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The 2020 Election Collection: Fact-Checking the Presidential Race

Lies don't wait — and neither does Snopes.

by Brandon Echter, Sept. 25, 2020


Image courtesy of Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images


Over the course of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Snopes did something that we had never done over the course of our 26-year history — we fact-checked live.

From the debates to Election Day and beyond, you can browse all our fact-checking liveblogs below.

If you see election misinformation, send it to the Snopes Tipline.


By Brandon Echter

Live Updates: Snopes Post-Election Day Coverage, 11/05/2020

Nov. 5, 2020

As counting continues on Nov. 5 and uncertainty reigns, misinformation runs wild. We're fact-che ...

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Live Updates: Snopes Coverage of the Aftermath of the 2020 U.S. Election, 11/04/2020

Nov. 4, 2020

As states counted ballots on Nov. 4, misinformation spread rapidly online. Here are facts.

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Live Updates: Snopes Coverage of 2020 U.S. Election Day

Nov. 3, 2020

If the campaign season is any indication, misinformation is likely to fill social media feeds Tu ...

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Snopes Coverage of the Final 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate

Oct. 22, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden met in Nashville for ...

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Snopes Coverage of the 2020 U.S. VP Debate

Oct. 7, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris debated from Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, ...

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Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate

Sept. 29, 2020

Joe Biden and Donald Trump met in Ohio for the first of four debates this election season. Snope ...

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The 2020 Election Collection: Fact-Checking the Presidential Race

Sept. 25, 2020

Claims, hoaxes, and misinformation abound. Snopes investigates the claims of the 2020 U.S. Election.

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