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Yes, racist text messages telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real

Elections

Claims that nearly 20 million votes are unaccounted for are false

The “unaccounted for” votes are still being counted. Most are in states where one candidate is already projected to win and will not change the election results.
Elections

No, small dot on Kentucky ballot doesn't invalidate vote

Kentucky election officials say viral claim has not been reported and “currently only exists in the vacuum of social media.”
Elections

A viral image claiming a dot on a Kentucky ballot could invalidate your vote is false

Kentucky election officials say viral claim has not been reported and “currently only exists in the vacuum of social media.”
Elections

No, a Georgia sheriff’s office didn’t warn people that KKK members are planning attacks

“Hateful discourse such as this aims to instill fear in the community and disrupt us from exercising our constitutional rights,” the sheriff’s office said.
Electric Vehicles

Chain message about KKK threatening Georgia voters isn't legit

“Hateful discourse such as this aims to instill fear in the community and disrupt us from exercising our constitutional rights,” the sheriff’s office said.
Elections

Viral video alleging a group of Haitians voted illegally in Georgia is fake

The video was produced by Russian trolls to “raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and stoke divisions among Americans.”
Elections

Viral video doesn’t show ‘illegal voters’ cutting the line in Pennsylvania

A viral video posted on X claims busloads of “illegal voters” skipped the line to vote early in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. That’s false.
Elections

No, you can’t change your vote after your ballot has been processed

Some people online who voted early in the 2024 presidential election are wondering if they can change their vote. You can’t if your ballot has been processed.
Tim Walz

Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

Video shows Minnesota law enforcement using paintball guns to enforce a curfew during the George Floyd protests in 2020. It was unrelated to COVID-19.
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Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

A viral video of law enforcement shooting paintballs doesn’t show enforcement of Walz’s COVID-19 restrictions. It shows a curfew during the George Floyd protests.
Elections

Yes, election officials regularly clean voter rolls

Federal law requires election officials to regularly update their voter lists and clean voter rolls.

Racist text messages sent out to Black Americans, college students

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Yes, racist text messages telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real

Claims that nearly 20 million votes are unaccounted for are false

No, small dot on Kentucky ballot doesn't invalidate vote

A viral image claiming a dot on a Kentucky ballot could invalidate your vote is false

No, a Georgia sheriff’s office didn’t warn people that KKK members are planning attacks

Chain message about KKK threatening Georgia voters isn't legit

Viral video alleging a group of Haitians voted illegally in Georgia is fake

Viral video doesn’t show ‘illegal voters’ cutting the line in Pennsylvania

No, you can’t change your vote after your ballot has been processed

Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews

Yes, election officials regularly clean voter rolls

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