight one probe. A PAC largely backed by people employed in oil ran campaign ads for Laxalt.
“Biden "had his department of justice’s FBI raid the private home of the leading candidate to replace him.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home looking for classified materials. Social media posts claiming the search was politically motivated have been swirling online, despite there being no evidence.
“Video shows Clark County poll worker acting illegally by asking people to place their ballots into a bag outside of a drop box.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Video shows election workers following an interpretation of Washington law allowing them to collect ballots to prevent long lines and drop boxes from being overfilled, not voter fraud.
“Arizona elections are corrupt”
PolitiFact rated this: 2020 election was secure
PolitiFact says: A review of ballots cast in Maricopa County confirmed that Joe Biden won, and courts rejected allegations of fraud or attempts to deny certification for Biden and only a few people have been charged with fraud.
“No, pens provided by Arizona election officials aren’t part of a plot to rig state primary”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Maricopa County will provide Pentel pens in voting booths for Arizona’s Aug. 2 primary. County elections officials say these pens help the voting process because they dry quickly.
“In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Results the morning after Election Day in Georgia showed that Trump was ahead of Biden. But the state’s results website warned that the results were unofficial and may not include all absentee and provisional ballots.
“In Wisconsin nursing homes, there were "thousands and thousands and thousands of crooked votes" in the 2020 election.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Trump is citing a disputed, partisan report. There is no evidence of fraud and voting rates in the state’s nursing homes were not out of the ordinary.
“Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Alaskans voted in 2020 to adopt ranked choice voting, a process by which voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than choosing a single candidate. It is a legal and secure way to elect politicians.
“SCOTUS overturned the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“In Kenya, “pregnant women can’t leave the house, so they absolutely have no constructive right to vote.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Pregnant women in Kenya can vote, and are given priority in voting lines. All adults 18 or older can vote, according to Kenya law.
“The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Photo of BJP’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu with Mohan Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo is morphed by embedding one image into another. There is no evidence to confirm the meeting of Draupadi Murmu with Mohan Bhagwat at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur recently
“For the Labor Party, they got the lowest primary vote, I think, since 1910.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: In the ballpark
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Joyce's claim is in the ballpark. Labor primary vote of 32.6 per cent was low by historic standards but his selection of 1910 is inexact. Labor's primary vote in 2022 is indeed worse than any recorded by the Labor pr…
“In the May 9 elections, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. got the "biggest electoral mandate in history of Philippine democracy.".”
Vera Files rated this: Needs context
Vera Files says: While Marcos Jr. did garner the highest number of votes in Philippine electoral history, his share of the vote is only the third highest margin of victory in the country.
“BJP wins Trichy BHEL trade union leader election for the first time!”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in FB status calls promised P10,000 aid a campaign ploy”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Screenshot of FB status is fabricated