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26 claims about midterm elections candidates, investigated
Rumors regarding high-profile midterms candidates continue to swirl as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots.
Reporter Taija PerryCook rounded up our reporting about the candidates to help you separate fact from fiction, including claims about:
Abdul El-Sayed
Mike Rogers
Ilhan Omar
James Talarico
Ken Paxton
Amy Acton
Is gold melting off Trump's regilded horse statues in DC?
We asked the National Park Service why an image of the statue shows golden drip streaks.
Why governments urge citizens to maintain emergency preparedness kits
People were concerned that a catastrophic event was about to occur after multiple countries updated their emergency guidelines.
Did Trump cut down 250-year-old 'grandmother' tree to pave way for border wall?
This claim is mostly true. A widely shared video shows the Trump administration cutting down a large, old tree on the southern border last month. A scientist estimated the age of the tree to be "a maximum of 146 years," at least a century short of some claims.
Do photos show US Army practicing digging mass graves?
This rumor is true. People claimed images show U.S. soldiers practicing digging mass graves. The Department of Defense originally distributed the photos. Soldiers were being trained on how to temporarily bury bodies so that they could be identified and relocated later.
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Can Welsh politicians lose their jobs for lying?
This claim is mixture. A law tasked ministers with creating a criminal offense for making "false or misleading statements of fact" before or during an election. Reporter Laerke Christensen found lawmakers still have to create the criminal offense for lying that the law required.
