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Fact Check: Did Elon Musk Say ‘Everyone Knows Trump Won the Election’?
A video circulating on social media has been digitally altered.
Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Elon Musk
A popular social media account attributes an Orwell quote to Musk.
Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Elon Musk
A popular social media account attributes an Orwell quote to Musk.
Fact Checking Claims About Arizona Voter Registration Numbers
A claim circulating now is both false and old.
Has President Biden Visited the Southern Border Since Taking Office?
There is no evidence of such a visit.
Has Iran Executed 15,000 Protesters?
The Iranian government has detained—but not killed—that number of its citizens in the past year.
Fact Checking Claims About Pennsylvania Voting Deadlines
A judge did not allow for votes that arrived by November 14 to be counted.
Fact Check: Is Billionaire Bill Gates on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors?
No. There is a supervisor named Bill Gates, but it’s not the Microsoft founder.
Fact Checking Claims About Voting Machines in Arizona
A problem with printing ballots was not a sign of election interference.