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PolitiFact's ruling: False Here's why: Days before Joe Biden was set to move into the White House, the president-elect’s detractors falsely claimed that China helped put him there. In a Jan. 18 episode of the conservative Patriotically Correct Radio Show, defamation attorney Lin Wood said election fraud affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election — and a United States adversary is to blame. "China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud," said Wood, a Donald Trump supporter who was banned from Twitter for prom...

PolitiFact's ruling: Mostly False With only nine days until Inauguration Day, the Democrats’ move to impeach Trump is unlikely to result in his removal from office. But a viral social media post says it could have lasting effects on his future in public life. The post, published by the liberal Facebook page The Other 98% on Jan. 9, outlined four potential consequences for Trump if the House votes to impeach him for a second time: "For those wondering if it’s worth impeaching him this time, it means he: Loses his 200k+ pension for the rest of his life Loses his 1 million dollar/year tra...

Q&A: A second Trump impeachment vote | PolitiFact There is little to stop the House Democratic majority from holding an impeachment vote quickly.     President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. [ EVAN VUCCI | AP ] Published Jan. 12 In the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the House is moving toward impeaching him — for an unprecedented second time. On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the House will pursue impeachment if Vice Preside...

The pressure is on U.S. Secret Service, military and law enforcement agencies to secure President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration after last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. Security expert Charles Marino, the CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, joined LX News to explain the multiple layers of security that will be put in place to ensure an uninterrupted transition of...

Updated December 30, 2020 5:53 p.m. EST By Samantha Putterman and Daniel Funke, PolitiFact reporters Social media is home to several conspiracy theories about the explosion in Nashville on Christmas Day. The following three posts were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about PolitiFact's partnership with Facebook here.) Let's start here: The man behind the Dec. 25 bombing in downtown Nashville, Tenn., died of COVID-19, according to a popular — and wrong — Facebook post. Fake CNN headline The post displays a head...