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The Medill Fact Check

The Medill Fact Check

May 27, 2020

Iowa caucuses

The negative aspects of Democrats' new primary calendar

Caitlin E. Jewitt

Gregory Shufeldt

12 December 2022

election observer in Nevada

Claim: Election observers have not been allowed to do their jobs. Fact check: False

Nicole Girten, Medill School

06 November 2020

California ballot processing

Claim: California sent 440,000 ballots to people who died or moved. Fact check: Mixed

Nicole Girten, Medill School

22 October 2020

Lauren Boebert

Fact check: Colorado Democrats are going to 'steal' electoral votes. Fact check: False

Nicole Girten, Medill School

21 October 2020

Brooklyn Bridge, New York ballots

Claim: 100,000 defective New York ballots will be cast illegally. Fact check: False

Nicole Girten, Medill School

02 October 2020

Claim: Election will see 'fraud like we’ve never seen.' Fact check: False

Claim: Election will see 'fraud like we’ve never seen.' Fact check: False

Nicole Girten, Medill School

01 October 2020

Popular

Claim: Trump fired Jim Mattis, gave him ‘Mad Dog’ nickname. Fact check: False

www.youtube.com

Claim: Trump fired Jim Mattis, gave him ‘Mad Dog’ nickname. Fact check: False

Chiara Vercellone, Medill School

Jun 04, 2020

President Donald Trump

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Governance & Legislation

Claim: President Trump can cut off funding for schools. Fact check: Mixed

Silvia Martelli, Medill School

Jul 09, 2020

Ivanka Trump and Goya

Twitter

Claim: Ivanka Trump violated an ethics rule by promoting Goya products. Fact check: True.

Sara Wilson, Medill School

Jul 20, 2020

Recent

President Trump discussing foreign interference in elections

Joshua Roberts/Getty Images

Claim: Other countries can counterfeit ballots to affect our elections. Fact check: False

Nicole Girten, Medill School

Sep 25, 2020

naked ballots, vote by mail, Pennsylvania

Claim: Penn. mailed ballots without secrecy envelope will get tossed. Fact check: True

Nicole Girten, Medill School

Sep 24, 2020

Claim: Absentee ballot request forms sent by political organizations are legitimate. Fact check: True

Claim: Absentee ballot request forms sent by political organizations are legitimate. Fact check: True

Nicole Girten, Medill School

Sep 15, 2020

Attorney General William Barr

Governance & Legislation

Claim: Justice Department can run Trump’s defense in defamation lawsuit. Fact check: True

Nicole Girten, Medill School

Sep 10, 2020

Claim: Pompeo’s convention speech violated federal law. Fact check: True

Governance & Legislation

Claim: Pompeo’s convention speech violated federal law. Fact check: True

Brian Johnson, Medill School

Aug 28, 2020

President Donald Trump

Claim: Universal mail-in voting has led to widespread voter fraud. Fact check: False

Brian Johnson, Medill School

Aug 27, 2020

Claim: Trump’s executive orders on Covid-19 economic relief are illegal. Fact check: Mixed

Governance & Legislation

Claim: Trump’s executive orders on Covid-19 economic relief are illegal. Fact check: Mixed

Brian Johnson, Medill School

Aug 12, 2020

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