Quick TakeFull StorySocial media posts are targeting , an NBC White House correspondent who is scheduled to moderate the final presidential for the 2020 election on Oct. 22.The posts aim at discrediting Welker, making her appear to be biased against President Donald Trump. The president a “radical Democrat” during a rally in Arizona on Oct. 19.But Welker, who lives in Washington, D.C., is not currently registered with a political party, according to the District of Columbia Board of Elections. Also worth noting is that Trump praised Welker in January when she was of NBC’s “Weekend TODAY”...…Quick TakeFull StorySocial media posts are targeting , an NBC White House correspondent who is scheduled to moderate the final presidential for the 2020 election on Oct. 22.The posts aim at discrediting Welker, making her appear to be biased against President Donald Trump. The president a “radical Democrat” during a rally in Arizona on Oct. 19.But Welker, who lives in Washington, D.C., is not currently registered with a political party, according to the District of Columbia Board of Elections. Also worth noting is that Trump praised Welker in January when she was of NBC’s “Weekend TODAY”...WW…

Claims mischaracterizing a federal voting rights bill have been circulating on social media. The proposed law would not “ban” state voter ID laws, bar states from removing ineligible voters from their rolls, or allow minors to vote.Proposed voting laws are advancing in state legislatures and in Congress following in the 2020 presidential election.State-level bills have been introduced Republican-led proposals that would, for example, absentee voting or early ballots to be hand-delivered rather than mailed, are moving ahead in many so-called swing states that had close results in the last...…Claims mischaracterizing a federal voting rights bill have been circulating on social media. The proposed law would not “ban” state voter ID laws, bar states from removing ineligible voters from their rolls, or allow minors to vote.Proposed voting laws are advancing in state legislatures and in Congress following in the 2020 presidential election.State-level bills have been introduced Republican-led proposals that would, for example, absentee voting or early ballots to be hand-delivered rather than mailed, are moving ahead in many so-called swing states that had close results in the last...WW…

Quick TakeA congressman and conservative news outlets are spreading the baseless claim that the U.S. Army seized an election software company’s server in Frankfurt, Germany, that could supposedly prove there was fraud in the 2020 election. There was no such seizure — and the company doesn’t even have a server in Frankfurt.Full StoryBogus claims about voter fraud in the U.S. election have gone international.A falsehood that the U.S. Army seized a computer server in Frankfurt, Germany, has been circulating on social media. This server could supposedly prove that votes for President Donald...…Quick TakeA congressman and conservative news outlets are spreading the baseless claim that the U.S. Army seized an election software company’s server in Frankfurt, Germany, that could supposedly prove there was fraud in the 2020 election. There was no such seizure — and the company doesn’t even have a server in Frankfurt.Full StoryBogus claims about voter fraud in the U.S. election have gone international.A falsehood that the U.S. Army seized a computer server in Frankfurt, Germany, has been circulating on social media. This server could supposedly prove that votes for President Donald...WW…

Quick TakeA tweet, shared by President Donald Trump, mischaracterizes a video that purports to show “Americans being ARRESTED for holding outdoor church services.” The video actually shows a demonstration in Idaho against a public health order regarding COVID-19 requirements held by a church in a city hall parking lot.Full StoryA church protest against a local public health orderThe president added his own comment to his retweet, saying, “DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW!”Neither the original claim nor the president’s comment is...…Quick TakeA tweet, shared by President Donald Trump, mischaracterizes a video that purports to show “Americans being ARRESTED for holding outdoor church services.” The video actually shows a demonstration in Idaho against a public health order regarding COVID-19 requirements held by a church in a city hall parking lot.Full StoryA church protest against a local public health orderThe president added his own comment to his retweet, saying, “DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW!”Neither the original claim nor the president’s comment is...WW…

With no evidence, President Donald Trump promoted a conspiracy theory that Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man who was hospitalized after being during a June 4 protest in Buffalo, New York, was an “ANTIFA provocateur” who was trying to “black out” police equipment.While Gugino’s own and his suggest that he subscribes to far-left views, publishedDespite the sketchy origin of the claims, Trump on June 9: “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment....…With no evidence, President Donald Trump promoted a conspiracy theory that Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old man who was hospitalized after being during a June 4 protest in Buffalo, New York, was an “ANTIFA provocateur” who was trying to “black out” police equipment.While Gugino’s own and his suggest that he subscribes to far-left views, publishedDespite the sketchy origin of the claims, Trump on June 9: “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment....WW…