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19 claims about midterm election candidates, fact-checked
For months, we’ve been digging into claims surrounding high-profile midterm election candidates that have persisted throughout their campaigns.
Reporter Taija PerryCook compiled our reporting on the candidates, including:
Did Ilhan Omar change her birth year in official records?
Did Abdul El-Sayed's mother work for a terrorist organization that provided financial support to Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Hamas?
Was James Talarico treated at an Ohio mental health facility?
Did Mike Rogers receive donations from people in the Epstein files?
Read our full collection below to find the answers.
Did Trump wave at, salute nobody before boarding Marine One?
We closely examined reputable photos from the scene to determine the truth.
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Fast facts
We recently investigated a rumor that Trump or another White House official was behind SpaceX restricting its Starlink satellite internet services in Ukraine.
Over the weekend, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Ukraine had "violated" Starlink's terms of service by using it for "offensive drone strikes to kill people." A defense technology adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded, suggesting Ukraine hadn't broken any terms of service.
Zelenskyy has said Starlink and Starshield speeds are "where they need to be." Both Trump and Musk have denied being responsible for the decision to slow down SpaceX services in Ukraine.
20 claims about US-Israel relations we've investigated
Does a video show Netanyahu saying "America deserved 9/11" in a U.N. speech? Are the U.S. and Israeli militaries "merging"? Read more to find out.
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Are voting machines deliberately changing votes?
We contacted state election officials across the U.S. to ask about the allegations.
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Can Trump rename an ocean?
"I was thinking of either the Atlantic or the Pacific," Trump told a crowd of supporters at a Tennessee rally. "We call it 'Trump Ocean' or 'Ocean of the Americas,' something like that."
Does he have the authority to do that? We checked.
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Does video show voting machine 'switching' vote to Republican?
People are claiming the clip proves the midterms are "rigged." Here are the facts.
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