“GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
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“I just have this feeling that Joe Biden isn’t going to be on the ticket. I have a sense that something is going to happen before the election and he’s not even going to be on the ticket.”
PolitiFact rated this: Unproven speculation, no evidence
“Says Kamala Harris “advocated for restoring voting rights for the Boston bomber.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Harris has not said she would advocate for giving the Boston Marathon bomber the right to vote, only that she is open to it. Asked if prisoners such as the bomber should vote, she said there should be a conversation.
“Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Collins voted against one accountability measure, but for others. She received one campaign donation, of $2,300 in 2007, from one of the Sackler family members.
“There's a potential for "massive fraud" in Nevada because "the post office doesn't date [mail-in ballots] with a postmark because they're already prepaid.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: USPS policy is to postmark all ballots. According to a July report from the USPS’ Office of Inspector General, a postal service memo issued in 2018 “states that all ballots should be postmarked by machine or by hand."
“An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This is inaccurate. Anyone who attempts to do this is committing fraud, and before election officials mail out a ballot to a voter, the signature on the application must match the signature on record.
“Poll says that Nairobians are unhappy with NMS”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE HEADLINE
“Poll says that Nairobians are unhappy with NMS”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE HEADLINE
“Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats)”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Some third-party candidates have swung races in Republicans' favor, most notably Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election. But many third-party entrants draw more from Republicans, including in the 2016 race.
“A "campaign ad" for President Donald Trump, using part of his 2020 State of the Union address, has been "banned by Facebook.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: There’s no evidence the video was “banned,” or that it’s an ad from the Trump campaign.
“The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The reality of voter fraud is undeniable...In my own state of Indiana in 2012, there was a Democrat super PAC that was involved in our elections, that literally, there was a group of people that were prosecuted for falsifying ballots.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The case did not involve voter fraud or falsifying ballots and most of the charges were dropped.
“Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no difference between absentee voting and voting by mail. All mail ballots, regardless of how they're requested, are treated the same once they’re cast. They all require verification before being counted.
“Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???”
PolitiFact rated this: Trump can’t delay election
PolitiFact says: Since 1845, Congress has required states to appoint presidential electors on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Any change would require congressional action.
“Florida state Senate candidate Ray Rodrigues “is promoting illegal immigration.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Florida State Rep. Ray Rodrigues voted in 2013 to allow Dreamers to apply for driver's licenses, along with nearly all legislators. But Rodrigues took other votes that were not favorable to illegal immigrants.
“Two stamps needed for mail-in ballots.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Technically, voters are required to pay for postage if they don’t have a postage-paid ballot. But the U.S. Postal Service says its policy is to deliver mail ballots to election offices even if the ballots lack postage.
“Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Wisconsin Democrats ignore GOP efforts to encourage absentee and early voting.
“Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A woman claimed that she is a Republican and was prevented from voting in a Republican primary. Local election officials said the woman was not allowed to vote in the GOP primary because she was a registered Democrat.
“Registered Republican Not Allowed to Vote!" in the Louisiana Republican primary.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: A video labeled "Registered Republican Not Allowed to Vote!" suggests that Republicans were kept from voting in Louisiana's closed primary. The person featured in the video was actually registered as a Democrat.