Tag: Misinformation
Fraud charges brought in 2nd Wisconsin 2020 election case
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who cast two absentee ballots in the 2020 presidential election has been charged with four felonies, making him...
Pennsylvania election audit gets GOP campaign trail embrace
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election have been debunked by the courts, his own Justice Department and...
With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried
The U.S. surgeon general said Sunday that he's concerned about what lies ahead with cases of COVID-19 increasing in every state, millions still unvaccinated...
Biden grappling with ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump makes false claims about Arizona audit
PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump issued three statements in two days falsely claiming that voting fraud and irregularities cost him Arizona's electoral votes....
Arizona election auditors seek more records, voter canvass
PHOENIX — Contractors hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to oversee a partisan review of the 2020 election said Thursday that they don’t have enough...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinfo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19...
Biden grappling with ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and...
FACT FOCUS: A false narrative of 74K extra votes in Arizona
Cyber Ninjas, the cybersecurity consulting firm hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to oversee a partisan review of the 2020 election, is pushing a false...