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Ok pals, it's the week after the election and the online junk just keeps coming. @CraigSilverman and I are still on it.
See something you want us to check out? DM or email [email protected]
The debunks are collected in
post & thread below https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks
See something you want us to check out? DM or email [email protected]
The debunks are collected in
post & thread below https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks
Wanna see debunks from last week? They are myriad, collected right here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/election-rumors-debunked
1. The Trump campaign’s communications director tweeted a fake Washington Times cover.
The Washington Times confirmed on Twitter that the cover — plastered around campaign HQ — is fake.
The Washington Times confirmed on Twitter that the cover — plastered around campaign HQ — is fake.
2. No, Mitt Romney has not been asked to join a Biden cabinet.
This fake comes from Buffalo Chronicle, a website that nearly upended the Canadian election last year with a made-up Justin Trudeau story.
This fake comes from Buffalo Chronicle, a website that nearly upended the Canadian election last year with a made-up Justin Trudeau story.
3. No, CNN did not report that Dick Cheney will be advising Biden on foreign policy.
A quick search of the CNN website shows that the tweet, which stems from an unreliable account, is false.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks#125934317
A quick search of the CNN website shows that the tweet, which stems from an unreliable account, is false.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks#125934317
4. No, secret computer systems called “Hammer” and “Scorecard” are not being used to commit voter fraud.
Chris Krebs, the head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said on Nov. 7 that these claims were “nonsense.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks#125934520
Chris Krebs, the head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said on Nov. 7 that these claims were “nonsense.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/post-elections-debunks#125934520
