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Whoppers of 2024 - FactCheck.org
Dec 17, 2024 · Analysis ‘They’re eating the dogs.’ While we don’t rank our Whoppers of the Year, Trump’s claim during his lone debate with Harris about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio — “They’re ...
Debunking Viral Claims Archives - FactCheck.org
Dec 11, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years. Social media users have wrongly claimed that Trump lost the popular vote, but they ...
Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest …
Nov 12, 2024 · Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino.. Quick Take. Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap ...
Post Misleadingly Questions Unfinished Ballot Counting in Some …
Nov 22, 2024 · Full Story. The 2024 presidential election was called by the Associated Press for President-elect Donald Trump the day after the Nov. 5 general election. Trump won 312 electoral college votes ...
FactChecking Trump's 'Meet the Press' Interview - FactCheck.org
Dec 9, 2024 · Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino.. In his first post-election, sit-down broadcast interview, President-elect Donald Trump outlined his priorities for a second term.
Sen. Mullin’s Misleading Vaccine Testing Claim - FactCheck.org
Dec 6, 2024 · Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino.. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, misleadingly suggested that ...
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We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by ...
Widespread Claims Misrepresent Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines
Aug 26, 2022 · SciCheck Digest. As the virus that causes COVID-19 has evolved, the vaccines have become less effective in preventing symptomatic infection while remaining highly effective in preventing severe ...
What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 - and …
Mar 16, 2023 · The Jan. 30 review found that based on existing randomized controlled trials — which tested the effectiveness of interventions encouraging people to wear masks, rather than testing the ...