Elections

“Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”

PolitiFact says: The decision to close polling places stemmed largely from coronavirus concerns and a shortage of poll workers.

“The special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election was "absolutely baseless.”

FactCheck.org says: The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General found the investigation “was opened for an authorized investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication.”

“Francis Atwoli has been appointed IEBC CEO”

“Francis Atwoli has been appointed IEBC CEO”

“Making sure we tell the American public what the president is doing, saying he wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.”

FactCheck.org says: We can find no instance of Trump saying he wants to thwart the Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-in ballots, and the Biden campaign hasn't provided us with any.

“Trump Campaign Hired Gig Actors to Inflate the Attendance at His Tulsa Rally”

“MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES," resulting in a "RIGGED" election.”

FactCheck.org says: Voting experts say there are numerous logistical hurdles and security safeguards that would prevent a foreign government from slipping large numbers of fraudulent ballots past election officials.

“Imagine a ballot being sent to a person regardless of eligibility, signed by someone else, picked up and delivered by a campaign operative, and still counted. Democrats are trying to legalize ballot harvesting nationwide.”

“Online posts say Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: "It's vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected.”

FactCheck.org says: A fake tweet attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates restrictions on businesses “until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected.” She didn’t tweet that.

“Ahead of tomorrow’s primary in Kentucky, many polling locations have been closed -- with only one polling location in Jefferson County (the county with the largest Black population in the state). This is voter suppression.”

PolitiFact says: The number of in-person polling places was cut significantly, leaving just one in-person location in Jefferson County. But mail balloting and early voting were expanded significantly.

“President Donald Trump's reelection campaign posted a Craigslist ad that said, "Excited and enthusiastic MINORITY Actors and Actresses needed to hold signs at event in Tulsa.”

FactCheck.org says: Posts cite a Craigslist ad to support the claim that Trump’s campaign is seeking “MINORITY Actors” to hold signs at his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Okla. The campaign says it didn’t post the ad and Craigslist has removed it.

“With absentee voting, as opposed to mail-in voting, "they have to go through a very strict process. The equivalent of going to a voting machine, or maybe even sometimes better.”

FactCheck.org says: Voting experts told us the verification process is the same for absentee and mail-in ballots, and many states consider them to be the same thing.

“Says that if people “scooped up all the tickets for the (Trump campaign) rally in Tulsa,” then Trump could be “speaking to an empty crowd.”

“Donald Trump is recruiting “excited and enthusiastic MINORITY actors and actresses” to appear at his campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla.”

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“In voting by mail, “hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects and millions more end up missing or in landfills.”

PolitiFact says: These included ballots that were not returned by the voter, spoiled, returned as undeliverable, or otherwise unable to be tracked. Experts said it’s wrong to categorize these as “missing.”

“Twitter censored a video from Donald Trump's campaign”

“The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”

PolitiFact says: This assertion has been garbled. The big Trump donor is a regional franchisee of Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut locations, not the CEO of the parent company of those three fast-food brands.

“Says Joe Biden’s presidential campaign donated $20 million to bail out protesters.”

“White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany falsely claimed that voter registration in Los Angeles County is at 112 percent”