Fact-checks on US election disinformation

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• More bogus from the POTUS

  

  Li Chen

  

  Debunking Trump allies’ latest arguments about fraud in the 2020 election

  The Washington Post - Philip Bump

  Trump’s goal isn’t to answer questions but to raise them The 2020 presidential contest ended four weeks ago Tuesday, but for President Trump and his allies, the fight continues. The president, as you’re no doubt well aware, continues to insist that it was he, and not President-elect Joe Biden, who …

• A new conspiracy that both the US Army and the company have denied. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/technology/scytl-trump.html?referringSource=articleShare

  

  Li Chen

  Nov 19, 2020
• The video showed fliers, not Trump ballots.

  

  Li Chen

  

  This video shows fliers sent out to Republicans in Pennsylvania with applications for mail-in ballots

  afp.com - Multiple sources

  Fact Check A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which claim it shows shredded …

• A compilation from the Washington Post

  

  Li Chen

  

  Election results under attack: Here are the facts

  The Washington Post

  Please note The Washington Post is providing this important election information free to all readers. Get election results and other major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for breaking news email alerts. Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States, with a wide lead in both the …

• A series of debunkings from AP.

  

  Li Chen

  

  NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what did not happen last week

  Associated Press

  A look at false and misleading claims and videos in the days after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: No evidence …

• The video shows mail-in ballots being collected on Election Day.

  

  Li Chen

  

  This video actually shows Los Angeles County staff collecting mail-in ballots so they could be counted in the US presidential election

  afp.com - Multiple sources

  Fact Check A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows postal ballot fraud in the US …