Did Ted Cruz’s Campaign Send Fundraising Mailers That Resemble Legal Summonses?
17 September 2018 Despite allegations that the fundraising letters were misleading, federal officials said that the "summonses" did not violate election law.
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Did Ohio’s 12th Congressional District Have 170 Fraudulent ‘Voters’ Over 116 Years Old?
16 August 2018 Right-wing web sites published misleading allegations of voter fraud in Ohio, based on very obviously flawed evidence.
Is Planned Parenthood Using $30 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Influence the Midterm Elections?
23 April 2018 Social media memes misleadingly conflate Planned Parenthood itself with a political action committee offshoot funded by donations.
Does the U.S. Have Millions More Registered Voters Than Eligible Adults?
9 April 2018 A persistent claim about widespread voter fraud is based on problematic tallies of registered and eligible voters.
Did the Obama Campaign Employ the Same Tactics as Cambridge Analytica?
22 March 2018 Attempts at "whataboutism" with a scandal involving social media and psychographics fail to acknowledge that Cambridge Analytica obtained data by misleading people.
Did President Barack Obama Congratulate Putin on His 2012 Win?
21 March 2018 After President Donald Trump was criticized for congratulating Vladimir Putin on the results of Russia's election, claims appeared that Obama had done the same in 2012.
Did Newsweek Report That Trump Will Be Impeached and Replaced by Hillary Clinton?
23 January 2018 The news magazine offered a law professor's hypothetical musings, not a report about President Trump's being removed and replaced by his opponent.
Did Roy Moore Receive 953 Votes to Doug Jones’ 5,327 in a Town of 1,867 Registered Voters?
15 December 2017 A popular Facebook rumor contends that Alabama's December 2017 election showed major voting irregularities — but the claim is "satire."
Did an Alabama Church Display a Sign Comparing Roy Moore to Jesus?
5 December 2017 Living Way Ministries said its pastor did not approve of the sign, but at least two other churches were also caught using a blatantly political sign.
Did Roy Moore Say Muslims Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Serve in Congress?
10 November 2017 The U.S. Senate candidate wrote in 2006 that newly-elected Representative Keith Ellison, a Muslim, should be prohibited from taking the oath of office.
Republicans Last Controlled U.S. Government in 1928 and Depression Followed?
11 November 2016 Popular post-election image holds that Republicans last controlled the White House and Congress in 1928, causing the Great Depression.
Is the Supreme Court Deciding Whether to Nullify the 2016 Election?
24 February 2017 A petition challenging the 2016 U.S. presidential election results has long since died on the vine without being taken up by the Supreme Court.
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