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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.
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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?
A video allegedly shows crews destroying a large tree, followed by screams from activists who had tried to protect it for months.
Do photos show US Army practicing digging mass graves?
According to the rumor, soldiers were being trained on how to temporarily bury bodies so that they could be identified and relocated later.
Staff pick
Can Welsh politicians lose their jobs for lying?
Posts claimed the country introduced new rules that "could eventually allow voters to remove politicians for serious and deliberate deception."
Is that true? Reporter Laerke Christensen has the facts.







