Latest False Fact-checks in Elections Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.” Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.” Viral image stated on November 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a New York Post cover used the headline “YOU'RE FIRED" on Nov. 4 with an image of Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot. Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Instagram posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says the logo of a porn website appeared during a CNN broadcast. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Eric Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge." X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”
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Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.” Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.” Viral image stated on November 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a New York Post cover used the headline “YOU'RE FIRED" on Nov. 4 with an image of Donald Trump. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot. Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV." Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.” Instagram posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says the logo of a porn website appeared during a CNN broadcast. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!” TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa. TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.” Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.” Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections. Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.” Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes. Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.” Eric Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: A person is on film “burning 80 Trump ballots.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge." X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”
Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CNN says Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.”
Viral image stated on November 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.”
Viral image stated on November 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a New York Post cover used the headline “YOU'RE FIRED" on Nov. 4 with an image of Donald Trump.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: An election worker in Georgia threw away a ballot.
Nevada Republican Party stated on November 5, 2020 in a tweet: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV."
Ted Cruz stated on November 5, 2020 in a Fox News interview: Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.”
Instagram posts stated on November 5, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says the logo of a porn website appeared during a CNN broadcast.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Active crime scene in Spalding County, Ga., where ballots for President Donald Trump were discovered in a dumpster.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in Facebook: More poll workers caught filling out ballots in Delaware County Pennsylvania.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Republican election challengers were unfairly barred from observing absentee ballot processing and counting in Detroit.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Arizona trooper found 50,000 ballots in dumpster all for President Trump!!”
TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Video shows a poll worker committing voter fraud in Delaware County, Pa.
TikTok posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a video posted on TikTok: “40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “118-year-old William Bradley voted via an absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan this year. William died in 1984. They’re trying to steal this election.”
Bloggers stated on November 4, 2020 in an article: Wagon arriving at Detroit counting center after deadline “may have been a ballot box.”
Social Media stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections.
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Thousands of military ballots were found in the trash in Wisconsin.
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: More mail-in ballots were counted in Lancaster County, Pa., than were returned.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you were forced to use a Sharpie” to fill out your ballot, “that is voter fraud.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Detroit has “2,503 dead people registered” including “one voter born in 1823.”
Facebook posts stated on November 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden was called for Michigan even though Donald Trump won more votes.
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Any votes counted after midnight” on Election Day in Michigan “are fraud.”
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a screenshot: "Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a post: “40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Now that it’s even, Nevada decides to stop counting and is now not going to count anything until TOMORROW! What?!”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.
