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Election fact check: Minor glitches at a few isolated polling places do not indicate widespread fraud

Monday, November 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Election officials across the country are trying to prepare for what's out of their control.When millions of Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, some voters might encounter minor issues including equipment malfunctions or delays. Election officials say that they are prepared... Read More.

Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

Friday, November 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Millions of dollars from Republican groups and figures are being poured into anti-transgender ads criticizing policies that support the trans community, despite these issues being among the least important concerns motivating voters heading into the 2024 election, according to a recent... Read More.

Election fact check: How voting machines work and why theyre hard to hack

Thursday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Americans head to the polls this Election Day, trust that their vote will be counted accurately and that the democratic process is safe from interference is vital, experts said.But with early voting well underway and just days before the remainder of... Read More.

Fact checking the Biden-Trump presidential debate

Friday, June 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump met for a showdown over policy and their records, but not everything claimed by the candidates onstage was factual.Inflation rates, border crossings, Jan. 6, abortion, the stock market and the cost to America... Read More.

Trump campaign seizes on misleading video to criticize Bidens mental state: Fact check

Saturday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHIGNTON) -- As Donald Trump turns 78 on Friday, his campaign is trying to paint 2024 rival President Joe Biden as mentally incompetent by distorting a moment from Biden's trip overseas this week to the G7 summit that has gone viral on social media."From... Read More.

Fact checking Trumps claims about election integrity

Friday, April 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon where they are discussing "election integrity."The topic is a chief priority for Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, who continues to falsely claim that he won the... Read More.

Public’s UFO obsession has experts, others sorting what’s fact, what’s fiction

Friday, January 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The stories of flying saucers, little green men, and contact with beings from across the cosmos have fascinated the public for centuries as people have wondered what's beyond our skies.But over the last few decades, as science and mass media have... Read More.

Amid spread of AI tools, advocates for new digital standard say it would help sort fact from fiction

Monday, August 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Experts tell ABC News that the rise of generative artificial intelligence is making it more challenging for the public to tell fact from fiction -- and with the 2024 presidential race only a little more than a year away, some are... Read More.

Trump makes legal claims about classified documents, experts push back: Fact check

Thursday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Earlier this week, former President Donald Trump, speaking to supporters hours after his arraignment, outlined potential legal arguments as he defends himself against his second indictment.Trump took the stage at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club just hours after his appearance in... Read More.

Democrats advance gun-control bills in PA House of Representatives

Friday, April 28 by Louise Bennett

HARRISBURG — Democrats in Harrisburg are quickly advancing gun-control bills in Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives.Four bills were passed out of House committees this week on party line votes, and they could go before the full House for consideration as early as next week.Democrats claim... Read More.

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