The claim that the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol was an “inside job” by law enforcement agencies, put forth by Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, is false owing to the fact that there is no evidence of the FBI orchestrating the attacks.

Amidst claims of irregularities, 21 lawsuits have emerged from the November 2022 election in Harris County, Texas. Republican candidates contest the results, citing ballot shortages predominantly in GOP areas. The lawsuits could set a precedent for challenging election outcomes nationwide.

During the first Republican Debate on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, for the Presidential candidacy, several candidates made sweeping claims on policies Americans support and specific issues in the country. Read our fact-checks of some of the claims here.

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, one of the two chambers in the United States Congress (the other being the Senate).

Elections in the US take far longer than in most other countries because election administration is decentralized to the states. Differing rules and regulations at the state level impact the time that it takes to count votes and declare a final result.

In September 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Candidate Josh Shapiro posted a tweet implying that his opponent for PA Governor, Doug Mastriano, wants to make all abortion illegal and charge the woman with murder. Doug Mastriano’s reproductive rights policy and comments in past press events allude to his plans to restrict abortion access if elected as Governor of Pennsylvania.

A photo during a Dr. Oz Campaign Event in Pennsylvania was changed so that the campaign poster read “Dr. No” instead of the original photo, which featured the campaign poster reading “Dr. Oz.”

Despite claims about rampant voter fraud, mail-in voting has significant safeguards, including verifying signatures individually, to prevent fraud - in fact, an independent analysis found only 0.0025% of possible voter fraud in over 14 million ballots in states with universal mail-in voting.

Ranked choice voting has gained traction as an alternative voting system in recent years. While its success requires significant voter education efforts, there is no evidence to suggest that it undermines our democratic system or rigs elections.

A Michigan gubernatorial candidate advised a group of people to unplug poll machines if they suspect fraud and to “lock and load.” However, it is illegal to tamper with poll machines or any voting device.

Nationally, Democrats have been governing us through the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning of 2021. Since then, they have passed significant legislation, widely popular among Americans, including the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, and soon, President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, which is paid for and will minimally add to the annual budget deficit.

The early vote numbers from New Jersey’s election only reported votes cast in-person at the polls on Election Day and did not include the counts from early voting ballots, mail-in ballots, or provisional ballots.