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Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories

With less than two weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.

FACT FOCUS: Inactive voters on Michigan’s rolls are misrepresented in suggestions of fraud

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

FACT FOCUS: Online posts make unfounded claims about a helicopter delivering aid in North Carolina

US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a ‘truly dangerous narrative’

After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery

FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context

A look at false and misleading claims from the vice presidential debate

Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre

Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene

Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud

False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online

Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false.

Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says

A new Microsoft threat intelligence report details how Russia-linked actors are now going full throttle in their covert influence efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris.

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

Former President Donald Trump, speaking Friday at his Los Angeles-area golf club, unleashed an attack on Vice President Kamala Harris, revisiting many points from Tuesday’s presidential debate and making several false and misleading claims, many of which had been made before.

Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Former President Donald Trump has amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets.

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate

In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a distinct contrast between their agendas.

FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim video shows Harris promising to censor X and owner Elon Musk

After a nationwide suspension of billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform in Brazil, social media users — including former independent presidential candidate Robert F.

Republicans want voters to think Walz lied about his dog. False GOP claims could cause real damage

Republicans have turned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s outing at a dog park nearly three years ago into an attack on the Democratic vice presidential nominee this week, building on a false online narrative that attempts to paint Walz as a liar.

FACT FOCUS: A look back at some of the questionable claims made during the Democratic convention

While Trump has said in the past that he would support a national ban on abortion, he said Thursday morning on Fox & Friends: “I would never.

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made during the second night of the Democratic National Convention

A celebratory roll call marked Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as the Democratic candidate for president.

FACT FOCUS: A look at Harris’ economic agenda

Harris was referring to Trump’s proposal to impose a tariff of 10% to 20% on all imports — he has mentioned both figures — and up to 60% on imports from China.

FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference

Trump made numerous economic claims that were either exaggerated or misleading. Prices did surge during the Biden-Harris administration, though $28,000 is far higher than independent estimates.

Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is falsely claiming that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit’s airport for a campaign rally by Democrat Kamala Harris was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence.

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference

Trump was comparing the crowd at his speech in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, to the crowd that attended Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech on Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial.

FACT FOCUS: False claims follow Minnesota governor’s selection as Harris’ running mate

The announcement that Vice President Kamala Harris had selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 election led to false claims on social media.

Russian disinformation slams Paris and amplifies Khelif debate to undermine the Olympics

Groups linked to Russia’s government are using online disinformation to spread false information about the 2024 Olympics and portraying Paris as a crime-ridden cesspool.

Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race

Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in an interview that quickly turned hostile.

FACT FOCUS: Google autocomplete results around Trump lead to claims of election interference

A lack of Google autocomplete results about the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump is being held up on social media as evidence of election interference.

Posts misidentify old videos as Paris Olympics torch lighting

Amid the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday, social media users falsely claimed that the clips are from the Olympic torch relay.

Flags at the US Capitol are lowered for Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, not Biden

Following a positive COVID-19 test and his announcement on Sunday that he had dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, social media users are pointing to the Capitol flags as alleged proof that Biden has passed on.

A look at false claims around Harris and her campaign for the White House

Multiple false claims and conspiracy theories have surfaced since Vice President Kamala Harris announced her plans to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for the White House.