It’s dangerous to promise that a social network will vet what’s true.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Posted on: December 13, 2016
Stein wrong that Wisconsin used outlawed voting machines
Capitalizing on voter discontent and perhaps looking to broaden her political base, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein raised millions of dollars over the Thanksgiving holiday to pay for presidential election recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. On Nov. 26, 2016, a Saturday evening, Stein explained the effort on her weekly broadcast on Facebook -- and made a provocative claim about Wisconsin and the election here.
Source: @politifact
Posted on: December 6, 2016
High 5: Reince Priebus, Amy Schumer, Jill Stein most clicked
This edition of the High Five, our items that got the most page-views during November 2016, all relate to one little event from early in the month: The presidential election. Readers wanted to know whether President-elect Donald Trump really won in an electoral landslide, what he actually said about a Hispanic judge and whether a top aide to his chief rival had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Source: PolitiFact Wisconsin
Posted on: December 6, 2016
Warren’s Hollow Senate Election Claim
Sen. Elizabeth Warren cited the hollow and misleading statistic that in the recent election the “majority of voters supported Democratic Senate candidates over Republican ones.”
Source: www.factcheck.org
Posted on: December 6, 2016
Trump camp’s repeated use of dubious sources on voter fraud
Dear staff members of the president-elect: Please drop this talking point. We are tired of telling you it is false.
Source: Washington Post
Posted on: December 1, 2016
Trump Landslide? Nope
Despite Donald Trump and his campaign manager describing his election victory as a “landslide,” Trump’s margin of victory actually ranks among the closest in the Electoral College.
Source: www.factcheck.org
Posted on: December 1, 2016
Statements about Fake news
Recent statements involving Fake news. If you see something questionable in your social media feed that looks questionable, send it to us (truthometer@politifact.com). If you see something that has been debunked by others, share, too, so we can help spread the word.
Source: @politifact
Posted on: November 17, 2016
No, the viral image of 2016 election results and 2013 crime rates is not real
If it's too good to be true, it usually is — especially when it's on Facebook.
Source: Washington Post
Posted on: November 17, 2016
The 2016 Election Fact Checker
Trump’s false claim that the murder rate is the ‘highest it’s been in 45 years’
Trump falsely and repeatedly describes homicide rate trends, earning Four Pinocchios.
Source: Washington Post
Posted on: November 3, 2016