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Trump claimed vote spikes prove election fraud. We investigated

As the 2026 midterm elections near, misinformation from past election cycles is poised to spread online again.

One persistent theory surrounds "ballot drops," the phenomenon of a large number of votes suddenly changing the outcome of an election.

Trump and other public figures have attempted to frame these vote spikes as examples of election fraud.

Reporter Laerke Christensen explained why vote spikes generally have a legitimate explanation.

Are lab-grown eggs being sold in US stores?

People have voiced concerns that brands are secretly including such eggs in their products. We have the facts.

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Fast facts

Earlier this week, we reported Trump said of Iran, "They can take out a city. Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay and it's going to be over with very soon."
After we published our fact check, Trump said in a Truth Social post yesterday that he wasn't inviting Iran to bomb the cities, as many claimed. The president said he was talking about a temporary increase in gas prices being a small price to pay for Iran not having a nuclear weapon.
"All I was doing was making a comparison between paying a little more, for a short time, for Gasoline, versus the bombing of our Major Cities," he wrote.
Read Trump’s full response in our story about the quote.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appears in a close-up wearing a dark suit, white shirt, red tie and glasses, speaking to someone, possibly reporters, with what appears to be the Capitol walls out of focus in the background.

Did Chuck Schumer say 'our ultimate goal' is to give citizenship to immigrants already in US?

People omitted important information, including when the senator supposedly made the comments, from their posts.

Image shows OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a white man with brown hair, speaking in front of a dark backdrop.

Did Sam Altman say world needs to accept 'some bad things happening' for benefits of AI?

The alleged quote spread online after the OpenAI CEO discussed AI regulation on a Politico podcast.

Photo of farmer in field where a flannel button-up and a green Oklahoma ball cap looking down and holding a red Holy Bible in his hand

Does video show Arkansas farmers praying for 'more Mexicans'? Here's the real story

The clip spread online amid reports of U.S. farmers being squeezed by rising prices and trade wars.

On the left, an image allegedly shows a museum display of a wood carving from ancient Egypt, with a possibly sleeping person depicted lying down with a cat standing or walking on their belly, and on the right, a second image allegedly showing a museum display with another wood carving from ancient Egypt, with a possibly awake person displaying long hair lying down on a bed with a cat sitting down right against the person's chin.

Images allegedly show ancient Egyptian sculptures with cats ignoring personal space. Are they real?

Social media users spread two images seemingly showing ancient Egyptian sculptures with cats walking and resting on their owners.

Senior reporter Jordan Liles inspected the images for signs of AI fakery.

'Ballot dumps,' lab-grown eggs, Sam Altman — and more