Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.
The voting is done. Misinformation is flourishing.
As the internet’s premier fact-checking site, we’ve been gauging the truth behind the candidates’ claims since the beginning of the race (see a collection of fact checks involving Trump here and Biden here), as well as rumors about the voting process and what Americans can expect in this historic election. And on Election Day itself, we checked misinformation as it was happening.
Now, we’ve got new fact checks to combat misinformation about the election’s results. We introduced “rumor alerts” to warn readers where they should tread lightly. We use those posts to send up a flare about rumors/misinformation for which we may not have enough information for a complete fact check with a truth rating, but that we want to warn audiences about anyway.
Check out all our new fact checks and coverage below.
What Happens If Donald Trump Doesn’t Concede?
No U.S. presidential candidate in modern history has refused to acknowledge defeat.
Was the ‘Nevada Poll Worker’ Interviewed by Ingraham Actually Trump Himself?
Laura Ingraham interviewed a Nevada poll worker, face and voice masked, who claimed to have...
Did Biden Create ‘Office of the President Elect’ To Undermine Trump?
Not everything U.S. President-elect Joe Biden does is a scheme against the current president.
Did Trump Promise ‘Tremendous Stimulus Package Immediately After the Election’?
The IRS sent out the first payments in April 2020, and American families have been...
Did Real Clear Politics Take Penn. ‘Away’ From Biden After Lawsuit News?
It is challenging to take something away that was never given in the first place.
Was Trump First US President To Lose Popular Vote, Get Impeached, Then Lose Reelection?
The 45th president made history, both good and bad, in the 2020 election.
Is There a ‘Hammer and Scorecard’ Operation to Manipulate Vote Counts?
The director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) called the rumors "nonsense."
Does Biden Want Fraudulent Ballots To Count in the 2020 Election?
The baseless claim suggests the president-elect has ordered elections workers nationwide to break laws governing...
Did Trump’s Legal Team Hold a News Conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping?
Questions swirled over whether the wrong Four Seasons was the site of the conference.
Will Biden’s Dog Major Be the First Rescue Dog in the White House?
After four years without a White House pet, many were curious about the president-elect’s canine...
Did Church Bells Ring in Paris to Celebrate Biden’s Election Win?
Not all seemingly celebratory gestures in November 2020 were intended to herald the results of...
RUMOR ALERT: Dominion Voting Systems Fraud Claims
Isolated incidents that were quickly rectified were used to imply widespread voter fraud was occurring...
Was the Ballot of Deceased Man Named William Bradley Counted in Michigan?
During the 2020 presidential contest, false information on the internet spread faster than facts.
Does Searching for ‘Loser’ on Twitter Return Trump’s Account?
Search algorithms linking controversial politicians to derogatory words is a not uncommon phenomenon.
Was Trump Golfing When the 2020 Presidential Election Was Called?
On an historic day in America, rumors held that the incumbent president spent the key...
Did DHS Secretly Watermark Ballots in an Election Fraud Sting Against Dems?
Discussing election mechanics is easier when you actually know how elections work.
Do Hundreds of Counties Have 1.8 Million ‘Ghost Voters’ in the US?
A study published by the activist legal group Judicial Watch used two different types of...
Did Bannon Say He’d Put Fauci’s and FBI Director Wray’s ‘Heads on Pikes’?
The podcaster and Breitbart executive has been described as a "Trump loyalist."
Can State Legislatures Override the Choice of Presidential Electors?
The electoral college is a unique system for indirectly electing the president of the United...
Is Trump Campaign Auto-Checking A “Recurring Donation” Option That Ends in December?
The campaign website, until recently, had been accepting recurring donations up until Election Day.
Was a ‘Stop The Steal’ Facebook Group Renamed ‘Gay Communists for Socialism’?
The group had gained well over 64,000 members in its brief 24 hours of existence.
Does This Video Show a PA Elections Worker Filling Out Ballots?
A video shared on Twitter purported to catch ballot counters in Pennsylvania in the act...
This Video Does Not Show a Ballot Box Being Sneaked Into a Detroit Counting Facility
Even the most innocuous actions can be made to seem sinister when presented with a...