Live Updates: Snopes Coverage of 2020 U.S. Election Day

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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.

This liveblog is complete — but our job's not done. Read our post-election fact-checking liveblog.

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Tuesday marks the end of campaigning and the beginning of all-encompassing vote-counting in the U.S. 2020 presidential election between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

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 on this historic day.

Now, we're preparing new fact checks to combat misinformation about the election's results. We will also be introducing a new post format we're calling unrated "non-fact checks." We'll 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.

The election process extends days, if not weeks, after Americans cast votes on election night. Even during typical cycles when a pandemic isn't limiting in-person polling and likely to cause a surge in mail-in voting — a method of ballot-casting that can take officials longer to tally — states are unable to count all ballots and legally certify results in one night.

Nonetheless, news reporters often "call" races on election night based on votes counted shortly after polls close. Those media reports are projections, not legally sanctioned results.

Snopes' team of reporters and editors will monitor those reports closely since they could erroneously bolster beliefs that one candidate has won and delegitimize the official vote-counting process after election night. Already, the Trump campaign is trying to weaken Americans' trust in the process by repeating unsubstantiated claims of criminal activity when, in reality, cases of voter fraud are minuscule in comparison to the number of ballots cast in U.S. elections.

Additionally, if election night results lean in Biden's favor, new problems could arise. Trump has repeatedly declined to commit to accepting the results of the election if he loses, which could result in an unprecedented constitutional crisis.

Make sense of what you're hearing and seeing on Tuesday with Snopes' live fact checking below.

Refresh this page for updates.

Trump Falsely Claimed Victory

Nov. 4, 4:06am ET/1:06am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323914389817274368
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Biden's 'Green Mile' Remarks

Nov. 3, 11:55pm ET/8:55pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323851222042972161
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California Holiday Gathering Guidelines

9:28pm ET/6:28pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323814293196996608
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Trump Tweeted "Racist Baby"?

8:50pm ET/5:50pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323804745107148800
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Social Media Platform Election Efforts

8:46pm ET/5:46pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323803699949539328
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McConnell and Cocaine?

7:54pm ET/4:54pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323790626798841856
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Why Voters Wore Pearls

7:26pm ET/4:26pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323783530103582721
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Amish Buggies for Trump

6:36pm ET/3:36pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323770985640873985
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Obama Admin. Built Cages

6:19pm ET/3:19pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323766806260162569
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Penn. Poll Worker Controversy

5:49pm ET/2:49pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323759269725065217
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Biden on Work Visas

5:47pm ET/2:47pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323758619532369920
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Trump in Dumpster?

5:22pm ET/2:22pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323752328848199682
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Giuliani Misattributed Quote

4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323739245312385024
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Kullberg Network Reemerges

3:32pm ET/12:32pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323724649793015808
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Trump's "Losers," "Suckers" Remarks

3:15pm ET/12:15pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323720402665906176
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Pennsylvania Absentee Rumor

3:06pm ET/12:06pm PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323718107848941568
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Bush Endorses Biden?

2:58pm ET/11:58am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323716095006674945
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Georgia Election "Cheating"

2:53pm ET/11:53am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323714837348757507
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Memphis BLM Shirt Controversy

2:31pm ET/11:31am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323709456581038081
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'Antifa's Plan?'

1:53pm ET/10:53am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323699443787587585
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Sam Elliott Endorses Biden?

1:34pm ET/10:34am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323694738822828033
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RUMOR ALERT: 'Illegal Campaigning' in Philadelphia

1:20pm ET/10:20am PT
https://twitter.com/danmacg/status/1323688635225559041
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Voting Misinfo Robocalls Target Michigan Voters

12:54pm ET/9:54am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323684404435320838
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Biden Campaign Logo is 'Three Red Banners?'

12:44pm ET/9:44am PT
https://twitter.com/alexkasprak/status/1323681820995547136
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RUMOR ALERT: Philadelphia Polling Sign 'Violation'

12:12pm ET/9:12am PT
https://twitter.com/danmacg/status/1323673366226755584
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FBI Investigating Biden Bus Incident?

11:48am ET/8:48am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323667098468601857
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A Guide to Voter Intimidation

11:18am ET/8:18am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323660229389783040
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'Super-Predators?'

10:42am ET/7:42am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323651643313979396
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Doctors Get Paid for COVID-19 Diagnoses?

10:15am ET/7:15am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323644802227937280
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'America is Great Because She is Good?'

9:52am ET/6:52am PT
https://twitter.com/bechter/status/1323638797553356802
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Biden Bans Fracking?

9:41am ET/6:41am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323636192412393472
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Michigan's 'Man of the Year'

9:14am ET/6:14am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323629453906509826
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Background and Previous Claims

8:58am ET/5:58am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1323622289703870465
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