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Fact check: Did Canada light up Niagara Falls blue for Democrats?
No, Canada did not light up Niagara Falls blue to celebrate Democrats’ wins in the U.S. midterm elections. CBC’s Fact Check team debunks the claim. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news,...
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Fact check: Examining viral narratives after the US midterm elections
As Democrats celebrate major gains, false claims about election fraud have spread. Viral posts alleging illegal voting and election rigging are intended to fuel doubt about the integrity of the vote. DW checks the facts.
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Fact check: Does this Ontario government ad show real miners?
The Ontario NDP is calling out Doug Ford’s government for using a photo in one of its ads about mining that doesn’t show real miners in the province. Avneet Dhillon from CBC’s Fact Check team looks into the origins of that photo and...
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Fact check: Video shows MP awake throughout Prime Minister’s Questions
The image is from a parliamentary session in March 2021.
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Fact check: Social media posts falsely claim rapper Bad Bunny died in Florida Learjet crash
Unverified posts on social media have been claiming that Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny was one of the nine victims of the Florida Learjet crash.
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Fact-checking El-Sayed and Rogers on 60 Minutes
Ross Douthat sat down with both candidates as they made their cases to Michigan voters.
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Fact check: How Russia tries to influence US midterm elections
Fake videos show Hollywood celebrities denouncing US Democrats. Researchers say the clips are part of the Russian-linked Matryoshka disinformation campaign. Here's how the operation works. #dwfactcheck #usmidtermelections #mediaspoofing...
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Fact check: Misleading France protest videos go viral
Weeks of student protests across France have fueled a wave of viral content online. But some of the most-shared videos and images are misleading. DW Fact check examines three viral claims. #dwfactcheck #franceprotests #fakenews For more...
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Fact check: Inside Russia's campaign to undermine France's pro-Ukraine candidates
With the French presidential election months away, Russia's disinformation machine works to ensure no pro-Ukraine candidate enters the Elysee Palace. Viginum, the French agency that counters foreign interference, has already detected...
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Fact check: Four claims from the 2026 Budget speeches
Full Fact takes a look at claims made in Parliament about gas standing charges, the state pension triple lock, unemployment and defence spending.
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Fact Check: This video DOESN'T show Congress celebrating Nagpur MLC poll win
Fact Check This video DOESNT show Congress celebrating Nagpur MLC poll win
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Live fact check: Election Day 2026
Our partners at PolitiFact are fact-checking multiple competitive 2026 midterm races across the United States on Election Day. Covered by 41 outlets: 19 lean left, 7 are centre, 4 lean right, 11 are not rated.
Al Jazeera English Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?
Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?
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DW News Live: Democrats shock Republicans in nationwide election sweep | DW News
Democrats have taken control of the US Senate and House after an election sweep that reached deep into Republican territory. From stunning victories in Texas to historic breakthroughs across the country, voters...
Lean: Center VideoFactuality: Very highCountry: GermanyFunding: Public broadcasterOwner: German Government
Daily Mail Trump suffers crushing Election Day defeat as Democrats seize control of the House: First domino falls as Republicans brace for 'blue tsunami'
Although he was not on the ballot, the elections were effectively a nationwide referendum on Trump.
Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United KingdomFunding: CorporateOwner: DMGT
ABC News (US) WATCH: Election Day draws millions of Americans to the polls
Americans from Michigan to Maine, Texas to Kansas lined up to make their voices heard on Pres. Trump’s policies and which party will control Congress.
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Surprising fact about ‘duty sex’ revealed — and the real reason couples do it: study
Couples across the US are heeding the call of duty.
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Alex Cole’s Fun Fact: Jesus Would Have Looked More Like Abdul El-Sayed Than Mike Rogers
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How to fact-check during and after a disaster
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GTA 6 being pirated is just "a fact of life," says Take-Two, but lawyers are ready if it's an issue
Technical protections will be enforced too
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‘Ferritin face’: are social media claims about iron deficiency fact – or fiction?
Experts say symptoms such as dark circles under the eyes, grey skin, cracked lips and hair loss can be a warning sign – but there are other factors too TikTok is rife with influencers warning of “ferritin face”, a term they use to...
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Is Deion Sanders a candidate for FSU job? Fact vs. fiction as Seminoles legend emerges on early lists
Could the Seminoles tap a program legend to bring FSU out of the ACC's abyss?
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Five Churches Burned by Muslims? France Fact-Check Finds Recycled Images and No Evidence for Claim
A FRANCE 24 Observers investigation found that viral videos and photographs used to claim Muslims burned five French churches came from unrelated incidents or earlier events.
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We don't trade our kids for their trick-or-treat candy haul. In fact, we let them keep their candy until long after Halloween has passed.
I let my kids eat as much Halloween candy as they want. They've all learned what too much sugar feels like, from a sugar crash to stomachaches.
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Abortion rights amendment passes in Virginia
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE: Watch Live | Poll Closing Times | All Live Results | Live Updates | Live Fact Check Voters have approved a ballot measure that creates a "fundamental right to reproductive freedom" in the Virginia Constitution....
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Voters decide key ballot measures on abortion rights, congressional redistricting and voter ID laws
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE: Watch Live | Poll Closing Times | All Live Results | Live Updates | Live Fact Check WASHINGTON (AP) — A battle over abortion rights is playing out in several states Tuesday as voters decide 145 proposed laws and...
NPR Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
Voters in dozens of states considered 146 statewide ballot measures this midterm cycle, on topics spanning LGBTQ rights, wealth taxes, abortion, redistricting, guns and more.
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NBC News Ballot measure takeaways: Voters back abortion rights and voter ID
In ballot measures across the country Tuesday, voters mostly expressed support for abortion rights, while affirming voter identification requirements and upholding that only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections.
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The Globe and Mail American voters back abortion rights, reject Trump’s redistricting in state ballot measures
Florida voters approve major property tax break and transgender restrictions pass in some states
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FRANCE 24 English US voters back abortion rights and reject Trump's gerrymandering in state ballot measures
US voters in several states pushed back on President Donald Trump’s redistricting efforts and backed abortion rights in 145 ballot questions during the midterm elections. Some measures put Trump’s priorities to a...
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RFK Jr. Faces Backlash After Trashing 500 Million Arabs in the World
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. decided to slander an entire ethnic group in a speech Monday. Kennedy told the Kent County GOP in Grand Rapids, Michigan, “There’s 500 million Arabs in the world. And yet they...
Chron FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's claim that Arabs 'don't produce science' meets a Nobel Prize reality check
U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature. Speaking at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kennedy claimed Arabs...
Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: Independent
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Woman posed as male Army officer on Plenty of Fish in 'cruel con' to dupe female victim into sex, court hears
After exchanging messages on the dating website, 44-year-old Blade Silvano - who used the name 'Hunter' - began meeting up with the alleged victim for sex, a jury heard.
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Could've won in a week: Trump's bizarre Vietnam War claim draws flak on internet
Donald Trump claimed he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, but his remarks about targeting Ho Chi Minh City prompted criticism. President Donald Trump stands on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional...
Washington Examiner Donald Trump: I could've won Vietnam in a week
President Donald Trump said he could’ve have won the “Vietnam War in a week” when speaking to a crowd at a midterm rally in Iowa. Read more here:...
Lean: Right VideoFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: Private
Hindustan Times Trump's Vietnam War remarks draw fact-check over Ho Chi Minh City mix-up: 'I would've won that war in one week'
Donald Trump claimed he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, but his remarks about targeting Ho Chi Minh City prompted criticism.
Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: HighCountry: IndiaFunding: CorporateOwner: HT Media
HuffPost Donald Trump Hit With Brutal X Community Note After Embarrassing Vietnam War Gaffe
Donald Trump has been hit with a brutal community note on X after making an embarrassing gaffe about the Vietnam War. The US president made a basic error as he claimed he could have ended the conflict in a just a...
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Newsweek Trump Says He Would Have Won Vietnam War in a Week, Mixes Up City
"We never fight to win...I don't know what we do," Trump said at a rally in Iowa.
Lean: Center Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: PrivateOwner: Newsweek Media Group
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Trump’s second-term playbook: Fake news, AI and attacks on his critics
Donald Trump could be credited with popularising the term "fake news", but his own presidency has been riddled with numerous false claims, conspiracy theories and misleading content. In this special fact-checking segment, Vedika Bahl...
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries declares "America is back"
Jeffries, who addressed supporters after House control was called for Democrats , argued voters have sent Congress a message to end extremism and "corruption.". Top US Democratic politician Hakeem Jeffries has called the midterm results...
Hindustan Times Hakeem Jeffries’ ‘private’ meetings with Jared Kushner central to petition against his House speakership
A petition against Hakeem Jeffries becoming Speaker has crossed 600,000 signatures and his private meetings with Jared Kushner are one of the reasons why.
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The Hill We all had Trump Derangement Syndrome
Author Jonathan Zimmerman argues that both Democrats and Republicans overemphasized Donald Trump's influence during recent elections, leading to a significant Democratic sweep of the Senate, House and several governorships.
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Twitchy Hakeem Jeffries Asks 'Why Pete Hegseth Is Still Around' and X Delivers in the Replies
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Reddit Petition to replace Hakeem Jeffries as Democrats’ House Speaker hits 500k signatures
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Leaks Target Stephen Miller After Republican Election Wreckage
After Republicans were soundly defeated in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the GOP’s knives are coming out for Stephen Miller. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Donald Trump turned against White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s hardline...
Raw Story Melania memecoin hit rock bottom after Republicans took a beating on election day: report
Investors who have held onto their Melania memecoins since the token’s $13.05 peak at its January 2025 launch got more bad news after Republicans took a beating in the midterm election. The first lady’s...
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Ibtimes Melania Complained About Deportations of People She Knew as Trump Reportedly Said Miller Went Too Far
Melania Trump complained about people she knew being deported. The Wall Street Journal says Trump later told aides that Stephen Miller had gone too far.
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The Daily Beast Melania’s Role in Trump’s Secret War With Top Aide Revealed
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Donald Trump turned against White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s hardline immigration policies after Melania Trump complained to the president that people she knew were being...
Lean: Left Fact-focusedFactuality: Mostly factualCountry: United StatesFunding: CorporateOwner: IAC
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President cancels Kansas rally...
President cancels Kansas rally... (Second column, 3rd story, link ) Related stories: POLL: 68% say they will accept election results.... Trump Exhaustion Syndrome; Many journalists have stopped fact-checking president...























