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Gov. Tim Walz did not send police with paintball guns to enforce COVID-19 curfews
Elections
Yes, election officials regularly clean voter rolls
Federal law requires election officials to regularly update their voter lists and clean voter rolls.
Kamala Harris
Photo of Kamala Harris dressed in McDonald’s uniform is fake
The Harris campaign told VERIFY the vice president did work at a McDonald’s while she was in college, but this image of Harris in a McDonald’s uniform isn’t real.
Elections
No, Dominion Voting’s logo does not show a ballot flipping from red to blue
A years-old doctored image has recirculated following renewed conspiracy theories about the voting machine company.
Elections
Dominion Voting machines
AP file photos show Dominion Voting machines with the company's all-red logo.
Elections
Image of Dominion Voting logo flipping ballots is doctored
Conspiracy theorists claim the voting machine company’s logo shows a red ballot turning blue. That’s false.
Elections
A video that appears to show a poll worker in Pennsylvania destroying ballots is fake
In Bucks County, where ballots are under 24/7 surveillance, the Republican Committee called the video “disinformation aimed at scaring voters.”
Elections
In many states, poll workers can write on ballots without disqualifying them
Despite viral claims, many states allow poll workers to write on ballots and some actually require it. Here are the rules and what to do if you’re concerned.
Elections
Poll workers writing on ballots does not disqualify them
Despite viral claims, many states allow poll workers to write on ballots and some actually require it. Here are the rules and what to do if you’re concerned.
Elections
Yes, Facebook is blocking new political ads leading up to Election Day
From Oct. 29 through Election Day on Nov. 5, new ads about politics, the election and social issues cannot be published on Facebook.
Elections
Is Elon Musk’s $1 million PAC petition giveaway illegal? Depends on who you ask
Elon Musk is pledging to give $1 million a day to voters for signing his PAC’s petition. Here’s what election law experts say about the giveaway’s legality.
Elections
Yes, you can use a Sharpie to fill out your ballot in some states
Some posts say using a Sharpie on your ballot will invalidate your vote. But many ballot tabulator manufacturers actually recommend Sharpies over regular pens.
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