Flint Robocalls Purportedly Advised Voters to Avoid Long Lines and ‘Vote Tomorrow’
Michigan’s Attorney General warned of election day robocalls received by Flint residents warning of “long lines” — and advising them to vote “tomorrow.”
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Is There a ‘Non-Scalable Fence’ Around the White House in November 2020?
A number of reports appeared that the Trump administration was hastily putting up a barrier around the official presidential residence, just before Election Day 2020.
Did Dave Ramsey Warn Facebook Users About Biden’s Tax Plan?
Like Tim Allen, Dave Ramsey is often accused of writing political screeds on Facebook — in this case, a treatise on “Joe Biden’s tax plan.”
‘Someone on the Walmart Social Media Team Has Had Enough of COVIDiots’
On Reddit’s r/MurderedByWords, a post purportedly showed an angry Walmart social media manager arguing with a Facebook user over mask mandates.
Did the Trump Administration Claim Credit for ‘Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic’ in October 2020?
A flurry of social media posts spoke of a press release, but the claims often came without any citations.
“As Trump Attacks Lesley Stahl, Remember He Said: ‘I Do It to Discredit [and] Demean You All So … No One Will Believe You'”
Trump’s contentious interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes revived a purported 2016 quote about why he disparages journalists.
‘Fake Melania’ Rumor Spreads Again After Photograph From White House Lawn
An October 2020 image of First Lady Melania Trump led to suspicion on social media that the president was traveling with a “body double” or a “fake Melania.”
Jamie Lee Curtis, ‘Irregardless,’ and Merriam-Webster
A months-old tweet about a months-old controversy over Merriam-Webster adding “irregardless” to the dictionary was reported by Upworthy as new in October 2020.
Trump ‘It Was a TUCK!’ Tweet
A screenshot of a tweet purportedly sent, then deleted by U.S. President Donald Trump — in which he is supposed to have said “it was a TUCK!” — is circulating.
Is This a Photo of Trump and His Children With ‘His Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’?
A popular page shared a photograph of a younger Donald Trump when he was apparently at an event with Epstein in the 1990s.