To guard yourself against misinformation surrounding #MidtermElections2022, consider these trends that we've seen in the past after elections. (THREAD) 👇
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As users posted photos from the "New Profile Pic" app, a piece of mobile software that uses artificial intelligence to create profile pics, messages started circulating on social media claiming that this app was some sort of Russian malware scam.
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✅ True. These are real articles from as far back as 1894 showing people expressing variations of the phrase, “Nobody wants to work anymore.”
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Notice anything different about Snopes.com recently?
We've launched new technology — that is, an improved content management system (CMS) — to increase the speed of our website and reduce ads.
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Our fact-checkers are combing the internet for election-related misinformation and debunking suspicious claims in real time.
This page is a growing collection of that work, and we'll update it as we publish more articles. 👇
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🚨 Watch out for these types of rumors:
1. Claims of results showing more votes than there were registered voters.
2. Stories about voters using the IDs of dead people to vote more than once.
3. False conclusions about the timing of election results.
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You unlock this door with the key of imagination...
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Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "The Absentee Ballot situation in Detroit is REALLY BAD. People are showing up to Vote only to be told, 'sorry, you have already voted.'"
Here are the facts. 👇
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These rumors generally held that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ credit card had been leaked online by a restaurant server. Many social media users furthered the claim by alleging that they had made various purchases with his card.
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Bad actors often cite press releases from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) about monitoring elections to sow paranoia about the integrity of the voting process, and suggest that that monitoring is new or suspicious. It is, in reality, neither.
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Federal law prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal elections.
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Here are the facts behind claims that vote-tabulation machines in Maricopa County, Arizona, had trouble reading ballots in the early hours of Election Day. 👇
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Entertainer Ed McMahon never worked for Publishers Clearing House. This is an example of a false memory, known as the “Mandela Effect.”
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If this claim about Sharpies and ballots feels a little bit familiar, it's because this same non-issue was raised during the 2020 presidential election.
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❌ Nope. No state has released complete and final results on election night in recent history.
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If a candidate appears to be winning tonight after polls close — only for the underdog to eventually win the race tomorrow — that's not an indication of sketchy behavior by voters or poll workers. snopes.com/fact-check/ele
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Some states begin counting mail-in and absentee ballots early, whereas others wait to start tabulating votes until polls close on election night. snopes.com/fact-check/ele
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Earlier today, Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social account that there was an "absentee ballot situation" occurring in Detroit, Michigan, and that it was "REALLY BAD."
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Some states begin counting mail-in and absentee ballots early, whereas others wait to start tabulating votes until polls close on election night. snopes.com/fact-check/ele
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Here's data (with sources) for each election year going back to 2000 showing that all votes did NOT used to be counted by election night. Share with conspiracy-prone family and friends.
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A pro-Trump influencer suggested on Twitter that the monitoring is akin to Biden sending the "gestapo" — the political police of the Nazi regime — to polling locations.
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The Detroit Department of Elections sent us a statement that spoke on Trump's absentee ballot rumor, calling the issue a "harmless data error," which has been "resolved." A Detroit Votes spokesperson added, "Everyone who wanted to vote got to vote."
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The source of the posts is a tweet published on Sept. 21, 2022, by the official Twitter account for Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
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We watched an HD copy of the video in question. It is clear that U.S. President Joe Biden placed the Medal of Honor correctly around the neck of recipient Dwight W. Birdwell, a Vietnam War veteran.
See for yourself. 👇
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If this claim about Sharpies and ballots feels a little bit familiar, it's because this same non-issue was raised during the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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A video was shared on social media with captions that claimed it showed a very long “snake standing up” and “raising its head.” Readers wanted to know whether it showed a king cobra, black mamba, or other kind of snake. We asked a wildlife expert.
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Here are the facts about today's Maricopa County vote-tabulation machine issues, which a spokesperson referred to as "minor."
PLUS: Here's how people in the Arizona county can track their ballot online and confirm that their vote was counted.
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❌ Nope. No state has released final results on election night in modern history, according to experts.
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According to some reports, the origins of the plastic gizmo can be traced to Carmela Vitale — a woman in Long Island who filed a patent for it in the '80s.
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If a candidate appears to be winning tonight after polls close — only for the underdog to eventually win the race tomorrow — that's not an indication of sketchy behavior by voters or poll workers.
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❌ Nope. It's common practice for election officials to continue counting ballots after election night.
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A false rumor about Sharpie pens and Illinois ballots was going around on Twitter this morning.
The Illinois State Board of Elections () tweeted the facts: "Sharpies are an approved ballot marking device for many voting systems."
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Illinois State Board of Elections: "Sharpies are an approved ballot marking device for many voting systems."
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Here's data (with citations) for each election year going back to 2000 showing that all votes did NOT used to be counted by election night. Share with conspiracy-prone family and friends.
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Several news sites published articles claiming that a NASA scientists had recently issued a warning to astronauts against masturbating in space because it allegedly could impregnate multiple women.
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