Latest Fact-checks 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 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 social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi” 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 Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes. 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in an image: Six states "decided to stop counting" votes as Donald Trump was "headed for a win” on election night. Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day. Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. Sean Hannity stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump has won the election with 294 electoral votes.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a speech at the White House: “We already have won” the election. X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.”
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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 social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi” 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 Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes. 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in an image: Six states "decided to stop counting" votes as Donald Trump was "headed for a win” on election night. Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day. Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines. Sean Hannity stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump has won the election with 294 electoral votes.” Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.” Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a speech at the White House: “We already have won” the election. X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.”
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 social media posts: Say a video shows “staffers stuffing ballots in flint mi”
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 Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.
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: “This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!”
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden received a sudden influx of 138,339 votes in Michigan while Donald Trump received none.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in an image: Six states "decided to stop counting" votes as Donald Trump was "headed for a win” on election night.
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows massive wall in front of White House on Election Day.
Viral image stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, “I will not certify the vote in my state for Donald Trump, no matter the outcome.”
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Voters in Maricopa County, Ariz., were forced to vote using Sharpie pens that aren’t read by voting machines.
Sean Hannity stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “NOT A JOKE: Ilhan Omar Tells Residents ‘You Don’t Have to be Registered to Vote’ in Minnesota.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump has won the election with 294 electoral votes.”
Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: An image shows “what appears to be an official ballot box being taken away from a polling location by an unidentified civilian.”
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a speech at the White House: “We already have won” the election.
X posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a tweet: “Only sign outside Bucks County voting place. Democrats shown, republicans blurred out. … More scamming in Pennsylvania!”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a series of images and screenshots: “If Biden wins the election, there are people out there planning on mass murdering poc and lbgtq+ people. Please stay inside during the election and a few days after.”
