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Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 13, 2020
The transition periods between presidential administrations are known to be sensitive. This one ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 13, 2020
The prospect of a Christmas without large-scale celebrations is preying on people's minds.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Nov. 11, 2020
The YouTube website appeared to be functional, but videos weren't available to be played by some ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 10, 2020
The relationship between the current US president and Fox News has been close since Trump declar ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 10, 2020
Efficacy, effectiveness – what’s the difference?
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 9, 2020
During her victory speech, Kamala Harris, the first woman to be elected vice president of the Un ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 9, 2020
“No comments from the peanut gallery!” For many Americans who were born in the 1940s or 1950s, t ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Nov. 6, 2020
No U.S. presidential candidate in modern history has refused to acknowledge defeat.
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 5, 2020
The Founding Fathers meant for Congress – not the courts – to be the backup plan if the Electora ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 5, 2020
Violent rhetoric goes well beyond the short-lived "Stop The Steal" Facebook group.
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 4, 2020
As counting continues on Nov. 5 and uncertainty reigns, misinformation runs wild. We're fact-che ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Nov. 4, 2020
"This is an embarrassment to our country," Trump said, before falsely claiming he had already wo ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 4, 2020
Election polling is facing yet another reckoning following its uneven-at-best performance in thi ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 4, 2020
The delegates in Philadelphia agreed, in the summer of 1787, that the new country they were crea ...
Written by: Snopes Staff
Nov. 3, 2020
As states counted ballots on Nov. 4, misinformation spread rapidly online. Here are facts.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 3, 2020
Actions being taken by Facebook and Twitter show that 2020 is an election like no other in recen ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 3, 2020
No matter the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, it seems likely that Democrats and ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 3, 2020
A network of Facebook pages with names like Blacks for Trump and Catholics for Trump disappeared ...
Written by: The Conversation
Nov. 3, 2020
Two large recent studies show that people hospitalized for COVID-19 in March were more than thre ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 3, 2020
A suspicious robocall campaign has reportedly urged people of Flint, Michigan, to "vote tomorrow ...
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