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2020年11月21日
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这幅 1860 年的绘画描绘了一位持有 iPhone 的时间旅行者吗？

即使是我们在斯诺佩斯的团队也无法证明人们是否回来了。

【宣称】

奥地利艺术家费迪南德·乔治·瓦尔德米勒（Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller）1860 年的一幅画展示了一位女性沿着一条专注于手中 iPhone 的道路行走，从而描绘了一位时间旅行

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Contemporary interpretation is largely responsible for giving old paintings new relevance and life, but this one really took the cake: A 19th-century painting that made modern-day viewers do a double-take.

“The Expected One,” painted by Austrian artist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller in 1860, shows a young woman looking down at an unidentified item in her hands as she walks along a path in the countryside, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings. Internet users claimed that the small, rectangular object she was holding was actually an iPhone, arguing that this 19th century painting showed time travel.

Indeed, the picture looks eerily like a woman who is lost in her cell phone screen. A doctored version of the painting exists on Pinterest, which shows the girl’s face illuminated by the glow of the iPhone screen.

But this claim was soon debunked by art experts who said the purported cell phone was in fact a prayer book. In an interview with Vice, Gerald Weinpolter, CEO of the Art Agency Gerald Weinpolter GmbH, said: “The girl in this Waldmüller painting is not playing with her new iPhone X, but is off to church holding a little prayer book in her hands.”

That certainly is a more logical explanation than time travel. As such, we rate this claim as “False.”

2020年11月21日
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不，亚历克斯·特雷贝克的净资产没有让家庭 “流泪”

“危险” 游戏节目主持人的死亡被用于所谓的广告网络 “套利”。

【宣称】

在亚历克斯·特雷贝克死于晚期胰腺癌之后，他的 “净资产让家人流泪”。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Husband, father, and “Jeopardy” game show host Alex Trebek died on Nov. 8, 2020, following his battle with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Less than two weeks following his death, at least one advertising network had begun running ads with the headline: “Alex Trebek’s Net Worth Left His Family In Tears.” This was false.

The ads were sponsored by LifeExact, The Financial Mag, Travel Patriot, and perhaps others, and were routed through Zemanta, which is owned by Outbrain. Crunchbase defined Outbrain as “a content discovery platform providing publishers a service for recommended links to increase traffic and generate revenue.” Outbrain (via Zemanta) provided the technology that allowed the Trebek ads to appear, while LifeExact, The Financial Mag, and Travel Patriot hosted the landing pages. The landing pages featured an image slideshow, with one celebrity name and net worth figure per page. The slideshow story was headlined as: “52 Celebrities & Their Huge Net Worth – Chadwick Boseman’s Net Worth Left Us in Disbelief.”

The “net worth left family in tears” advertising lure has also been used by advertising networks exploiting the names of Kenny Rogers, Sean Connery, and Pat Sajak. However, Sajak is still alive, and as of this writing is on the first page of the “52 Celebrities” slideshow.

While the headline claimed the story was about 52 celebrities, including Chadwick Boseman, who died on Aug. 28, 2020, Boseman did not show up until after 140 clicks, on slide 140. Trebek appeared after 141 clicks, on slide 141. His page was the end of the slideshow. Trebek’s page did not appear to acknowledge his cancer or passing. The page, which claimed his net worth was $50 million, was likely created in the past, and may have been moved along with Boseman’s page to the end of the 141-page slideshow after their deaths.

The one-item-per-click slideshow model is known in the online advertising world as “arbitrage.” On the business and technology blog Margins, run by Ranjan Roy and Can Duruk, Roy defined arbitrage as “leveraging an inefficient set of systems to make a riskless profit, usually by buying and selling the same asset.” He also called it “the mythical free lunch that economics tells us does not exist.”

In arbitrage, the advertising network’s goal is to make more money on the ads displayed to readers who click through the slideshow than it costs to advertise the false “net worth left his family in tears” claim that lured them to it.

As the family grieved Trebek’s passing, on Nov. 11, his wife, Jean, shared a heartfelt message with a photograph from their wedding day. She posted to Instagram:

My family and I sincerely thank you all for your compassionate messages and generosity. Your expressions have truly touched our hearts. Thank you so very, very much.

Many Blessings to all,
Jean Trebek

2020年11月20日
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揭穿模因：吸烟与 COVID-19

无论对象是吸烟还是 COVID-19，保持社交距离都是关键。

【原文】

As governments fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Snopes is fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation, and you can help. Read our coronavirus fact checks. Submit any questionable rumors and “advice” you encounter. Become a Founding Member to help us hire more fact-checkers. And, please, follow the CDC or WHO for guidance on protecting your community from the disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 resulted not only in mortal harm to many Americans (tallying 248,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. as of this writing), it also engendered political strife over regulations imposed at state and local levels to help check the outbreak — most notably mandates requiring the wearing of masks, which many citizens objected to as an infringement of their personal freedoms.

A popular anti-mask meme compared COVID with smoking and questioned why, if the government had never forced anyone to give up the harmful activity of cigarette smoking in order to save lives, it nonetheless was compelling people to don face coverings for the same ostensible reason: 

The comparison offered in this meme was logically flawed, however.

Cigarette smoking undeniably poses substantial health risks: not just to smokers themselves, but also to others around them due to the effects of secondhand smoke, exposure to which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates contributes to approximately 41,000 deaths per year. That’s why over the last several decades, governments — even if they have not absolutely banned smoking — have regulated where people may smoke. Many countries have enacted laws restricting smoking in most enclosed public spaces (such as stores, restaurants, schools, and airports) and in areas surrounding those spaces, while leaving smokers free to puff away in places where their secondhand smoke will not adversely affect others (such as in their homes, in their automobiles, and in outdoor areas away from other people).

Likewise, COVID-19 — because it is contagious — not only poses serious health risks to those who have been infected by the coronavirus, but also to others who may contract it through exposure to them. Hence, the advent of mask wearing regulations intended to help prevent infected persons from spreading the disease to others.

But, just as smoking is not absolutely prohibited by the government, neither has going mask-free been absolutely prohibited by the government. Mask mandates require citizens to wear face coverings while in public spaces, but not in the privacy of their households, vehicles, or outdoor areas where proper social distancing is maintained.

So, contrary to the conceit of the meme displayed above, regulations regarding smoking and COVID-19 are quite similar: They both aim to save lives by minimizing potentially harmful exposures in public spaces, while allowing citizens the liberty to act as they choose in private and when they are sufficiently distanced so as not to harm others. In either case, social distancing is key.

2020年11月20日
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蝙蝠侠和独角兽：原来的月球恶作剧

《大月恶作剧》指的是 1835 年《纽约太阳报》标题为 “伟大天文发现” 的六篇文章。

【原文】

This article is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors.

In 16th-century Britain a common saying to describe hoaxing someone was “to make one believe the Moon is made of green cheese”. Absurd, of course. So perhaps people were more credulous by the middle of the 19th century, when a newspaper editor perpetrated what became known as the Great Moon Hoax, persuading gullible readers that on the Moon you could find unicorns and other fantastic beasts.

The Great Moon Hoax refers to six articles in the New York Sun headlined “Great Astronomical Discoveries” and allegedly reprinted from The Edinburgh Journal of Science. Beginning on August 25 1835, they revealed a lunar ecology and civilisation. The hoax tested the parameters of media credibility and “fake news” in the pre-telegraphic age. The stories circulated to other papers around the world.

19th-century newspaper illustration purporting to show astronomer John Herschel's new telescope.19th-century newspaper illustration purporting to show astronomer John Herschel's new telescope.
A German lithograph purporting to show Herschel’s apparatus and its method of projection.
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Though not destroying Dick’s reputation, the hoax challenged his prioritisation of belief over evidence, foreshadowing the fundamental intellectual crises of the mid-Victorian age. Nevertheless, Dick continued to popularise science and democratise access to astronomy. Dundee’s unique public observatory is a bequest from one of Dick’s devotees, John Mills.

Whether or not Dick’s speculations constituted science fiction, they inadvertently midwifed the modern genre through Locke’s parodies. The editor and owner of the New York Herald, James Gordon Bennett, credited Locke with inventing what he called “A New Species of Writing” – “the scientific novel”.

The Dundee Moon Hoax certainly inspired the “lost Scottish father” of American sci-fi, Robert Duncan Milne who grew up in nearby Cupar in the 1840s. His own tales of astronomical discovery bear many similarities to Locke’s lunar utopia. It provided a rich context which shaped Milne’s imagination, driven by creative tensions between scientific secularism, fantastic new technologies and orthodox beliefs.The Conversation

Keith Williams, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Dundee

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2020年11月20日
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如果服务犬在没有主人的情况下接近，他们需要帮助吗？

如果你在背心里看到一只无人陪伴服务犬，请关注它们。

【宣称】

如果服务犬的主人遇到医疗紧急情况，他们会接近陌生人寻求帮助。

【结论】

大多是真的

【原文】

Some service dogs are specially trained to seek out help if their owner is suffering from a debilitating medical emergency and are in need of assistance, according to a claim made on social media that Snopes readers asked our team to verify.

We rate this claim as mostly true. While some service dogs may go through special training that teaches them to seek help if their owner is experiencing a medical emergency, not all service dogs will have been taught such discipline.

The “Service Dog PSA” was originally shared on the social media platform Tumblr by user lumpatronics on June 12, 2018, by a user who identified as Tessa Connaughton. The woman described falling down, and her dog going off to seek help. Although the fall was “awful but ultimately harmless,” the original poster went on to say that she had epilepsy, and that her service dog was trained to find help if she was having a seizure.

“If a service dog without a person approaches you, it means the person is down and in need of help,” she wrote.

Service dogs are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ defines a service dog as one that has been “trained to take a specific action when needed to assist the person with a disability.” This includes a dog that is trained to detect the onset of a seizure and then help the person remain safe during the seizure for an owner with epilepsy.

But it is important to note that not all service dogs have been trained to find help when needed.

According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), that skill is found in a handful of specially trained service dogs, including those known as “seizure response” dogs trained to perform various behaviors in response to both epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. assist people who suffer from epileptic and non-epileptic seizures.

Seizure response dogs are trained to bark and alert when their owner is experiencing a seizure. These animals may also lie next to their owners during a seizure to prevent injury while others may stand nearby to break a fall and prevent injury. Such dogs can also be trained to press alarm buttons or devices that call for help, and open and close doors, and find someone to help.

It is important to note that seizure response dogs are not the same as seizure alert dogs, which some people claim can predict when a seizure is coming. Paws with a Cause, a nonprofit organization that trains and provides seizure alert dogs, noted that this behavior may develop between a dog and a human as their relationship bonds, but it is not consistent or scientifically proven — though there is some evidence that dogs with particular personality traits may be more likely to alert someone when a seizure may occur.

2020年11月19日
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“超过一百万” 的人参加了在哥伦比亚特区亲特朗普的 “MAGA March’ 吗？

众所周知，人群的规模难以估计，但我们来看看。

【宣称】

2020 年 11 月 14 日，超过 100 万人参加了在华盛顿特区举行的亲唐纳德·特朗普游行。

【结论】

未经证实

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

In November 2020, Snopes readers asked us to examine the accuracy of claims that “more than one million” people had taken part in a demonstration in support of U.S. President Donald Trump, who disputed the result of that year’s presidential election a week after Democratic candidate Joe Biden was declared the winner. 

The event, on Nov. 14, was billed variously as the “Million MAGA March,” the “March for Trump” and “Stop the Steal DC”, inspired by unfounded or false allegations and conspiracy theories that electoral fraud had played a telling part in President-elect Biden’s victory. 

That morning, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted out screenshots from live Fox News coverage of the event, adding “AMAZING! More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on the swamp in support.”

Similarly, on Feb. 15, 2003, the Metropolitan Police estimated that around 750,000 people gathered in London’s Hyde Park to protest against the then-impending U.S. and U.K.-led military intervention in Iraq. Photographs and video footage of Hyde Park, captured on that day, show significantly larger and more densely packed crowds than those seen on Pennsylvania Avenue during the pro-Trump march, 17 years later:

Aerial view of Hyde Park during the anti-war march in central London. (Photo by Andrew Parsons – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
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2020年11月19日
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拜登工作人员达拉斯·琼斯是因为选民欺诈而被捕的吗？

古巴 Gooding Jr. 的照片被用作证据来支持填补错误的关于选民欺诈的说法。

【宣称】

一张照片显示，美国当选总统乔·拜登的竞选团队成员达拉斯·琼斯因选民欺诈而被捕。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

In November 2020, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign team filed lawsuits alleging voter fraud to contest the results of the 2020 election — many of which were quickly dismissed — the president’s supporters circulated their own unsubstantiated rumors on social media. One such rumor involved a picture they claimed showed Dallas Jones (some versions labeled Jones as President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign director, and others as just a staffer) being arrested for voter fraud:

The man pictured here is not Biden’s campaign director, a Biden staffer, or a man named Dallas Jones. This is actually a photograph of actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after he was arrested in June 2019 for allegedly groping a woman at a New York City bar.

A video of Gooding’s arrest from The Associated Press can be viewed below:

Gooding has plead not guilty to this and to several additional charges related to sexual assault. As of this writing, the case is still ongoing.

While the viral photo does not show Biden’s campaign director, a staffer, or a man named Dallas Jones being arrested for voter fraud, this claim wasn’t completely conjured out of thin air.

In September 2020, conservative activist Dr. Steve Hotze, as well as other Republican officials, filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court in an attempt to halt early voting. That petition included accusations from two private investigators that local Democrats, including Dallas Jones, the Texas political director for Biden’s campaign, had engaged in ballot harvesting. We took a deeper look into these claims in this article, and found that the allegations were not supported by much evidence. 

Harris County Clerk Christopher Hollins said: “I have no knowledge of any alleged scheme, and Hotze’s filing presents no evidence. The claims are irresponsible and unfounded.”

You can read more about the allegations against Jones here. For the purposes of this article, it bears repeating that Jones has not been arrested for voter fraud.

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2020年11月19日
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拜登的癌症慈善机构花费了数百万美元花在薪水上吗？

有时虚假信息正确地陈述了事实，但是会误导地描述它们。

【宣称】

拜登癌症倡议花了数百万美元的工资，但没有花在癌症研究上。

【结论】

混合

【原文】

In mid-November 2020, following on the heels of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory, a number of news outlets ran stories reporting that the charity founded by Biden and his wife, Jill, the Biden Cancer Initiative, which suspended its operation in 2019, spent “millions” on salaries but nothing on cancer research.

For example, the Russian state-funded propaganda outlet RT’s headline read, “Biden’s cancer charity raked in millions but spent NOTHING on medical research, tax filings show.” Fox Business ran with a headline declaring, “Tax filings reveal Biden cancer charity spent millions on salaries, zero on research.”

The British tabloid Daily Mail had its own version of the same story, as did the New York Post, and the Post’s story was tweeted by U.S. President Donald Trump to his nearly 89 million followers.

These stories are misleading because they give the appearance of malfeasance by falsely framing certain facts, namely the organization’s mission. The Biden Cancer Initiative wasn’t a research grant-giving organization, which is why it didn’t grant funds toward cancer research. This information is readily available on the charity’s website.

Under the “Frequently Asked Questions” section of the organizations website, you can find the query, “Is the Biden Cancer Initiative a grant-giving organization?”

The answer?

“No. The Biden Cancer Initiative will largely not be a grant-giving organization and will accomplish its mission through convening, connecting partners, catalyzing new actions, and providing venues to discuss progress and develop new actions and collaborations.”

“The Biden Cancer Initiative never intended to make research grants because we had a $2.5 million budget which was dedicated to creating collaborations among companies, universities, nonprofits, patient groups, researchers, and the government,” said Greg Simon, former president of the charity.

The mission “was to work with patients from the bottom up to make things change,” Simon said, adding that the organization created collaborations that helped cancer patients with things like accessing care, financial support, and community support. According to its website, the 501(c)3 charity brought together dozens of groups and organizations to leverage resources connecting patients to clinical trials, cancer prevention and early detection, and data sharing, for example.

As The Associated Press reported in 2019, the charity “promoted nearly 60 partnerships with drug companies, health care firms, charities and other organizations that pledged more than $400 million to improve cancer treatment.”

The Bidens founded the charity in 2017, two years after their son, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer at the age of 46. But the charity suspended its operations in 2019. Joe and Jill Biden left the organization in April 2019 when he launched his run for the presidency, and the organization closed shortly after, with news reports citing a lack of momentum without its namesake founders.

According to the nonprofit’s tax filings, which are publicly available using the charity tracking tool Guidestar, it paid just over $3 million in employee compensation during the time it was running. Simon told us that salaries at the charity were set by a compensation committee that used “comparables to other nonprofits” to set compensation rates.

The Biden Cancer Initiative was the philanthropic extension of the White House “Cancer Moonshot” program, an effort by the Obama administration “to dramatically accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer —  to achieve a decade’s worth of progress in five years,” per the Biden Cancer Initiative website. As vice president, Biden headed up that effort.

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2020年11月19日
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乔治亚州弗洛伊德县是否找到了 2,600 张未计算票数？

发现是在州审计期间进行的，这与重新计数不同。

【宣称】

乔治亚州弗洛伊德县发现了约 2,600 张未计算选票，其中大部分是为美国总统唐纳德·特朗普投下的，使总统更接近于当选总统乔·拜登在 2020 年大选中的统计数据。

【结论】

真

【原文】

UPDATE: The Associated Press reported on Nov. 17 that a second Georgia county had also found votes that had not yet been counted. However, it was not expected to change the outcome of the election.

On Nov. 16, 2020, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) published a breaking news story that detailed how 2,600 votes in Georgia were not yet counted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

“It’s very concerning,” Luke Martin, chairman of the Floyd County Republican Party, told the AJC. “But this doesn’t appear to be a widespread issue. I’m glad the audit revealed it, and it’s important that all votes are counted.”

The votes were found during a state audit due to be finalized on Nov. 20. The Associated Press reported that “the post-election audit is being held under a new state law that required one to be conducted for the first time this year on a race of the secretary of state’s choosing.” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that the presidential election was chosen because of the “national significance of this race and the closeness of this race.”

On Nov. 17, Heather Mullins from Real America’s Voice (RAV-TV) posted a video and tweeted: “Floyd County, GA: Officials look for a box with 10 more batches after they thought they were done rescanning…updates to come.” President Donald Trump tweeted about the video on the following day:

FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA! pic.twitter.com/mIZ5rmdkvw

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020

Despite numerous debunked conspiracy theories about companies with names like Dominion Voting Systems, and purported operations like “Hammer” and “Scorecard,” the issue in Floyd County appeared to come down not to a software problem, but to human error:

The problem occurred because county election officials didn’t upload votes from a memory card in an ballot scanning machine, said Gabriel Sterling, the state’s voting system manager.

He called it “an amazing blunder” and said the county’s elections director should resign.

“It’s not an equipment issue. It’s a person not executing their job properly,” Sterling said. This is the kind of situation that requires a change at the top of their management side.”

The previously uncounted votes were cast during in-person early voting at the Floyd County Administration Building, which includes the county’s elections office, said Luke Martin, chairman of the Floyd County Republican Party.

The AJC also reported that the issue took place on a machine that failed during early voting, and that “county election officials were supposed to rescan all paper ballots cast on that machine, but roughly half of them weren’t recorded.”

Raffensperger said that “other counties’ recounted figures closely match their original numbers,” meaning that, thus far, this was the most significant issue found by the state in its audit.

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排名：五种不同软饮料容器的环境影响

他们在这里，从最差到最佳排名。

【原文】

This article is republished here with permission from The Conversation. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors.

People are increasingly aware of the harm plastic waste causes to wildlife, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics if they could help it. But are the alternatives to plastic much better?

Let’s look at one example – fizzy drinks. You might assume that plastic bottles are the least green option, but is that always the case?

First place: recycled aluminium cans

Recycled aluminium cans were the least environmentally damaging single-use container we looked at. Aluminium can be constantly recycled with no change in properties. Recycling an aluminium can saves 95% of the energy used to make a new can and no new material needs to be mined or transported.

But aluminium isn’t always recycled. The UK’s recycling rate for aluminium packaging is just 52%. This must be drastically improved to make recycling the main supply of new cans.

Even if some of these containers are better than others, all of them have an environmental impact. The best option would be to phase out single-use packaging entirely, and introduce a system of reusing containers. Think self-serve drinks machines in local shops, where you could fill a bottle that you bring from home, or bottle return and reuse schemes.

Reducing waste and reusing materials, where possible, should come before recycling something. By reusing bottles, we reduce the amount of single-use packaging that needs to be created, reducing waste and a whole host of global environmental problems.The Conversation

Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton and Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton

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Facebook 是否禁止了所有基督徒主题内容？

一份报告称，Facebook 禁止发布基督教主题的内容，同时允许所有其他宗教在社交网络上自由控制。

【宣称】

Facebook 禁止所有基督教主题的内容，但将允许其他所有宗教在其社交网络上分享基于信仰的材料。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

On 7 September 2016 the web site Associated Media Coverage published an article reporting that, in order to promote diversity, Facebook had issued a ban the posting of on all Christian-themed content on their social network while imposing no such restriction on content involving any other religion:

Representatives from Facebook, the social media giant known for making overnight changes in policy have announced their newest policy update, which is being viewed as one of the company’s most controversial changes to date.

According to Facebook representative Riker Jepson, the company’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has made the decision to ban all Christian themed content in attempt to celebrate religious diversity while at the same time reducing religious intolerance among the social network’s estimated 1.65 billion monthly active users.

According to Jepson, one of the most frequent complaints made by Facebook users each month is what many of the website’s members describe as religious intolerance or bullying by the social network’s Christian population. Many Facebook users have complained that the website has become “over-saturated” with Christian posts, groups, pages, meme’s, and even Christian themed hashtags.

According to Jepson, the company’s developers are currently working to create an algorithm that will alert staff of any content that appears to be related to Christianity. All flagged content will be reviewed by a dedicated team and will be immediately removed if found to be in violation of community standards. According to Jepson, repeated offenders will have their credentials suspended and will no longer have access to their Facebook accounts. Though Jepson estimates their developers will have mastered the necessary algorithm within the next few weeks, the company is giving users until November 15, 2016, to ensure compliance with the newest policy update.

Though Facebook will be void of all Christian related content, not all religious themed content will be banned. Several religions will still have free-reign on the social network including but not limited to, Buddhism, Deity, Druid, Eckankar, Ethical Culture, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Mormonism, Muslim, Native American Spirituality, New Age, Pagan, Rastafarian, Santeria, Scientologist, Secular, Sikh, Spiritualist, Taoist, and Unitarian Universalist.

The report was a riff on a years-old, perpetually false hoax claim that Facebook is banning content related to Christianity (such as Nativity scenes). Not only is that rumor both old and long-debunked, but the source of this most recent version (Associated Media Coverage) is a fake news site that typically spreads falsehoods regarding to non-existent laws or statutes which would affect a specific subset of the population. The Christian-themed Facebook content ban is just another a variation on that theme.

Previous fabrications from the site included claims of an impending motorcycle curfew in March 2016, a motorcycle speed ban in August 2016, a FDA e-juice ban in mid-2016, and a heartstring-tugging fib about several jurisdictions codifying a “two pet maximum” ordinance (intimating many households would be forced to rehome beloved pets).  Associated Media Coverage expanded its scope into darker fake news items alongside claims like the Christian-themed content ban, promulgating upsetting falsehoods about a transgender bathroom controversy-related shooting death (during a time of nationwide interest in the issue), Casey Anthony opening a home daycare center, and a dead baby located in a Walmart DVD bin.

Although many fake news sites include disclaimers informing readers their content is fabricated, Associated Media Coverage does not. 

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为破产提高甘蔗的鸡档案了吗？

Twitter 和 TikTok 上迅速传播了该公司据称面临财务困难的消息。

【宣称】

举起甘蔗的鸡手指申请破产。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

On Nov. 8, 2020, an unknown Twitter account tweeted that Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers had filed for bankruptcy. Raising Cane’s is a fast-food chain headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The tweet, which appeared to have been deleted, read: “BREAKING : Raising Canes, 24-Year-Old Fast Food Chain, Files for Bankruptcy. Developing Story.” It was shared hours later as a screenshot in a TikTok video posted by Tyrone Riley:

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#greenscreen TRAGIC 😨 #louisiana #fyp #xyzbca #louisianacheck

♬ Suicidal – YNW Melly

However, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers did not file for bankruptcy. In fact, a new location opened in Baldwin Park, California, six days prior to the viral tweet being published. The company also recently announced plans to open a third location in Tempe, Arizona.

Further, in an April 2020 QSR interview with Raising Cane’s founder and Co-CEO Todd Graves, Graves said the chain was even able to avoid furloughs and layoffs at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a tough time for many businesses:

It was tough at first, Graves acknowledges. At one point, sales were down as much as 30 percent.

“That’s scary,” Graves says. “Thank God it was only 30 percent. We make small margins on very large volumes.”

Raising Cane’s adjusted its marketing and contacted media outlets to let customers know that restaurants are still able to serve food with enhanced safety measures. The message was heard, and customers began to return as units perfected the shift to drive-thru while maintaining quality.

Sales changed to 25 percent. Then to 20 percent and to 15 percent, and so on. Now, Graves is proud to note that in the past couple of days, Raising Cane’s returned to pre-COVID-19 sales numbers.

In sum, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers did not file for bankruptcy, nor has it showed signs that it had been harshly impacted by the pandemic. The original tweet that started the rumor appeared to have been deleted, but a week later a TikTok video continued to spread its false message.

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一个可以从头吃到脚的植物，便值得从春写到秋。

作者简介：一手画笔一手花，坐标广西。园林专业，从小深爱植物与自然，期待能一直从事植物相关工作，世间唯有美花与美食不可辜负，微博@一手画笔一手花

一个可以从头吃到脚的植物，便值得从春写到秋。

春天，种下一把南瓜籽，南瓜的一生便开始了。

 

南瓜苗

南瓜苗从地里冒出，乘着春风，长得贼快。大张大张的叶子，越长越长的南瓜藤，不必如何打理，南瓜自会圈起属于自个儿的地盘，蔓过它想铺满的地头，爬它想爬的栏杆，上它想上的树。

 

炒南瓜苗

 

南瓜苗味道不错，但吃南瓜苗需要抽筋剥皮的好手艺，瓜苗口感嫩不嫩，就看抽丝去筋得干净不干净了。经络一除，脱胎换骨。小时候可喜欢南瓜苗煮汤了，把空心的南瓜梗当做小吸管，吸汤水喝，美滋滋，汤汁仿佛更香甜了。加蒜素炒南瓜苗，也是清新爽口。

 

上图为南瓜雄花，摘下来吃

下图为南瓜雌花，留着吃瓜

 

长到五至七月，便是我们这吃南瓜花的季节。摘下雄花，留着雌花结小南瓜。花朵煮汤清甜可口，做南瓜花酿更是风味十足，此前还专门写了一篇南瓜花，以记录那时节的美味。

 

南瓜花酿

南瓜花汤

阳光雨露，南瓜越长越大。秋天，便到了收获南瓜的季节。或圆胖，或瘦长，生嫩的小南瓜清炒起来味道都差不多，成熟的南瓜煮起来才能检验出品种的好与不好。有的南瓜淡水无味，而优秀的南瓜则又甜又粉，最朴素的做法，最让人回味。

各种模样的南瓜

 

心灵手巧的老妈赋予了南瓜更多可能，让它在餐桌上呈现出不同花样儿。南瓜与大米一同洗澡，便是一碗热气腾腾的南瓜粥；南瓜与面粉深入融合，便是香喷喷的南瓜馒头或南瓜包子；南瓜与糯米亲密交融，便是甜蜜软糯的南瓜饼。我最喜欢南瓜饼了，精致的模具印出一个个金灿灿的可爱模样，南瓜的滋味唇齿留香。

南瓜粥

南瓜包子

妈妈手制的南瓜饼

切开南瓜，收集一把南瓜籽，一些晒干用来磕。一些留到明年春天，继续书写南瓜的又一生。

 

南瓜籽

 

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秋天的几种野菊花

周末，杭州植物园在办菊花展，人潮在各种菊花组成的园艺小景前来来往往，相当热闹。有植物学基础的朋友会知道，菊花是一个头状花序，一“朵”菊花实质上是由几十乃至上百朵小花构成的。就算这样，我估计这两天的游客也不会比展览上的花少。


相比之下，我更愿意看野花。我避开人流，往山上走过去。


马兰


今年的植物园以及西湖边公园的草坪上能看到很多马兰在开花，花淡紫色，大概一元硬币大。作为野菜，马兰春割一茬，冬季还可以挖。把基生叶连同地下一小撮根茎挖走，回去栽种起来，等到春天，就可以吃到最鲜嫩的马兰头。往年在挖野菜大军的扫荡之下，哪还有留给马兰开花的机会。可怜的马兰，只能靠地下根茎延续香火。


马兰的叶子

今年看到了不少马兰开花，大概是因为疫情关系，出门挖野菜的人少了的缘故。


千里光


再往山上走去，其他几种野菊出现了。


千里光，靠在路边草丛和小灌木上。这是一种蔓性的菊花，会倚靠着什么东西生长，成片蔓延。千里光花大概也是一元硬币大，但“花瓣”较稀疏。


前几年看到的千里光花瀑

前几年在一个路边铁丝网上看到最壮观的千里光花瀑。金黄色花朵从网里喷涌出来，如同“千里光”这个名字一样，看着就觉得很温暖。

这周末太阳很好，人也像千里光一样暖洋洋、懒洋洋的。


路旁垂下来的微糙三脉紫菀

在步道两旁、山的坡地上，白色的微糙三脉紫菀和淡紫色的陀螺紫菀正在开花。

微糙三脉紫菀的叶片

微糙三脉紫菀是三脉紫菀的变种。顾名思义，叶脉是三出脉、摸起来糙糙的，实际上也确实是这样。它的花朵小一些，比一角钱略大。开花量很大，一大捧一大捧地开。

微糙三脉紫菀


陀螺紫菀的花是这几种野菊里最大的。它开起花来很有意思，会沿着主干开一溜。一枝陀螺紫菀最长能长近一米，一米的枝条上尽是花，简直就是一根花鞭。而名字里的“陀螺”，说的是头状花序下的总苞片旋转、交错覆盖，像陀螺一样。

陀螺紫菀花鞭

微糙三脉紫菀和陀螺紫菀这两种野菊在路旁特别多，由于开花数量太大，枝条常常被压得很低。


陀螺紫菀

以上四种，可以算是这个季节最常见的野菊花。当然，还有一些“不那么像菊花的菊花”，比如烟管头草、藿香蓟之类的。今天就先不介绍。

说好看吧，野菊花肯定比不上花展里的菊花，但出门看野花这件事我认为要有趣的多。观赏野花不像看花展，会有人把悉心培育的花朵，精心布置好给游人看。观赏野花需要亲自去找，还需要一点运气，野花——自然演化的奇迹，总会出现在最适合它们生长的地方。

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梅拉尼亚·特朗普是否说 “谁给了关于圣诞节东西的 f*CK”？

据报道，这句话在梅拉尼亚·特朗普和前第一夫人高级助手斯蒂芬妮·温斯顿·沃尔科夫之间秘密录制的讨论中得到了特色。

【宣称】

在 2018 年 7 月的录音中，第一夫人梅拉尼亚·特朗普可以听见说：“谁他妈的关于圣诞节的东西和装饰？”

【结论】

正确的归因

【原文】

A secretly taped conversation from July 2018 between Melania Trump and former top aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff recorded several profanity-laced comments made by the first lady, including: “Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration?”

The audio first aired on Oct. 1, 2020, on the CNN primetime program “Anderson Cooper 360.” Cooper referred to Wolkoff as her “former best friend,” and The New York Times identified Wolkoff as being a “close confidant.” The portion about Christmas runs from 4:35-6:03 in this video:

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)

Melania Trump: They say I’m complicit, I’m the same like him, I support him. I don’t say enough. I don’t do enough.

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff: Nope. It’s, it —

Trump: Where I am. I put — I’m working like a ass — my ass off at Christmas stuff that, you know, who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration, but I need to do it right?

Wolkoff: Yeah, but —

Trump: Correct?

Wolkoff: 100%, you had no choice.

Trump: And OK. And then I do it. And I said I’m working on Christmas planning for the Christmas. And they said, oh, what about the children, that they were separated. Give me a fucking break. Where they were saying anything when Obama did that?

Wolkoff: I know.

Trump: I cannot go. I was trying to get the kid reunited with the mom, I didn’t have a chance, needs to go through the process and through the law.

Wolkoff: But here’s my thing, hear what you just said, but instead of that, if — you just — your messaging. You were so loved. You were.

Trump: They will not do the story. We put it out. They would not do the story.

Wolkoff: Until —

Trump: You would not believe it. They would not do the story. Because they are not — they would not do the story because they are against us because they’re liberal media. Yeah, if I go to Fox, they will do the story, I don’t want to go to Fox.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

It is true that the first lady said the words: “Who gives a fuck about Christmas stuff and decoration?” The quote appeared to be in the context of Melania Trump having wished she could concentrate on more important duties, including purportedly wishing to reunite a mother and child that may have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time, the Trump administration was under scrutiny for its practice of separating families at that border with no clear plan for reuniting them. (More than two years later in October 2020, hundreds of such children had still not been reunited with their parents.)

Wolkoff’s audio recordings featured more of the first lady talking about her June 21, 2018, visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, in which she received quite a bit of press for a jacket she wore that read: “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” Running from 2:44-4:34 in the same video from “Anderson Cooper 360,” Trump mentioned her visit to see the children who came to America:

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)

Trump: All these kids that I met, they were — they are here in the shelters because they were brought by it from through coyotes. The people who were trafficking. And that’s why they put them in jail and the kids that they go in shelters and the way they take care of them. It’s, you know, they even said the kids, they say, wow, I will have my own bed, I will sleep on the bed, I will have a cabinet for my clothes. It’s so sad to hear it, but they have it. They didn’t have that in their own countries.

WOLKOFF: Right?

Trump: They sleep on the floor. They are, you know —

Wolkoff: There’s nothing.

Trump: — they are taking care nicely there. But, you know, yeah, they are not its parents, it’s sad. But you when they come here alone, or with coyotes, or illegally, you know, you need to, you need to do something.

Wolkoff: Right.

Trump: And a lot of, you know, a lot of like moms and kids, they are teaching how to do it, they go over and they say like, oh, we will be killed by a gang member, we will be the — you know, we will be it’s — so dangerous. So they allow to stay here. Do you understand what I mean?

Wolkoff: I do. And they’re the ones that are the bad ones.

Trump: Yes, and they are not, you know, it’s not true, that they would, you know, what, I mean, some of them, they using that lines that, you know, they’re not professional, but they are, they are teached by other people what to say, to come over and to, you know, to let them go to stay here. Because, you know, they could easily stay in Mexico, but they don’t want to stay in Mexico because Mexico doesn’t take care of them the same as America does.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

NEW YORK, NY – (L-R) David Wolkoff, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump and Donald Trump attend GUCCI and MADONNA host A NIGHT TO BENEFIT RAISING MALAWI AND UNICEF at the United Nations on February 6, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by BILLY FARRELL/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Melania Trump’s reference to the idea that former President Barack Obama had a family separation policy is misleading, however. Family separation was not a federal requirement prior to the Trump administration. The Obama administration built cages that have housed children who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. However, photographs of the cages from his time in office depicted unaccompanied minors who crossed the border without parents or guardians, which is different from children being separated from their families by the United States government.

Another claim that surfaced in 2020 about first lady Melania Trump and Christmas is that she purportedly said “2020 marks the final holiday season for the Trump White House.” This was false, however, as the website that promoted the misleading quote was not an official government website.

Melania Trump’s recorded conversation added a new chapter to what has been long referred to as “The War on Christmas,” which has quite a long history.

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佛罗里达州高尔夫球场上发现了一只巨型鳄鱼吗？

对于一些观众来说，这只 “恐龙大小” 的鳄鱼太大了，无法相信。

【宣称】

照片显示，2020 年 11 月，佛罗里达州的一个高尔夫球场上有一只巨型鳄鱼。

【结论】

真

【原文】

On Nov. 12, 2020, photographs supposedly showing a “dinosaur-sized” alligator ambling across a golf course in Florida went viral on social media:

These are genuine images. 

They were captured at the Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples, Florida. Tyler Stolting, an employee at the club, captured a video of this large alligator that was later shared to the golf club’s Facebook page:

Stolting told the Tampa Bay Times that he spotted the gator while driving by the club’s 17th tee. While alligators are occasionally spotted at the Valencia Golf and Country Club, Stolting said that he has never seen one this big:

“Yep, it’s real … Once I got closer it definitely was a shock.”

Interestingly, this is not the first time that the internet has been shocked to the point of disbelief in reaction to photographs of large alligators on golf courses. In 2016, a similarly sized alligator was met with skepticism after being spotted at the Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Palmetto, Florida. 

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不，德雷克不死

#RIPDrake 是 2020 年 11 月 14 日晚上美国的头号趋势，让 Twitter 用户问：“德雷克死了吗？”这是一个死亡骗局。

【宣称】

TMZ 报告说，德雷克参与了一次驾驶枪击事件，在 34 岁时死亡。天才还报告说，德雷克的家人证实了他的逝世。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

On the evening of Nov. 14, 2020, #RIPDrake rose to become the number one Twitter trend in the United States.

However, it was not true that the rapper had passed away. Twitter pinned a message at the top of the #RIPDrake trend informing viewers that it was a death hoax: “No, Drake is not dead. The rumors arose after users began to share photoshopped images of articles saying the rapper had died”:

Some tweets shared screenshots of reports supposedly taken from TMZ and Genius. The fake TMZ headline read “Drake dead at 34 after a drive-by shooting.” The fake Genius headline, which may have been shared more widely, read: “Drake’s Family Releases Info Saying Drake Passed Away.” A number of tweets spread the rumor, while others reacted after finding out it was not true:

i saw #RIPDrake trending and had a fucking heart attack pic.twitter.com/qw1Kd97WqB

— jem (@dumbblackie) November 15, 2020

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这是来自 “百万马加游行” 的纳粹旗帜的照片吗？

“在我们生命中的这个时候，我们需要团结起来，对所有人的爱和尊重。”

【宣称】

2020 年 11 月在 “百万马加三月” 上拍摄的照片显示了展出纳粹和邦联旗帜。

【结论】

字幕错误

【原文】

On Nov. 14, 2020, supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington D.C., in an event dubbed the “Million MAGA March,” either to commiserate with each other about Trump’s recent loss in his failed bid for re-election, or to foster Trump’s spurious claims that the presidential election had been “stolen” from him.

Some posts shared on social media about the event purported to document the display of Nazi and Confederate flags offered for sale at the rally:

However, the photograph seen above was taken in a different time and place that had no connection to “Million MAGA March.” It had been snapped at the Braddock’s Inn flea market in Pennsylvania over two months earlier, and the vendor displaying the offending material removed it upon request:

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亿万富翁乔治·索罗斯自己的帕勒吗？

多年来，这位慈善家被错误地指控为一些项目提供资金。

【宣称】

亿万富翁乔治·索罗斯拥有保守的社交网络 Parler。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

In November 2020, a rumor started to circulate on social media that George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist frequently featured in right-wing conspiracy theories, was the owner of the new social media site Parler. The rumor was based largely on a supposed screenshot from a Fox News broadcast bearing the words “Fox News Confirms: George Soros is a Majority Owner of New Social Platform Parler.”

This is not a genuine screenshot from Fox News, and Soros does not own Parler. The chyron displayed here is fake. 

A few immediate red flags signal that this image was doctored.

For one, no articles exist on FoxNews.com (or any other news outlet) reporting that Soros is an owner of Parler. The website is actually owned by John Matze and a few investors (none of whom are Soros). Also, why would reporter John Roberts be reporting about Parler from the White House lawn?

Robert’s position on the White House lawn made more sense when we found the source of this doctored image. The fake image about Soros was created from a screenshot of a Fox News broadcast on Nov 10, 2020, that showed reporters Sandra Smith and Roberts discussing U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to contest the results of the 2020 election. The chyron during this segment actually read: “Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit Alleging Two-Tiered Voting System in Pennsylvania.”

Parler’s CEO also disputed this rumor, writing that “Parler has NOT been sold” and that “George Soros has absolutely no association in any capacity with parler.”

Matze wrote:

Hi Everyone, can you believe how desperate the trolls are getting falsely claiming Parler is own by Soros? Not even creative haha. Minus 10 points for lack of creativity. 👎

Ive seen the image circulating. It appears photoshopped. I highly doubt Fox News would report something like this. Always be skeptical and check with us if you hear rumors. I will transparently answer any questions you all have as best as possible.

George Soros has absolutely no association in any capacity with parler. I’ve echo’d my previous Parley about the ownership structure. #transparency

The ownership structure of Parler is myself, a small group of close friends and employees. Additionally, Parler has 2 strategic investors. Dan Bongino & Jeffrey Wernick.

Parler has NOT been sold. These are malicious lies intended to damage and malign the brand of Parler. Anyone claiming otherwise is a hoaxer and most likely acting from malice. This is the length enemies of free speech will go to try to take down the ONLY platform that protects your speech, privacy and data. Parler.

Dan Bogino, one of Parler’s investors, also disputed the rumor on Twitter. 

It should be noted that this is far from the first time that Soros has been falsely accused of owning or funding a project. This rumor is a bit unusual, however, as the billionaire is typically falsely accused of funding organizations painted as left leaning, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, Antifa, protesters, and any and all Democratic politicians. Bad-faith rumors have also been spread falsely claiming that Soros owned Snopes.

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Dominion 投票系统删除了 2.7 万个特朗普选票吗？

美国总统继续散布有关选民欺诈的可疑指控。

【宣称】

Dominion 投票系统删除了 2020 年为美国总统唐纳德·特朗普投下的 270 万张选票。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

The internet was flooded with false claims about voter fraud in the days following the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3, 2020. Many of these rumors centered around a piece of software from Dominion Voting Systems. We’ve addressed a few of these rumors in a previous article, but the most prevalent claim, and one that was spread by U.S. President Donald Trump himself on Nov. 12, 2020, was that Dominion software had deleted 2.7 million votes that had been cast for the incumbent:

There is no truth to this claim. 

On Nov. 12, 2020, a coalition of federal and state officials, including members of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), released a statement calling the 2020 election the “most secure in American history.” The statement went on to specifically address Trump’s false claim about votes being deleted, writing that “there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.”

Here is the statement in full:

The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. Right now, across the country, election officials are reviewing and double checking the entire election process prior to finalizing the result.

When states have close elections, many will recount ballots. All of the states with close results in the 2020 presidential race have paper records of each vote, allowing the ability to go back and count each ballot if necessary. This is an added benefit for security and resilience. This process allows for the identification and correction of any mistakes or errors. There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.

Other security measures like pre-election testing, state certification of voting equipment, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) certification of voting equipment help to build additional confidence in the voting systems used in 2020.

While we know there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for misinformation about the process of our elections, we can assure you we have the utmost confidence in the security and integrity of our elections, and you should too. When you have questions, turn to elections officials as trusted voices as they administer elections.

Trump did not provide any evidence to support his false claim that 2.7 million votes were deleted by Dominion Software, but he did tag Channel Rion and One American News Network (OAN), a far-right web publisher that recently reported on these unsubstantiated claims. 

The OAN segment (which was archived by Mediate) claimed that an “unaudited analysis of data obtained from Edison Research” found that Dominion Voting Systems “switched as many as 435,000 votes from President Trump to Joe Biden” and that “another 2.7 million Trump votes appear to have been deleted by Dominion.” 

Edison Research President Larry Rosin, however, disputed these claims. In a statement to the The Dispatch Fact Check, Rosin said: “Edison Research created no such report and we are not aware of any voter fraud.”

A spokesperson for Dominion Voting Systems issued a similar statement to the Denver Post: “Dominion Voting Systems categorically denies any claims about any vote switching or alleged software issues with our voting systems. Our systems continue to reliably and accurately count ballots, and state and local election authorities have publicly confirmed the integrity of the process.”

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2020年11月16日
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美国卡车司机是否计划对感恩节进行全国性罢工？

对于目前形式的卡车运输业来说，组织大规模罢工从困难到几乎不可能。

【宣称】

从 2020 年 11 月 26 日至 29 日，美国卡车司机将在全国范围内举行抗议乔·拜登的当选及其政策，他们表示这些政策将伤害蓝领工人，包括行业工人。

【结论】

混合

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In the aftermath of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, many online spoke up to support current President Donald Trump, including groups of truckers. Members of the private Facebook group, Stop the Tires 2020, called for a nationwide truckers’ shutdown to protest — among other things — Biden’s environmental policies that will include a transition to renewable energy sources.

The group — which as of the time of writing had grown to more than 68,000 members since its founding on Nov. 6, 2020 — planned a strike for Nov. 11, 2020, Veterans Day, and if that was ineffective, would continue the strike from Nov. 26 to 29, 2020, during the Thanksgiving holidays.  According to a post from one of the group’s administrators:

Tiktok videos of individuals stating they were truckers and describing their plans to strike on the aforementioned dates also went viral:

Snopes readers asked us if such strikes were indeed taking place, and if they would impact the delivery of basic food and necessities. We learned that a number of truckers claimed to have participated in the Veterans Day strike. But the actual effectiveness of the past strikes as well as the upcoming ones are yet to be determined.

Before looking at the nature and effectiveness of these strikes we had to determine whether nationwide and industry-wide strikes were even likely for U.S.-based truckers. The answer is complicated. A report from Business Insider looked at laws from the administration of President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s that resulted in a decline in wages, and the eventual decline in union membership in the trucking industry. Deregulation laws were justified because they reportedly saved consumers money, but at the cost of truckers’ wages and working conditions. Hourly wages for heavy and trailer-truck drivers have steadily gone down since then.

Unions also lost much of their power and membership. A few decades ago, large numbers of truckers were unionized and carried out successful strikes in the ’70s. The Teamsters, a labor union that once boasted more than 2 million truckers as members, now has around 75,000 members. And with more independent truckers and companies it is considered extremely challenging to wrangle that many truckers together, because they have neither the time nor resources. Case in point, in April 2019:  Tens of thousands of truck drivers planned a work stoppage in a much-hyped “Black Smoke Matters” protest, but ultimately only a smattering of people in different locations participated.

On Nov. 11, and even after that date had passed, dozens of members of Stop the Tires 2020 posted pictures on the private group claiming they were participating in a strike by refusing to drive. Some of their posts are below:

 

But there was little evidence that these stoppages had any impact. WWJ Newsradio 950, Detroit’s local station, reported on Nov. 11, “So far, the call for a one-day strike seems to be all talk, as the trucking industry is humming along.” Truckers the station interviewed were not participating, but stated that the strikers’ concerns made sense, and should be taken seriously:

Larry Fuentes, the manager of a large logistics company in metro Detroit told WWJ his truckers have not joined it, but “I can have some understanding of what they’re coming for. Their livelihoods are at stake.” He added that a strike would devastate the industry.

Samuel Ford, a truck driver from Brownstown, Mich., added that he hasn’t joined it, but the drivers in the strike group have a point. “Truckers are very often overlooked … But they do have a very significant say-so over how this country is run,” he said.

Not all truckers are part of these particular anti-Biden strikes. After the election results were announced on Nov. 7, 2020, the American Trucking Associations released a statement congratulating Biden and calling for more infrastructure investment.

Other groups that claimed to strike said they were not defending any one political party, but wanted to improve their working conditions and wages. Over the summer truckers also organized to protest decreased freight rates and working conditions during the pandemic.

Indeed, before the elections, the truckers running the supply chain for United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) that supplies Whole Foods and other grocery stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut threatened to strike over what they said was UNFI’s failure to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines. The truckers, represented by Teamsters, along with workers at distribution centers in California, said the company was not providing workers with adequate protective equipment, including face masks, and disinfecting and cleaning workspaces. But they reached an agreement with the company by early November.

Since, as of this writing, the strikes planned for late-November are yet to happen, their effectiveness is still to be determined. We will keep an eye on the events and post an update once we have more information. 

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当美国政客在社交媒体上传播时，谁负责？

众所周知，总统政府之间的过渡期很敏感。这一个已经混乱了。

【原文】

The ongoing chaos in the aftermath of the November 2020 presidential election has no precedent in modern U.S. history.

Against the grim backdrop of skyrocketing coronavirus cases, outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has let loose a barrage of tweets throughout the days and nights following the election, promoting a baseless conspiracy theory that the race was rigged against him by a nationwide voter fraud scheme.

To be clear, there was no such scheme. Trump’s Democratic political rival, President-elect Joe Biden, won decisively in both ballots and electoral college votes. And Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security released a statement describing the November 2020 election as “the most secure in American history.”

Nevertheless, Trump has as of Nov. 13, 2020, refused to acknowledge the reality of his electoral loss and has pumped out disinformation on Twitter, refusing to concede while executive branch agencies have failed to cooperated with Biden’s transition team.

The chaos has been compounded by public officials’ actions and use of social media to spread disinformation, putting the platforms’ election integrity policies under the microscope.

Daniel Kreiss, director of media and communication at the University of North Carolina, told us that focusing criticism of disinformation on the social media platforms appears non-partisan, making it easier for journalists to point to. But noting Trump’s failure to concede defeat, and the near-unity in Republican legislators endorsing the lie that mass-scale voter fraud took place and failing to acknowledge Biden as president-elect, Kreiss said the problem originates upstream from the platforms.

“The GOP has generally failed to embrace the legitimacy of the president-elect and have been willing to float questions about voter fraud — it’s all over the place, coming from GOP party elites themselves,” Kreiss said. “It’s my opinion that Facebook and Twitter are downstream from this much greater political crisis. At the end of the day, if [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell refuses to come out and say Joe Biden is the president-elect, and the election was free and fair, there’s nothing Facebook and Twitter can do about it.”

We contacted McConnell’s office with questions about why Republicans have largely failed to acknowledge Biden as president-elect, despite Trump’s own administration stating that the 2020 election was secure. We didn’t get a response in time for publication.

Julia Hellwege, associate professor of political science at the University of South Dakota, told us in a phone interview that she is concerned with the chipping away of norms and traditions that many in the U.S. have taken for granted for decades, but which buttress crucial aspects of democracy like the peaceful transfer of power.

“Under normal circumstances there would be a loser and a concession speech and we move on with our lives, not because they are written in to our Constitution, but because they are norms that are part of American and democratic values,” Hellwege said. “When we don’t see this and instead we get uncertainty, that to me signals an erosion of these norms and values.”

That erosion, Hellwege said, is dangerous.

“We haven’t seen it in this country, but we have seen it in other countries,” Hellwege added. “It’s often what we see in countries that descend away from democratic systems. It’s those small things that are the first to go — democracy chips away slowly.”

It’s not just norms like concession speeches that got chipped away in 2020. Aside from driving the “voter fraud” disinformation campaign, Trump’s White House has refused to cooperate with Biden’s transition. Until now, a federal agency called the General Services Administration was unknown to many Americans. But it shot into the public consciousness when its administrator, Trump appointee Emily Murphy, refused to sign a letter of ascertainment that would allow the Biden team access to administration personnel and millions of dollars in funds to begin the transition process.

With coronavirus cases raging, Murphy’s refusal to perform what was up until now an unremarkable bureaucratic task raised fears that her actions could hamper the incoming administration’s efforts to deal with the ongoing public health crisis and endanger national security.

“We are in the midst of the first presidential transition in the modern era to be conducted remotely. We are already facing pretty significant challenges, not just with the coronavirus pandemic, but with the fact that transitions in government are known to be periods of time when the threats of attacks from foreign actors are heightened,” said Donald Sherman, deputy director of the government watchdog non-profit Citizens for Ethics in Washington. “It’s critically important for the national security apparatuses of the outgoing and incoming administrations to be working together in concert and communicating to ensure our national security infrastructure can make the decisions that need to be made and the president can make the decisions that need to be made on day one.”

The Trump administration’s actions in this regard are “wildly irresponsible,” Sherman said, and what Murphy is doing is “reckless.”

We reached out to the General Services Administration to ask what the reason was for the delay in allowing Biden’s transition team access to funds and personnel, and a timeline for when that access would be granted. We received no response in time for publication.

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以下是每位参议员和国会议员对拜登胜利的回应

在美国众议院和参议院的 253 名共和党人中，只有 13 人在乔·拜登被宣布获胜者一周后承认为当选总统。

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One week after all major news organizations declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, only a smattering of Congressional Republicans have publicly acknowledged the former vice president’s victory over incumbent President Donald Trump.

According to new research by Snopes, just 13 out of 253 GOP members of the outgoing U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives (the 116th Congress) have made a public statement accepting Biden’s victory, referring to him as the president-elect, or congratulating him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. 

Only 5% of national Republican lawmakers have publicly acknowledged Biden’s victory, despite the Democrat’s garnering 306 electoral college votes — the same total as Trump in 2016, and one that the outgoing president frequently referred to as a “landslide” — and that represents an extraordinary departure from American political conventions.

As Trump and his allies continue to make unsubstantiated and often easily debunked allegations of substantive and consequential electoral fraud, and in the continued absence of a concession by the outgoing president, the vast majority of Congressional Republicans appear unwilling to break ranks by congratulating Biden.

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Arkansas

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Sen. Tom Cotton, R.  Nov. 9.  “The media doesn’t determine election results. Legal voters do. The same Dems who for 4 years refused to admit that Hillary lost now demand the President rush to concede. Nonsense. @realDonaldTrump has every right to pursue legal remedies and recounts. This is worth fighting for.”
  • Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Its not the media who decide elections. Neither the punditry who demand someone concedes.”
  • Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark. 4.  Nov. 7.  “No race is over until the state conducting the election certifies votes. There are numerous disturbing reports of discrepancies and failure to follow election laws. It’s important to America’s future that we investigate these claims, ensuring fair and transparent elections…”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. John Boozman, R. Nov. 6. “Every legal vote should be counted with transparency, accountability & according to each state’s laws, with fair and just consideration by the courts available to resolve any issues that arise. Americans are entitled to nothing less to ensure integrity and trust in our system.”
  • Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark. 3.  Nov. 5.  “Legal votes will be counted. Alleged irregularities should be investigated in a transparent way. Any proven wrongdoing must be addressed…” 

No statement

  • Rep. French Hill, R-Ark. 2.  

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California

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. 31.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden, and to our history-making Vice President-elect, California’s
    @KamalaHarris. The future is bright.”
  • Rep. Nannette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif. 44.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-Elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris. Our country weeps in happiness. This historic achievement brings us hope again…”
  • Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif. 37.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Let’s get to work.”
  • Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!…”
  • Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif. 26.  Nov. 7.  “…Today, we usher in a new era of the American story with the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States….”
  • Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif. 24.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris! Votes are still being counted, but it has become clear that voters, both across the country & on the #CentralCoast, recognize that we are better than the divisive politics of President Trump…”
  • Rep. Tony Cardénas, D-Calif. 29.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden on this victory and @KamalaHarris for making history! Time to begin healing and get back to doing the work for the people…”
  • Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif. 27.  Nov. 10.  “If outgoing President Trump & the GOP win their anti-ACA case in the Supreme Court today, then millions will lose coverage in the middle of a pandemic…”
  • Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif. 39.  Nov. 7.  “A historic day for our country! Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif. 46.  Nov. 8.  “‘Tonight, the whole world is watching America. And I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe…We will lead not only by the example of our power but by the power of our example,’ said President-elect Biden.”
  • Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif 16.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The 2020 election is over.”
  • Rep. TJ Cox, D-Calif. 21.  Nov. 8.  “…such a great victory by Joe and Kamala, bringing back the decency and integrity of Americans back to 1600 Pennsylvania [Avenue]…” 
  • Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif. 53.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, and Doug Emhoff!!…”
  • Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif. 11.  Nov. 7.  “I look forward to working with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris…”
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. 18.  Nov. 9.  “Congratulations President-elect Biden…”
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D.  Nov. 7.  “I look forward to getting to work with President Biden and Vice President Harris on an agenda that will lift all Americans and bring our country back together.”
  • Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations, President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris…”
  • Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif. 34.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on this historic victory!”
  • Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif. 10.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris – I’m looking forward to working with them to lower health care costs, build an economy that works for families, and first and foremost – get a new stimulus deal passed.”
  • Sen. Kamala Harris, D.  Vice President-elect. Nov. 7. victory speech here. 
  • Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Today, we are preparing to celebrate U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as the first woman elected to serve as our Vice President…”
  • Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. 17.  Nov. 7.  “America has rejected Donald Trump. We’ve had enough of his failures during this pandemic, his racism, and his disregard for people’s lives. With @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris in the White House, we will usher in a new era of moral leadership that treats everyone with dignity.”
  • Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. 13.  Nov. 7.  “This is a historic day.  It is clear that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the right leaders for the right time, as they’ve earned the highest popular vote count in American history.”
  • Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif. 49.  Nov. 7.  “Huge congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris! The American people came together for the largest voter turnout in modern history to restore the soul of our nation.”
  • Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif. 33.  Nov. 7.  “I congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on this historic victory. The American people have spoken and now it is time for us to move forward…”
  • Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif. 47.  Nov. 7.  “I congratulate former-Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris on their election as the new President and Vice President of the U.S.”
  • Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!”
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif. 9.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris Administration to combat the challenges our nation is facing.”
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif. 32.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris, our heroes!”
  • Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. 20.  Nov. 7.  “I congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their resounding and historic win.”
  • Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. 12.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris won with a strong margin, and they will have a strong Democratic House Majority by their side. Working together, we have the opportunity to deliver extraordinary progress For The People.”
  • Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif. 52.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. I look forward to working with the new administration and my colleagues in Congress to serve every American, mend our nation, and move the country forward.”
  • Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif. 45.  Nov. 7.  “I am thrilled that @JoeBiden is heading to the White House and that @KamalaHarris will be sworn in as our first woman, first Black, and first Asian-American Vice President.”
  • Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif. 48.  Nov. 7.  “The fight for the soul of our nation is far from won, but President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris will lead America towards a kinder, healthier, and more prosperous future. Today, hope and history rhyme.”
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif. 40.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden & Vice President-elect Harris!…”
  • Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. 36.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on today’s historic victory!”
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif. 38.  Nov. 9.  “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris…”
  • Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. 28.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden’s story is one of loss, perseverance and human decency. His victory, and Kamala’s, shows that in America, those qualities still matter. That right still matters. Truth still matters. And decency still matters.”
  • Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. 30.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris. Our four year national nightmare is over.”
  • Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. 14.  Nov. 7.  “The national nightmare is over. President-elect Joe Biden ran on a campaign that confirmed character counts for both the President of the United States and the soul of America…”
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. 15.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States, a victory for decency and stabilizing democracy. And my California colleague and friend Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman, first Black person, and first person of Asian descent to be elected Vice President.”
  • Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif. 41.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on this historic victory.”
  • Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif. 5.  Nov. 7.  “I look forward to working with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to address our countries most pressing challenges including crushing the coronavirus, boosting our economy and combating climate change.
  • Rep. Norma Torres, D-Calif. 45.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to my friends @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris for making history today! I’m looking forward to working with you both to ensure a brighter future for the American people.”
  • Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif. 51.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris on their historic win.”
  • Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. 43.  Nov. 7.  “I am exceedingly overjoyed that Trump has been defeated & that the Biden-Harris team have an opportunity to undo the harm this undeserving Prez has caused the country. My hope for the future is renewed! Looking forward to working w/ Biden-Harris team to move our country forward!”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif. 42.  Nov. 5.  “Republican demands for transparency shouldn’t require a court order – but we will fight for our rights wherever needed. This election should be decided by counting all LEGAL ballots in a fair and open process.”
  • Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif. 1.  Nov. 6.  “The circumstances surrounding this Presidential election point to a fraudulent outcome. The reports we’ve seen of non-residents, deceased voters, potential mail fraud, and partisan poll watching are deeply concerning, and must be challenged.”
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. 23.  Nov. 8.  “Every legal vote must be counted. Every recount must be completed. Every legal challenge must be heard. Then and only then does America decide who won the race.”
  • Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif. 4.  Nov. 9.  “Votes are still being counted and there are serious allegations of illegal voting and illegal procedures that could affect the outcome of the presidential election. We have a well-established process to weigh the evidence of these allegations and resolve these disputes. This is vital to assuring the legitimacy of the result. This process must be completed before anyone declares a victor.”
  • Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. 22.  Nov. 6.  “Great victory tonight for President Trump! Only thing left to determine is control of the House.”

No statement

  • Rep. Paul Cook, R-Calif. 8.  
  • Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif. 25. 
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. 19. 

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Colorado 

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Michael Bennet, D. Nov. 7. “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. More citizens voted in this election than ever before. The election was hard fought and fairly won. With your victory comes the promise that, as a country, we can set aside years of partisan acrimony and get to the hard work of making equality and prosperity our shared purpose. I look forward to joining you in this effort.”
  • Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. America made clear who we are as a nation.”
  • Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to PRESIDENT-ELECT @JoeBiden! And to the first woman to ever become VICE PRESIDENT ELECT of the United States,@KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice-President Elect @KamalaHarris! Excited to get to work!”
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to our next President & Vice President, Joe Biden & Kamala Harris! Your win is historic & represents a new direction for this country.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo. 5.  Nov. 6.  “For 4 years,@realDonaldTrump fought for us against the corrupt media, big tech bias, and radical Dems. Now we need to fight for him. The American people deserve transparency, accuracy, & integrity. Every LEGAL vote should be counted, and every ILLEGAL vote should not.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. 4.  Nov. 6.  “All legal votes should be counted and the process should be fully transparent. It is important that we protect the integrity of our free and fair elections.”

No statement

  • Sen. Cory Gardner, R. 
  • Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo. 3. 

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Connecticut

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D. Nov. 7. “My warmest congratulations to my good friends, Joe Biden & Kamala Harris…”
  • Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden on running a campaign that overwhelmingly reflected the values of the hard-working people here in eastern Connecticut—one that was focused on the issues, and on bringing the American people together from both sides of the aisle to tackle the biggest challenges facing us today. It is time to embrace the result that, like in any election, one side has prevailed.”
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. 3.  Nov. 7.  “The American people won. Democracy won. We have our work cut out for us, and the road to recovery is long, but Biden and Harris have a plan to lead us to a brighter tomorrow. Today, we celebrate this historic victory.”
  • Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice-President elect @KamalaHarris. It cannot be overstated what a MONUMENTAL moment this is in our history. Now, let’s build back better.”
  • Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Such a huge emotional relief to know that whatever the policies may or may not be, we will soon have a president steeped in empathy, decency and service.”
  • Rep. John Larson, D-Conn. 1.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have spoken. Congratulations to President-elect Biden! I’m looking forward to working with him and his administration. It’s time for us to get to work, unify the country, and defeat this pandemic.”
  • Sen. Chris Murphy, D.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden is a man for this time, and I am thrilled the American people have spoken, and by decisive margin chosen him as our next President.”

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Delaware

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D.  Nov. 7.  “How good it feels to say – Delaware’s own. The President-elect of the United States of America, @JoeBiden.”
  • Sen. Tom Carper, D.  Nov. 9.  “President-elect Biden is already restoring and rebuilding global confidence in America’s leadership to address the greatest threat to our planet.”
  • Sen. Chris Coons, D.  Nov. 7.  “I’ve known Joe for 30 years. His heart, his character, his faith, and his compassion make him just the right man for this moment. I stand ready to work with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to meet this moment and move our country forward.”

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District of Columbia

Congratulated/accepted the result

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Florida

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. 14.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-Elect Joe Biden and VP-Elect Kamala Harris! Let’s unite America and work together for a stronger, brighter future for all!”
  • Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla. 13.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris! This was a hard fought race during extraordinary times. We’ve a lot of work to do in the months ahead. We’ll do it on behalf of all Americans. It’s time for our nation to come together. United we stand!”
  • Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla. 10.  Nov. 7.  “I am so proud of everyone who worked to make this moment happen, and I am thrilled to congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their historic victory.”
  • Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla. 22.  Nov. 7.  “The American people voted for change…They voted to elect Joe Biden as our next president ad Kamala Harris as our next Vice President.”
  • Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla. 21.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden is the next president of our country! My joy is through the roof.”
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla. 20.  Nov. 7.  “On the heels of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history, the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris symbolizes the unity, diversity, and resilience of the American people, despite the hardships our nation has endured over the past four years.”
  • Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla. 5.  Nov. 7.  “They don’t make ’em like Joe anymore. I was humbled to endorse President-Elect @JoeBiden early on. I knew he was who we needed to rebuild the soul of our nation. We are witnessing history with Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris. Together these leaders will unite our nation.”
  • Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla. 26.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect Joe Biden and the first woman Vice President
    @SenKamalaHarris.”
  • Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla. 19.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden on a successful and hard fought campaign. All Americans need to come together in supporting President-elect Biden.”
  • Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla. 27.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have seen the failures and fracturing of our country under President Trump and have chosen a new direction. Vice President Biden’s victory is a triumph for our republic and its founding principles of freedom, justice and democracy.”
  • Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla. 9.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-Elect @JoeBiden! What a tremendous victory for the future of America.”
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. 23.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! I look forward to working with you in Washington to deliver results #ForThePeople!”
  • Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla. 24.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulation [sic] to #PresidentElectBiden and #VicePresidentElectHarris! Looking forward to getting to work!”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. 16.  Nov. 10.  “President Trump has every right to legally challenge the vote in jurisdictions where irregularities have been reported, just as Al Gore did in 2000 when he refused to concede to George Bush until 37 days after the election.”
  • Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, R-Fla. 25.  Nov. 7.  “Votes are still being counted in several states w. close elections. Before the press names a new President we should let legal & vote counting process continue & let the states certify their result. Then, & only then, will we know who will be sworn in as Pres. on January 20, 2021.”
  • Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. 1.  Nov. 6.  “A full audit is absolutely necessary. We should get injunctions if necessary. And if I have to do it, I’ll fight on the floor of the House of Representatives to stop the Electoral College from being certified.”
  • Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. 18.  Nov. 6.  “In order to have confidence in the results of our election, it is critical that every legal vote is counted and any illegally-submitted ballot is not. To ensure that happens, Americans need full transparency to observe the process so they can be sure that their votes—and nothing else—decided the result. As co-chair of President Trump’s Florida re-election campaign, I will continue to do everything in my power to defend and strengthen this process.”
  • Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla. 8.  Nov. 6.  “Joined @RepCloudTX and 37 of my colleagues in writing to @TheJusticeDept calling for transparency in counting ballots. @realDonaldTrump”
  • Sen. Marco Rubio, R.  Nov. 7.  “The media can project an election winner, but they don’t get to decide if claims of broken election laws & irregularities are true That’s decided by the courts, and on the basis of clear evidence and the law.”
  • Sen. Rick Scott, R.  Nov. 7.  “The voters get to decide who the President is. This is a close race and @realDonaldTrump will and should use every avenue at his disposal to make sure every legal vote is counted.”
  • Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla. 17.  Nov. 7.  “The media said for 3 years that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia and are now claiming a Biden victory before results are certified and fraud is investigated. The media doesn’t determine the results. The people’s *legal* votes do.”
  • Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla. 16.  Nov. 9.  “Ensuring fair & accurate election results should be the top priority of ALL Americans, no matter which political party you belong to. Americans deserve full transparency and need to know their vote is protected.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. 12.  Nov. 5.  “While we await the final count of all legally-cast votes throughout the country, Americans can be certain that the number of Republican women serving in Congress has significantly expanded. That is great news. I welcome them to our Conference, and look forward to serving alongside of all of my newest colleagues.”
  • Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla. 15.  Nov. 4.  “While election results are still being tallied around the country, House Republicans have made their agenda for this and the Congress clear…”
  • Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla. 3.  Nov. 10.  Made unsubstantiated suggestions that electoral fraud had taken place in key states, but also referred to Biden as “President-elect Joe Biden”: “The thing I thought was very interesting and I found concerning is how some states just automatically stopped counting votes [on election night]. Georgia said it was because of a water main and we found out that’s probably not real accurate. And in Pennsylvania, they stopped it and they’re bringing in all these extra ballots and in Michigan and other states, where they’re back-dating them. So those are all concerns that we have… If there are legitimate claims of fraudulent voting, I would think President-elect Joe Biden would want to get that aired, too, because he’ll go into his presidency untainted.”

No statement

  • Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla. 2.  No explicit statement of his own, but retweeted calls for “transparency,” “counting only legal votes,” and a vow that “Republicans won’t quit fighting.”
  • Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla. 4. 
  • Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. 11.

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Georgia

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to our next President @JoeBiden & VP @KamalaHarris on your historic victory!”
  • Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga. 6.  Nov. 7.  “America has spoken, and we have chosen @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris as our next President and VP.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga. 12.  Nov. 7.  “I joined 38 House Republicans in sending a letter to Attorney General Barr asking @TheJusticeDept

     to ensure the election process is being conducted lawfully and transparently.”
  • Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga. 1.  Nov. 9.  “A free and fair election is a cornerstone of our democracy, but it only works if the rules are followed. President Trump and the millions of Americans who voted for him deserve our day in court to ensure this. All Americans, no matter the party, should agree with this.”
  • Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. 9.  Nov. 7.  “No matter what the media tells you, this is NOT over. It’s not over until every LEGAL vote is counted. This is America. We the PEOPLE decide who our next President is. NOT the media.”
  • Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga. 3.  Nov. 6.  “This is a dark moment in America’s storied history. Our confidence—the world’s confidence—in our most sacred and fundamental right has been shaken. If the right of Americans to choose their leaders has been stolen from them, everything about America stands on trembling ground. This must be cured….I believe there needs to be a top-down investigation of the way this election was conducted in Georgia and in the other states where ballots have been randomly appearing in just the right numbers to swing elections.
  • Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga. 10.  Nov. 9.  “This isn’t over until every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is thrown out!”
  • Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R.  Nov. 6.  “I contributed to @realDonaldTrump‘s effort to defend the integrity of our elections. I’m asking every single patriotic American to join me in standing with our President!”
  • Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga. 11.  Nov. 10.  “The only way to find out if fraud has occurred is to investigate. I am pleased to see AG Barr announce the DOJ is investigating the numerous documented irregularities we’ve heard of since Election Day. Every legal vote should be counted, and fraudulent votes should be discarded.”
  • Sen. David Perdue, R.  Nov. 5.  “Every lawful vote cast should be counted, once. If that happens, I believe President Trump will be re-elected.”
  • Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga. 8.  Nov. 10.  “I fully support our President @realDonaldTrump and his efforts to protect the integrity of the vote!”

No statement

  • Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga. 2.  
  • Rep. David Scott, D-Ga. 13. 
  • Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga. 7. 

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Guam

No statement

  • Delegate David F.Q. San Nicolas. 

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Hawaii

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii 1.  Nov. 7.  “We took the time democracy deserved, and democracy chose Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii 2.  Nov. 7.  “Joe, congratulations on your election. You promised to be president not just of those who voted for you but for those who didn’t. Now it is time for unity & healing. You have the grave responsibility to do your best to make that happen. May God be with you in this noble endeavor.”
  • Sen. Mazie Hirono, D.  Nov. 7.  “Just landed back in DC and heard the great news that @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris will be the next President and Vice President of the United States! It’s been a grueling 4 years, but I’m excited to get to work with Joe and Kamala to bring our country together.”
     
  • Sen. Brian Schatz, D.  Nov. 10.  “It just occurred to me that Trump’s refusal to concede means that every day the story is that he lost.”

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Idaho

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Russ Fulcher, Idaho 1.  Nov. 6.  “There are tabulation locations where legally authorized Republican poll-watchers have been denied oversight, and allegations of “newly found” ballots. Media activity — seemingly more interested in declaring a Biden victory than identifying all the facts — only complicate the matter.”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. Mike Crapo, R.  Nov. 5.  “All votes should be counted in accordance with state laws and procedures. Counting every legal vote is vital to our nation’s core principles. The integrity of our election process is equally imperative, and the courts should resolve any alleged improprieties. I have faith in the democratic process and my fellow Americans to accept the final, certified results.”
  • Sen. Jim Risch, R.  Nov. 10.  “This is America. We have a process for resolving these things, that’s in the works right now. We all need to be patient as we work through this.”

No statement

  • Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho 2.  

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Illinois

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill. 17.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Madam Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!”
  • Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Millions of Americans stood up against Donald Trump & elected decency back to the White House. In a year with record turnout, I’m proud we took the time to ensure a thorough process & saw democracy prevail, making @JoeBiden our next President & @KamalaHarris our first female VP.”
  • Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill. 7.  Nov. 7.  
  • Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. 8.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have spoken and, on January 20th, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.”
  • Sen. Dick Durbin, D.  Nov. 7.  “The national nightmare of President Donald J. Trump ends in eleven weeks. President-elect Biden and all of us have work to do to undo the damage and bind our nation’s wounds.
  • Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill. 11.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. I’m looking forward to working with them to unite our nation and tackle the challenges we face.”
  • Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill. 4.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect Biden’s decisive victory in the electoral college & the popular vote represents a powerful mandate for unity & honesty in American politics. Today, the overwhelming majority of Americans voted for positive change & empathy over the politics of hate & division.”
  • Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on your history-making election.”
  • Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. 16.  Nov. 7.  “Sofia and I extend our Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Our nation deserves two competing parties who can work together when possible, and compete honorably when not.”
  • Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill. 8.  Nov. 7.  “With more than 75 million votes overall and a substantial margin in the electoral college, the American people have elected Joe Biden as our next president with a clear mandate to heal our country’s wounds while defeating the coronavirus and reviving our economy.”
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden and VP-elect @SenKamalaHarris. Now that the campaigns are over I’m hopeful that all Americans come together for the good of our country. There‘s much work to do.”
  • Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris! The American people have spoken and I look forward to working with the Biden-Harris administration to improve the lives of all Americans.”
  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. 9.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill. 10.  Nov. 7.  “I want to first congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden, and our nation.”
  • Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. 15.  Nov. 7.  “Even though I supported his opponent, I wish President-elect Joe Biden well… I also congratulate Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the first woman to ascend to the second highest office in the land.”
  • Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill. 14.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @SenKamalaHarris! I look forward to working with you to push our country forward and bring Americans together.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. 12.  Nov. 8.  “I support President Trump’s efforts to ensure that all legal votes are counted; & I know that many So. Illinoisans agree. The foundation of our democracy is built upon the fairness & integrity of our elections. So while Joe Biden & supporters celebrate, our work continues.”

No statement

  • Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill. 13. 
  • Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill. 18. 
  • Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. 1. 

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Indiana

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris! I can’t wait to work with you to help put our nation back on the right path.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. 3.  Nov. 7.  “I’ve joined 38 of my colleagues in writing a letter to AG Bill Barr requesting he investigate claims of voter fraud and make sure only all legal votes are counted in this election. The American people need to have confidence that the outcome of this election is legitimate!!”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. Mike Braun, R.  Nov. 10.  Described the election, in the past tense, as having been “decided, tentatively, by just a few votes in several states,” but also referred to “concern about irregularities, especially any fraud that might be present.” 
  • Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. 8.  Nov. 5.  “There is nothing wrong with either the Trump campaign or Biden campaign demanding a fair election result and fighting for one. Americans need to have patience as the process plays itself out because the worst outcome for our country would be for the president who is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, to have a cloud of illegitimacy hanging over their head if Americans don’t perceive the outcome to be the result of a free and fair election.”
  • Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind. 6.  Nov. 6.  “The integrity of our elections and the peaceful transition of power are cornerstones of our democracy. When all legally cast votes in this election are counted, the American people can have full confidence in the results. I urge all Americans to exercise patience as state and local officials work to ensure this process is completed fairly, accurately, and as quickly as possible.
  • Sen. Todd Young, R.  Nov. 3.  “Congratulations to President Donald Trump on winning Indiana. Though we don’t yet know who will prevail in this election, it’s clear that Indiana continues to support lower taxes, fewer regulations, Constitutionalist judges, and a strong military.”

No statement

  • Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind. 4.  
  • Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind. 5. 
  • Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind. 9. 
  • Rep. Greg Pence, R-Ind. 6.
  • Rep. Pete Visclosky, R-Ind. 1. 

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Iowa

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa 1.  Nov. 7.  “For 13 years I’ve called this guy my boss, Senator, Vice President and now, I get to call him my President. God bless America and God bless ⁦@JoeBiden.”
  • Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to Pres Elect Biden and Vice Pres Elect Harris! It is now time to bring America together and restore our national sense of decency.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa 4.  Nov. 11.  “If Trump were to concede in any manner, he would be giving license to steal future elections, too.”

No statement

  • Sen. Joni Ernst, R. 
  • Sen. Chuck Grassley, R.  Reported by Politico to have said, during a photo-op on Nov. 9, “We’re going to know who is president on December the 14th. We just better let everything play out.” Snopes was unable to corroborate the authenticity of those remarks. 

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Kansas

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have made their voices heard. They chose an incredible leader in @JoeBiden to move our country forward and to unite all of us during these challenging times.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. 1.  Nov. 10.  “On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr authorized federal prosecutors to investigate specific allegations of voter fraud surrounding last week’s Presidential election. Last week, I joined several of my colleagues in the House in sending a letter to AG Barr asking him to make all resources of the U.S. Department of Justice available to ensure a free and fair election. Americans must have confidence in the outcome of this election, and I applaud the move by AG Barr to ensure this election is free of fraud, abuse and outside influence.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan. 4.  Nov. 6.  “As our nation continues to watch election results slowly roll in from battleground states, it is critical that every legal vote is counted and that illegally-submitted ballots are not. Americans deserve transparency in the process, and when necessary, our judicial system will step in to ensure a fair and accurate approach for all sides. It will take more time, but it’s the right thing to do to ensure that all legal votes are counted.”
  • Sen. Jerry Moran, R.  Nov. 6.  “Our democracy is based on the ability of the American people to elect our leaders in free and fair elections. We must make certain every vote is counted correctly, and I’m confident the principles outlined in our Constitution will guide us through this moment. Thank you to all Americans who volunteered at polling places and continue to count ballots in accordance with their state’s laws.”

No statement

  • Sen. Pat Roberts, R. 
  • Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan. 2.  

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Kentucky

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky. 3.  Nov. 11.  “And while it is truly disgraceful for Republican leaders to allow a defeated President to shred our constitution and democracy with their blessing, that they would do so as the pandemic rages—with so many Americans’ livelihoods and lives on the line—is psychopathic.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky. 6.  Nov. 9.  “We must ensure that all legal votes are counted and that any reports of irregularities are fully investigated.  The mainstream media does not decide when an election is over.”
  • Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. 1.  Nov. 5.  “Could it be more obvious, what the Democrats are trying to do? We saw them do it two years in California, with the ballot harvesting… Why is it taking three or four days, and maybe even a week, to count ballots in some of these big cities in these swing states? Something fishy is going on…”
  • Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. 4.  Nov. 9.  “I want to give the president the space to decide this election… Out of respect for the president, I’m going to wait until Dec. 14 — that’s the day that the states have to ratify, choose their electors.”
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell, R.  Nov. 9.  ” In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted; any illegal ballots must not be; the process should be transparent or observable by all sides, and the courts are here to work through concerns. Our institutions are built for this. We have the system in place to consider concerns. And President Donald J. Trump is 100% within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options… We respect the rule of law, we trust our institutions, and neither of those things is outweighed by pronouncements from partisans or the press.”
  • Sen. Rand Paul, R.  Nov. 9.  “Your government sent 1.1 million dead people stimulus checks. Wonder how many of these folks also voted absentee?”
  • Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky. 5.  Nov. 6.  “The President’s allegations of election fraud must be investigated to ensure the election is conducted fairly for the American people.”

No statement

  • Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. 2.  

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Louisiana

Congratulated/accepted the result

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La. 5.  Nov. 6. “I stand by President Trump and his efforts to ensure a full and fair election, and make sure that every lawful ballot is counted. From censoring Republicans to encouraging shady voting practices, the left has pulled every trick in the book to try and win this election. I firmly believe that President Trump and Mr. Guiliani’s efforts bring law and order to this chaos will prevail, and win the President another four years.”
  • Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La. 3.  Nov. 8.  “If Biden won fair and square, so be it. We’ll survive. Every American should want to clear up the disturbing reports of voter fraud. Let us not anchor a new President with heavy suspicion of voter fraud. Investigate. Audit the count & the ballots in the suspect states.”
  • Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. 4.  Nov. 7.  “I have just called President Trump to say this: ‘Stay strong and keep fighting, sir! The nation is depending upon your resolve. We must exhaust every available legal remedy to restore Americans’ trust in the fairness of our election system.'”
  • Sen. John Kennedy, R.  Nov. 8.  “The media is not a court of law. For the integrity of America’s democracy, all legal votes should be counted, and the courts must resolve all allegations of voting irregularities.”
  • Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. 1.  Nov. 7.  “The election isn’t over until all legal votes are counted and certified. There are still serious legal challenges that have been made, and until that process is resolved, the election is not final. The American people deserve a fair and transparent process.”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. Bill Cassidy, R.  Nov. 5.  “I continue to hope for President Trump’s victory. I respect all parties’ right to pursue their claims to ensure a transparent and fair election. It is important that every legal vote be counted. It is especially important that the process be respected. I have faith in the process.”
  • Rep. Garret Graves, R-La. 6.  Nov. 6. “We must not allow politics to manipulate the outcome of our election, as doing so would be a disservice to those that have fought for one nation, not political parties. The ability to exercise our right to vote and choose our elected officials is the will of the people and they should determine who becomes our representatives and leaders. We must do everything possible to protect the integrity of the election process, ensure every legitimate ballot is counted and safeguard the process from political purposes.”

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Maine

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Susan Collins, R.  Nov. 9.  “First, I would offer my congratulations to President-elect Biden on his apparent victory – he loves this country, and I wish him every success.  Presidential transitions are important, and the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect should be given every opportunity to ensure that they are ready to govern on January 20th.”
  • Sen. Angus King, Ind.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris — the best team to lead us through this moment. But we must remember that they cannot solve our problems and bridge our divisions alone; we must all come together and put the country first.”
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine 1.  Nov. 7.  “I want to congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. Winning the most votes of any candidate in US history, their victory is a triumph for democracy and decency.”

No statement

  • Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine 2.  

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Maryland

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on a hard fought, deserving and historic victory! The American people have spoken, democracy prevailed and it’s time to get to work.”
  • Sen. Ben Cardin, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect Joe Biden & VP-elect Kamala Harris on this historic and record-breaking win.”
  • Sen. Steny Hoyer, D.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have now secured victories in enough states to surpass the 270 electoral votes required to become the next President and Vice President of the United States.  All the votes must continue to be counted, but there is no longer any doubt as to the outcome… I congratulate President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, and I look forward to working with them to advance a legislative agenda that addresses our most pressing challenges.”
  • Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Not long ago, the world learned that Joe Biden would become the 46th president of the United States. This after breaking the record for most votes ever cast for a U.S presidential candidate. In addition, Kamala Harris, a woman of Jamaican and Indian decent, will become the first woman to become vice president in our nation’s history.”
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. 8.  Nov. 7.  “On this glorious beautiful day of democracy revitalized, I want to salute the people, young and old and in-between, who defended freedom and decency against all comers.”
  • Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The people have spoken. I look forward to coming together, I hope, not as Republicans and Democrats, but as Americans.”
  • Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md. 3.  Nov. 8.  “I look forward to working with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris as we restore the promise of American democracy by cleaning up corruption, instilling a culture of ethics and accountability in our government and protecting and expanding the sacred right to vote.”
  • Rep. David Trone, D-Md. 6.  Nov. 7.  “The votes have been counted and the conclusion is clear. I congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their hard-fought victory.”
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to our future President and Vice President. Americans have sent a clear message in supporting this historic ticket and in the fight for the soul of our nation. Today is a great day for America.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Just like Hillary suggested to Joe Biden, President Trump should not concede until all legal votes are counted. Secret unobserved vote counting in the swing states means that we will have to wait until a court unravels what really went on. When that thorough investigation is over, and we know that only legal votes have been counted then we will know who the real winner is – and then and only then we need to move on.”

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Massachusetts

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Today, we celebrate hope, equality, truth, science, democracy, and our future. Tomorrow, we begin rebuilding and creating an America where everyone can succeed. Congrats, President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President- Elect @KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass. 9.  Nov. 7.  “We are facing tough days ahead, but President-electJoe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris know that there is no challenge or obstacle that America can’t overcome by working together. Let the healing begin.”
  • Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Here’s to Hoping on this side of the grave, Mr. President. Thank you, @JoeBiden, and Godspeed.”
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass. 8.  Nov. 7.  “With the projected victory in Pennsylvania it is now virtually certain that Joe Biden is now President-elect of the United States of America. I offer my congratulations to @JoeBiden and VP-elect @KamalaHarris on this heartwarming and redemptive victory!”
  • Sen. Ed Markey, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! This is a historic victory for al Americans—for workers, immigrants, women, communities of color. For everyone who believes in science, equality, justice, and decency. We will rebuild and emerge stronger under their leadership.”
  • Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The people have spoken, and the goodness of America is shining through. We will soon have a President and Vice President who believe in science, who defend human rights and stand up to bullies around the world, and who see the common dignity of every person on this planet.”
  • Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. 6.  Nov. 7.  “We must lead with principle and conviction, and with genuine charity for all, not just those we perceive to be on our side. @JoeBiden and @SenKamalaHarris are the perfect people for this job.”
  • Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect @JoeBiden & VP-elect @KamalaHarris. We must work together to heal our nation from the pandemic and the deep divides that plague us. Joe’s candidacy was reassuring & I know he will govern the same way. Let’s get to work.”
  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. 7.  Nov. 7.  “It’s official! Congratulations President Elect @JoeBiden & Vice President Elect @KamalaHarris. You have made history and now, together, we’re ready to make change. Now is the time for bold, people powered policies. Let’s get to work and build a more just America.”
  • Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden and Madam Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!”
  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations, President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris! Let’s go make some big, structural change.”

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Michigan

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Justin Amash, Libertarian-Mich. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. I’ll say exactly what I said to President-elect Trump four years ago: Let’s work together to defend liberty, the Rule of Law, and the Constitution.”
  • Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. 12.  Nov. 9.  “With the historic election of President-Elect Biden & VP-Elect Harris, it’s time to get back to work for the American people.”
  • Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris! I know that you will be strong, decent and empathetic leaders that America deserves.”
  • Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich. 14.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on this historic win.”
  • Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich. 9.  Nov. 7.  “This election was a referendum on a mode of governance that widened divisions, spread discord and amplified misinformation to the American public. With the election of President Biden, Americans have rejected this vision for our country.”
  • Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich. 10.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. This election was hard-fought by both candidates and ultimately the voters chose them for the job. America now looks to you to lead our country and unite us for the common good.”
  • Sen. Gary Peters, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris for making history. Now, let’s go build back better.”
  • Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. 8.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D.  Nov. 7.  “I truly believe that whether you voted for him or not, President Biden will be a president for all Americans.”
  • Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich. 11.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President-elect @JoeBiden! Joe is the right leader for this moment.”
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. 13.  Nov. 7.  “I feel relief, but excitement because this movement has more to offer beyond Election Day. I can’t wait to do this work w/ justice seekers on the ground who inspire me every day. Congrats President-elect @JoeBiden & VP-elect @KamalaHarris.”
  • Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. 6.  Nov. 7.  “The votes have been counted, the American people have spoken, and they chose Joe Biden to serve as our next President. We have to find a way to come together, bridge divisions, and focus on solutions that help the millions who are struggling. I am raising my hand and committing to working with President-elect Biden and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in Congress to do exactly that.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. 2.  Nov. 7.  “I believe that President Trump has a process that he can and should go through…We have to go through this for there to be confidence in what’s going on. And I understand the media and the Left are in a big, big hurry to get this done and over with and have Joe Biden declared president, but that’s not where we’re at yet.”
  • Rep. John Moolenar, R-Mich. 4.  Nov. 9.  “There should always be transparency and fairness in the vote-counting process. Reports of irregularities should be investigated and people should feel confident their vote was fairly and accurately counted. The Trump campaign is looking for volunteers to help with the county canvasses to ensure the integrity of the election.”
  • Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. 7.  Nov. 6.  “The will of the people must be carried out in the presidential election and every legal vote must be counted. In states across the country, and even here in Michigan in Wayne County, we’ve heard stories of voting irregularities. It is apparent that we need more transparency in order to restore full faith in this process, which so many voters currently lack.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich. 1.  Nov. 6.  Referred to alleged software-related vote-counting irregularities in one Michigan county; suggested irregularities could have taken place statewide; some of his statements could be interpreted as casting broader doubt on the national presidential result. “While I applaud the clerk for working to identify the software problem and remedy the situation in Antrim, we have now learned that 47 Michigan counties used this software. This is clear proof that the issue requires further scrutiny… Election observers must not be shut out of the process. All legal votes need to be counted, and all evidence of fraud must be thoroughly investigated. As a Marine, I fought to uphold and defend our democratic process – I will never stop fighting until vote accountability and accuracy is complete.”

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Minnesota

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris — the leaders we need to bring us together. Let’s get to work!”
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D.  Nov. 7.  “We can now say President-Elect  @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! The American people have spoken.”
  • Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn. 4.  Nov. 7.  “I want to congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris – I look forward to working with you to move America forward in a new direction starting January 2021!”
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on your historic win! We have not only voted out the most corrupt, dangerous president in modern history but have the opportunity to carry out the most progressive agenda our country has ever seen. Let’s get to work!”
  • Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Decency has been returned to the presidency by the American people.”
  • Sen. Tina Smith, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Americans have shown—in record numbers—that we believe these leaders will rise to the challenge of this moment and lead us forward.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn. 1.  Nov. 9.  “Pleased to see AG Barr direct the Department of Justice to follow up any “substantial allegations” of voter irregularities. For the good of our nation, the goal must be to count every legal vote and invalidate every illegally cast vote. President Donald J. Trump
    and his team have every right to pursue recounts, investigate possible systematic fraud, and utilize the court system to ensure a fair and accurate count. The process may take weeks, so let’s try to be patient and get this right.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn. 8.  Nov. 6.  “The world is watching our great nation. Every legally cast vote should be counted. Every illegally cast vote should not. It is imperative to ensure Americans can trust our system and election integrity is upheld. In our great state of Minnesota, we knew our results on election night. This should be the case nationwide.”

No statement

  • Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. 6.  
  • Rep. Collin Peterson D-Minn. 7.

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Mississippi

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Now that the election of President-Elect Biden is for all intents and purposes official, I look forward to working with his administration on pandemic plans, student loan debt, pre-existing health conditions, and stabilizing trade policy. Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect!”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Michael Guest R-Miss. 3.  Nov. 8.  “All credible allegations of voting irregularities should be investigated in order to preserve our election process. All Americans should want to protect the integrity of our elections by making sure that all legally cast ballots are counted before a winner is declared.”
  • Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R.  Nov. 6.  “I support President Donald J. Trump as he stands his ground to demand all votes cast lawfully in the presidential contest are vetted fairly & legally. The American people will certainly accept an outcome reached in an open & legitimate process, which is what I believe the President is trying to ensure.”
  • Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss. 1.  Nov. 6.  “Any allegations of voting irregularities, including ballot tampering or voting by ineligible persons, should be investigated and adjudicated to the fullest extent of the law. It is essential to our democracy and the integrity of our elections that this process be allowed to play out in full view of the American people, and that election observers from both sides of the aisle be allowed to participate. Neither the media nor states should rush to declare a winner in closely contested states until all legally-cast ballots have been counted and all legal challenges and required recounts have been resolved.”
  • Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss. 4.  Nov. 6.  “Any allegations of voting irregularities, including ballot tampering or voting by ineligible persons, should be investigated and adjudicated to the fullest extent of the law. It is essential to our democracy and the integrity of our elections that this process be allowed to play out in full view of the American people, and that election observers from both sides of the aisle be allowed to participate. Neither the media nor states should rush to declare a winner in closely contested states until all legally-cast ballots have been counted and all legal challenges and required recounts have been resolved.”
  • Sen. Roger Wicker, R.  Nov. 6.  “Any allegations of voting irregularities, including ballot tampering or voting by ineligible persons, should be investigated and adjudicated to the fullest extent of the law. It is essential to our democracy and the integrity of our elections that this process be allowed to play out in full view of the American people, and that election observers from both sides of the aisle be allowed to participate. Neither the media nor states should rush to declare a winner in closely contested states until all legally-cast ballots have been counted and all legal challenges and required recounts have been resolved.”

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Missouri

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Mo. 1.  Nov. 7. “Congratulations to my great friends @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris #PresidentElectBiden The right team to heal America.”
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden on his historic victory. Congratulations to @KamalaHarris on becoming the first woman & woman of color to be Vice President-elect.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Sen. Roy Blunt, R. Nov. 8. “The media can project but the media doesn’t get to decide who the winner is. This is a very close election and there’s a process here that we need to go through…”
  • Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6.  Nov. 9.  “The American people decide elections, not the media. Our courts interpret the law, not the media. The states allocate electoral votes, not the media.”
  • Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo. 4.  Nov. 6.  “I agree with President Trump about keeping our elections transparent and secure.”
     
  • Sen. Josh Hawley, R.  Nov. 7.  “The media do not get to determine who the president is. The people do. When all lawful votes have been counted, recounts finished, and allegations of fraud addressed, we will know who the winner is.”
  • Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo. 7.  Nov. 6.  “Every LEGAL vote should be counted; every illegal vote should not. The American people deserve transparency and a fair election process. I stand with President @realDonaldTrump in his efforts to ensure that happens.”
  • Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo. 3.  Nov. 6.  “For four years, we were told our election security was so weak that Russia was able to manipulate the American People and steal the 2016 election for President Trump. Now, the same people who peddled that lie are telling us that any error is impossible. You can’t have it both ways. President Trump is well within his rights to make every effort possible to protect legally cast votes and ensure our democratic process is not diluted or cheapened. Laws must be followed and every legal vote must count.”
  • Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo. 8.  Nov. 6.  “The alleged incidents of election fraud that have occurred over the past week are deeply concerning. These are not insignificant allegations… This election is not over — every legal vote must be counted.”

No statement

  • Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. 2.  

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Montana

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Jon Tester, D.  Nov. 7.  “Sharla and I congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their momentous victory and I look forward to working with them to move this country forward.”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. Steve Daines, R.  Nov. 5.  “We are a nation of laws, and the integrity of our elections is critical. Every LEGALLY cast ballot should be counted – with full transparency.”
  • Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont.  Nov. 6.  “We must protect the integrity of our elections and ensure that every legal vote is counted.”

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Nebraska

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Ben Sasse, R.  Nov. 8.  “Melissa and I congratulate the next president, Joe Biden, and the next vice president, Kamala Harris. Today in our house we pray for both President Trump and President-Elect Biden, that both would be wise in the execution of their respective duties during this important time in our nation. Despite the policy differences many of us will have with the incoming administration, every American’s civic responsibilities are the same: root for every president’s success, work together where we can, and debate passionately and respectfully.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb. 3.  Nov. 6.  “Everyone’s vote matters and should be counted. We must ensure every vote is authentic, timely, and legal. I’m concerned about the ballot-counting patterns that lack transparency and accountability. It’s inexcusable for ballot-counting locations to exclude Republican observers.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. 2.  Nov. 7.  “We’re always going to respect our constitution and enforce our constitution. We’re going to ensure that every citizen who’s voted on time and lawfully has their vote counted. We will respect the rule of the voters, because that’s what we do here in America and we’ve been doing it since 1788. We want to do it as transparently as possible because we want to make sure that folks have confidence that ballots are being counted rightfully.” 
  • Sen. Deb Fischer, R.  Nov. 5.  “I’m proud of Nebraska for administering a free and fair election and counting all ballots in accordance with state law. All other states must do the same under the rules set out by their state legislatures. This is what our Constitution requires and what the voters deserve.”
  • Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb. 1.  Nov. 6.  “There are a lot of questions and anxiety across America at this moment; fortunately, in #Nebraska our elections are safe.  The integrity of the election process demands absolute adherence to legal standards. This is only fair for now and the future.”

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Nevada

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @SenKamalaHarris. Their message tonight is one of unity—and their vision is one of a stronger, more united America. I look forward to working with them for the people of Nevada and this nation.”
  • Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev. 4.  Nov. 7.  “It’s time to move our nation forward. We are going to build back better with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nev. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! Looking forward to working with the President-Elect and Vice President-Elect, and my Democratic and Republican colleagues, to get us through this pandemic and get our country on the right track.”
  • Sen. Jacky Rosen, D.  Nov. 7.  “I’m so thrilled to call @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris our next President & Vice President!”
  • Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Time to pop the champagne! So proud of you @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. 2.  Nov. 11.  “If there is evidence [of electoral fraud] — and I’ve talked to some colleagues in other states that say that there is — it’s time to basically go with that evidence and go to court.”

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New Hampshire

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Maggie Hassan, D.  Nov. 7.  “A big congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. We have a lot of work ahead of us to contain this pandemic and build back better — and I know Joe and Kamala will work hard to unite our country as we confront these challenges.”
  • Rep. Ann McLane Custer, D-N.H. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. I look forward to working together to heal our nation and make meaningful change #ForThePeople.”
  • Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats, President-elect! Looking forward to working with you & VP-elect/Senate President, @SenKamalaHarris.”

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New Jersey

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Sen. Cory Booker, D. Nov. 7. “Joe Biden is President Elect. Joy. Kamala Harris is Vice President elect. Joy…”
  • Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris on their historic victory.”
  • Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J. 3.  Nov. 7.  “@JoeBiden, I can’t wait to see you in the Oval Office again. Congratulations to us all for what we accomplished together.”
  • Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J. 7.  Nov. 5.  “You could say this was a close election, except that Biden will have won the popular vote by more than 5 million votes, plus victories in states few thought were truly winnable. This election will be remembered as a powerful statement.”
  • Sen. Bob Menendez, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to our future President and Vice President.”
  • Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J. 1.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have spoken: congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden. I look forward to working together on shared priorities including crushing this virus, rebuilding the economy, and helping struggling families.”
  • Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. 9.  Nov. 7.  “It’s all over. America will have a new President on January’s 20. Amen.”
  • Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J. 10.  Nov. 7.  “The national nightmare is over! Let’s move this country in a new direction. Congratulations to the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden!!”
  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J. 11.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect @JoeBiden has spent his life in service to this country. It is that experience that will help us bring this virus under control, rebuild our economy, and restore the soul of the nation.”
  • Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J. 8.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris! This is a hopeful day for America, and for those who have fought for this victory for the last 4 years. Decency, honesty, and integrity matter. Thankfully our next president embraces those qualities.”
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. 12.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-Elect Biden now let’s get to work on finding relief for Americans in crisis.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. 2.  Nov. 9.  “President Trump and his team have every right and the courts a responsibility to hear every legal challenge so that the American people can have confidence in the outcome of this very close election.”

No statement

  • Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. 4. 

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New Mexico

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M. 1.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamila Harris will be strong leaders as we address the public health crisis, combat climate change, & build back better than before. The future is looking bright.”
  • Sen. Martin Heinrich, D.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden has defeated Donald Trump and is now the next President of the United States. Not only did we make history with record turnout in New Mexico and across the country, but we also elected Kamala Harris — the first woman of color — as our next Vice President.”
  • Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris! I look forward to working with them to bring Americans together and put our country back on the right track.”
  • Sen. Tom Udall, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris, our President-elect and Vice President-elect! You ran one heck of a race.”

No statement

  • Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M. 2.

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New York

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y. 22.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris.”
  • Rep. Yvette Clark, D-N.Y. 9.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris. This historic victory is a reaffirmation of our liberty and determination to maintain our precious democracy.”
  • Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y. 19.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to the President-Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-Elect @KamalaHarris on a historic win.”
  • Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. 16.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden on becoming the 46th #President of the United States!”
  • Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y. 13.  Nov. 7.  “Extending my most heartfelt congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris.”
  • Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D.  Nov. 7.  “This country faces many big challenges, and I know that @JoeBiden will rise to meet them with decency and compassion, and do the necessary work to heal our nation. Congratulations on your victory, Joe! I look forward to working alongside you in the days and months ahead.”
  • Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y. 26.  Nov. 7.  “In a record-breaking election the voters have spoken. Congratulations President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. It’s time to heal the Nation and #BuildBackBetter.”
  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. 8.  Nov. 8.  “We held the House. Won the Presidency. And have a path to flip the Senate.”
  • Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. 17.  Nov. 7.  “President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris are uniquely suited to tackle the nation’s greatest challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and gun violence. I am confident they will heal the division fueled by the current administration.”
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. 12.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Biden and VP-elect Harris. Can’t wait to get to work #ForThePeople.”
  • Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y. 18.  Nov. 7.  “More Americans voted this year than in the history of this nation. With one voice, they voted for unity & change. Joe Biden & Kamala Harris will deliver that change. They will restore the soul of our nation & build back a version of America that lives up to our founding ideals”.
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Our nation will be in capable hands now.”
  • Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on your victory.”
  • Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y. 25.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have made their voices heard. Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the next President and Vice President of the United States!”
  • Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y. 10.  Nov. 7.  “Today, Americans’ faith in justice, equality, goodness and decency can be restored. Today, our faith in democracy is restored. Today, with Joe Biden as our President-Elect, we can once again look to government with hope for the future.”
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. 14.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!”
  • Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y. 23.  Nov. 7.  “To ensure the integrity of our electoral process, we must continue to transparently count and certify all of the American people’s votes to its complete conclusion. However, out of respect and in deference to the moment, I extend my congratulations to President-elect Biden. We are ready to come together, work as one and help all Americans through the difficult times ahead.”
  • Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on their historic victory!”
  • Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y. 11.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer, D.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States. Kamala Harris will be the next Vice President of the United States. And a new dawn is coming.”
  • Rep. José Serranos, D-N.Y. 15.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris on their victory. Our great country must come together as one to build a better future for all.”
  • Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden! The success of America depends on all of us working together to solve some of the big problems our country, and my constituents, face.”
  • Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. 20.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have spoken and I am full of hope from Joe Biden’s victory.”
  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and now is time to heal our country.Together we rise!”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. 21.  Nov. 6.  “Decision Desks don’t decide elections! The legal votes of the American people do! Count every LEGAL ballot.”
  • Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y. 1.  Nov. 10.   “Elections require ballot integrity, transparency, and trust. ALL are sacred and necessary.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The voting results announced today give Joe Biden more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to be elected President of the United States. President Trump has the right and obligation to challenge the results in the Courts particularly because the unprecedented number of mail in and absentee ballots in this year’s election present the potential for irregularities and fraud… Americans must accept the final decision of the Court process. I strongly supported President Trump for re-election and truly believe he has been an outstanding President. But if the Courts affirm Joe Biden’s victory, I will accept that decision and wish him the very best as President of the United States.”

No statement

  • Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y. 27.  
  • Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. 24. 

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North Carolina

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C. 12.  Nov. 7.  “Whatever your partisan politics, it’s time to celebrate that for the first time in history, a woman is on a winning Presidential ticket. Congrats, @SenKamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C. 1.  Nov. 7.  “The people have spoken—Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been elected—the voices of the American people have won.”
  • Rep. David Price, D-N.C. 4.  Nov. 7.  “In electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, America chose decency and hope, and there is no better team to lead the United States in this moment”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C. 9.  Nov. 12.  “We are at war with the Democrats and liberal media but I expect to have video evidence of voting irregularities here in the 9th Congressional District by tomorrow. The Democrat-owned liberal media in Raleigh is slandering me and our efforts to bring voting irregularities to light. They’re starting the cover up already… This is a brawl and we need all the financial and volunteer support we can muster to fight back against the left-wing media and Democrats who are working overtime to cover up serious voting irregularities here in North Carolina.”
  • Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. 13 . Nov. 7.  “TV networks don’t get to decide who our President is. We have to #CountEveryLegalVote and investigate & expose fraud.”
  • Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. 8.  Nov. 7.  “Election results remain unofficial & the process is far from over. Americans deserve transparency & I support President Trump’s calls to ensure every legal vote is counted & the rule of law is protected. By doing this, we can protect the integrity and confidence of our elections.”
  • Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C. 10.  Nov. 9.  “Federal and state law must be complied with. We have to ensure that both candidates have the full legal means to ensure that the count was fair and accurate. And at the end of this process — whether it’s — at the end of this process, I want the American people to know that their president was duly and officially and legally elected president. This is a close presidential election…”
  • Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C. 3.  Nov. 9.  “The security of our elections is of the utmost importance to our democracy. That’s why I sent a letter last Thursday to AG Bill Barr requesting election fraud to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
  • Sen. Thom Tillis, R.  Nov. 9.  “Every vote legally cast must be counted and Americans should have confidence in our electoral system. President Trump has every right to request recounts and litigation to ensure state election laws were followed, just as other Democrat & Republican candidates have done before.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. 5.  Nov. 5.  “Here’s a refresher for those who missed the message the first time: Count every LEGAL vote. Transparency must not be forsaken.”
  • Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. 7.  Nov. 6.  “No one questions that every legal vote should be counted.  Transparency is critical to ensuring integrity of the vote.  Each state has its own laws governing the election process, if late ballots can be submitted, etc.  In Georgia, for example, absentee ballots mailed in do not require any sort of voter identification; Election Day ballots and Early Vote ballots do.  The Secretary of State in Georgia has announced that a recount will be forthcoming. Multiple challenges are being filed in court in all of these states where fraud concerns exist.”  
  • Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C. 6.  Nov. 5.  “Integrity matters. Trust in our process matters. POTUS loves America and deserves a fair election.”

No statement

  • Sen. Richard Burr, R. 
  • Rep. George Holding, R-N.C. 2. 

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North Dakota

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. at large.  Nov. 6.  “The process to make sure that all valid ballots, and only valid ballots are counted will take some time. There are irregularities across the country that must be investigated, and may involve legal challenges. The integrity of our elections demands that the process be transparent and thorough, ensuring that all legal votes, and only legal votes are counted.”
  • Sen. Kevin Cramer, R.  Nov. 11.  “I talked to the president on Monday night…I just encouraged him, I said ‘Hey, we’re with you through every legal fight you want to take on, you’re entitled to do that. You certainly have several close races in states…There’s [sic] recounts that have to be done, there are irregularities that have to be looked into. But that’s all just part of our process, and if necessary, courts will have to arbitrate.” 

Ambiguous

  • Sen. John Hoeven, R.  Nov. 6.  “Free & fair elections are vital to our democracy & a hallmark of our nation. All legally cast ballots need to be counted w/ full transparency. Any disputes should be resolved by the Courts fairly & quickly so the American people can have confidence in the results of the election.”

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Northern Marianas Islands

No statement

  • Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, D. 

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Ohio

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Joyce Beatty D-Ohio 3.  Nov. 7. “Congrats, Mr. President-Elect.”
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown, D.  Nov. 7.  “President-Elect Joe Biden’s election proves that our country is choosing truth and unity over lies and division. Biden and Harris are ready to restore hope, decency, and civility to the White House – and ensure that all work has dignity.”
  • Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio 11.  Nov. 7.  “I am pleased to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for being elected the next President and Vice President of the United States.”
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio 9.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to the new President and Vice President Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!”
  • Rep. Tim Ryan D-Ohio 13.  Nov. 8.  “A President with heart. A President that knows the deepest pain. And President who will bring that all forth on behalf of the American people. Can’t wait to get started with @JoeBiden as our leader.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio 8.  Nov. 9.  “Last week, I joined several colleagues in writing to AG Barr, asking him what the Department of Justice is doing to ensure that only legal ballots are being counted and that our elections are, in fact, secure. Americans deserve to have the results verified and audited so that we maintain trust in America’s Democratic Republic.”
  • Rep. Rob Gibbs, R-Ohio 7.  Nov. 6.  “It should not be controversial to demand every legal vote be counted and every illegal vote discarded. It doesn’t matter the state, precinct, or political party. If there are legitimate accusations of irregularities, it is incumbent on the proper authorities to investigate them. This was clearly a much closer election than Democrats and their allies in the mainstream media wanted to admit. Faith in our electoral process is paramount to the success of our Republic. The entire process should be held to the appropriate level of scrutiny. Republicans and the Trump campaign deserve the ability to observe ballot sorting and counting, and to challenge any potential problems.”
  • Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio 6.  Nov. 10.  “Last night, Attorney General William Barr authorized investigations into any substantial allegations of voting irregularities. Ultimately, the Department of Justice is responsible for ensuring the integrity of federal elections. I joined 39 of my colleagues signing onto a letter (copy of letter linked below) to Mr. Barr last week about this very issue. No matter what the final results are, the American people must know that the vote count is fair and accurate.”
  • Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio 4.  Nov. 11.  “When you got 72 million people who think something doesn’t smell right, something needs to be investigated here, something doesn’t look right, it doesn’t feel right.”
  • Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio 14.  Nov. 10.  “As my father often reminded me and my siblings, many fought and died so that we could cast our votes in free and fair elections. That’s why every legal vote must be counted and every illegally submitted ballot must be rejected. The evaluation of any contested ballots must be transparent so that Americans can have faith in the legitimacy of the final outcome. If there are any remaining disputes, it is up to the courts to apply the law to resolve them. Then, it falls on all of us to accept the result.”
  • Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio 2.  Nov. 6.  “To ensure that we have fair elections, we must ensure all LEGAL votes are counted with complete transparency. The processes that are taking place in certain states today, understandably, leave so much room for doubt — especially when Americans have many reasons to be doubtful. The President, as well as any candidate running for office, is entitled to – and should – challenge all instances of impropriety so that Americans can be confident in the outcome of our elections.”
     

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio 16.  Nov. 6.  “Every legal vote must be counted and every illegal vote must be discarded. Where there are irregularities they must be investigated. This process must be transparent and fair. If there are discrepancies, candidates are well within their rights to seek remedies in the courts as happens every year. This will all require patience. When it is all said and done, though, a legitimate winner will be declared and we as Americans must accept that result.”
  • Sen. Rob Portman, R.  Nov. 10.  “Right now, former Vice President Biden is leading in enough states to win the presidency. But there are still votes being counted.  In this close election, President Trump has every right to insist that all legally cast ballots are counted.  He also has the right to appropriate recounts and the right to go to court to resolve any questions about irregularities. At the same time, the Trump campaign has an obligation to come forward with evidence to support any allegations of election fraud.”
  • Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio 15.  Nov. 6.  “We must count every vote that was legally cast. And we must accept the results.  If there is proof of fraud or illegal activity in this election, it should be taken to the prosecutors, the courts, and the public immediately. However, baseless allegations undermine the public’s confidence in our electoral system which is the foundation of our Republic.”

No statement

  • Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio 12.
  • Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio 1. 
  • Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio 5.  
  • Rep. Mike Turner R-Ohio 10.

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Oklahoma

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla. 5.  Nov. 9.  “The election is over. Experts and news outlets on both sides have examined the results & declared Biden the winner. Instead of trying to spin and divide us, we should look for common ground for newly elected officials to work together. There’s no excuse for undermining democracy.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla. 1.  Nov. 6.  “Every legal vote must be counted. I know many of my constituents are concerned with what’s happening in states like Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, and Georgia. Our country has held elections for over 200 years. The process works, but only if it’s done legally. Members of my team have been on the ground in Pennsylvania this week, working to ensure that every legal vote is counted. I have been in contact with my colleagues in these battleground states and I send my full support to them.”
  • Sen. Jim Inhofe, R.  Nov. 10.  According to Public Radio Tulsa, Inhofe said the presidential election was “not a done deal.” An audio recording shows that, when asked about the existence of evidence to support Trump’s fraud claims, Inhofe replied: “We’re not supposed to know that yet. I don’t know that yet, and I’m not sure that the president knows that. But he has the investigation going on, and he has a lot of reasons for believing that there is fraud. So, I would say to anyone there from the press that has questions about that, you just have to wait just a short period of time until he comes out and says what — as I mentioned — what fraud is out there, would that have impacted three states in such a way that he should not have lost the election.”
  • Sen. James Lankford, R.  Nov. 11.  “At the end of the day whether you’re Republican or Democrat, Independent whoever it may be, if you’re just an American you should want an open process, that at the end of it  everyone can say every question was answered and was resolved.”
  • Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Voters decide who wins the election, not the media. I fully support President Trump as he continues to fight for every legal vote to be counted.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. 4.  Nov. 7.  (Just before major media called election for Biden).  “President Trump or any individual of any political party has every right to exhaust every option to ensure an accurate outcome for the American people. While the Presidential race remains extremely close in some states, I am confident in the U.S. election system – a system that provides mechanisms in every state for requesting a recount or raising other concerns related to official results. If anyone has evidence of suspicious activity that threatens the integrity of free and fair elections, they can and should make the appropriate officials aware or challenge the issue in court.”
  • Rep. Frank Lucas R-Okla. 3.  Nov. 6.  “As America awaits the certification of election results, we must have faith in our voting process. All legal ballots cast will be counted under authority of state laws, and if irregularities are alleged, they will be resolved in the courts- as is legally appropriate. But, at the end of the day, we all must respect the outcome of our elections. The American people must have confidence in our government and trust the American electoral system.”

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Oregon

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations Mr. President-Elect and Madame Vice President-Elect. A historic day!”
  • Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!”
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Emerging out of one of the most divisive political climates in recent history, the historic victory of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris reflects the American people’s strength, diversity, and optimism in the face of adversity.”
  • Sen. Jeff Merkley D.  Nov. 7.  “Kamala Harris has broken barriers her entire career. The results confirm that she’s about to shatter a few more. I look forward to working with her as the next Vice President of the United States.”
  • Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! Today we celebrate your historic win. It is not going to be an easy road ahead, but I am confident that with your leadership in the White House we are up to the challenge.”
  • Sen. Ron Wyden, D.  Nov. 7.  “Democracy is worth waiting for. Today we celebrate. Tomorrow we begin our work to build back better. For everyone.”

No statement

  • Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. 2.  

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Pennsylvania

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa. 2.  Nov. 7.  “CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT-ELECT @JoeBiden!!!!!”
  • Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa. 8.  Nov. 7.  “A record number of Americans made their voices heard in this election, and they chose a vision for our nation that is rooted in working with and for every American. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the White House, we can begin on the path to binding our nation’s wounds and move America forward!”
  • Sen. Bob Casey, D.  Nov. 7.  “Goodnight, Pennsylvania. Goodnight, America. Goodnight, President-elect and Vice President-elect, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Tomorrow is a new day.”
  • Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Today, we chose President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. We chose decency, and rejected the corruption and indecency of the last four years.”
  • Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa. 18.  Nov. 12.  “I look forward to working w @JoeBiden on new policies that protect workers, grow wages, & support unions to ensure a thriving middle class!”
  • Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa. 3.  Nov. 7.  “I am overjoyed to call Joe Biden and Kamala Harris our president-elect and vice president-elect! America needs their steady, experienced leadership, especially as we deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and the deep recession it has caused.”
  • Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Civility and decency won. President-elect Joe Biden. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa. 17.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden. You won the battle for the soul of the nation.”
  • Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa. 5.  Nov. 7.  “The will of the people prevails. Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect
    @KamalaHarris on this historic victory.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa. 13.  Nov. 7.  “The PA Republican Congressional Delegation is demanding that Governor Tom Wolf and his administration follow the law and ensure that Pennsylvanians have a free, fair, and legitimate election. Governor Wolf and his top officials must ensure that every legal ballot is counted once. Additionally, given the current Attorney General’s dual role as both a highly partisan political candidate and a legal arbiter, it is imperative that he recuse himself from any participation in the election proceedings.”
  • Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pa. 12.  Nov. 9.  “Every legal vote must be counted. We will follow the courts as they apply the facts of the cases to the laws as passed by our legislatures. In the meantime, state election officials have been put on notice: Pennsylvanians will not tolerate any interference in this process.”
  • Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. 16.  Nov. 7.  “In our representative republic, it is not the media who declares the winner of elections. Right now, @realDonaldTrump is engaged in several court cases to determine the integrity of the vote in multiple states. None of those states have officially certified their vote counts and investigations into voting irregularities are ongoing. The winner of the election will be determined by the law, not media projections.”
  • Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa. 9.  Nov. 7.  “Today, the Pennsylvania Republican Congressional Delegation expressed our collective concerns over the Commonwealth’s handling of the General Election in a letter to Governor Tom Wolf, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar.”
  • Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa. 10.  Nov. 7.  “Can anyone help us find the Media Declaration Clause in the Constitution? Legal votes will determine who is POTUS, not the news media.”
  • Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa. 14.  Nov. 10.  “The people telling us to “suck it up” and accept the election results, still haven’t accepted the results of the 2016 election. The irony…”
  • Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa. 11.  Nov. 7.  “…Any pending recounts should be completed and all allegations of fraud should be fully investigated. Only then should the election results be certified, at which point President Trump and former Vice President Biden should accept the results.”
  • Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa. 15.  Nov. 7.  “Trust has been eroded in #Pennsylvania’s electoral system. Citizens of the Commonwealth deserve free & fair elections!”

Ambiguous

  • Sen. Pat Toomey R.  Nov. 7.  “President Trump and former Vice President Biden have run hard, spirited campaigns that have inspired record civic engagement. I applaud both of them for their desire to serve our nation. Today’s announcement by the media of the election’s outcome is a projection. A final outcome will be reached when the election process concludes, which is after all legal votes have been counted, litigation is resolved, and any recounts are completed. Democracy succeeds only when all sides can trust that the election process is fair and transparent. Given the extremely close result, the American people must be assured that the process is being conducted with integrity. This means campaign representatives must have meaningful access to observe whether the law is being followed. I strongly encourage all state and local officials to ensure that this happens as the election process is completed.”

No statement

  • Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. 1.  
  • Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa. 7. 

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Puerto Rico

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, R.  Nov. 8.  “As Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, I stand ready to work with Joe Biden to find common goals and reach bipartisan solutions. A heartfelt congrats to America’s 1st woman VPOTUS Kamala Harris! As Puerto Rico’s first female Member of Congress, I celebrate another milestone in the fight for women’s equality!”

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Rhode Island

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. 1.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect Joe Biden! Damn, that feels good to type!”
  • Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The American people in historic fashion have made their voices heard and elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next President and Vice President of the United States.”
  • Sen. Jack Reed, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to Pres-elect Biden & VP-elect Harris! The American people have spoken for change, decency & strong, stable leadership. Pres Trump must respect the will of the people. And the nation must come together to address challenges that have been ignored too long!”
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D.  Nov. 7.  “After four long years, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will restore heart, decency, and competence to the White House.”

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South Carolina

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to the 46th President, Joe Biden. Your victory marks a new chapter for our country.   As we face unprecedented challenges, Americans have chosen you to lead us out of the chaos and to build a stronger community. Today, I am hopeful for a brighter future.”
  • Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Today our country elected a good and decent man. A man of honesty and character. Someone who will turn our country around, back to what it’s supposed to be. Congratulations @JoeBiden. Congratulations America. We’re back.”

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Rep. Jeff Duncan R-S.C. 3.  Nov. 12.  “Despite what the media continues to tell you, Joe Biden is NOT the President-Elect. Currently, it is unclear who will be the next President of the United States, and the media should have enough RESPECT FOR THE VOTERS to let the legal process play out.”
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.  Nov. 9.  “If we can close the margins in Arizona and Georgia, and look at provisional ballots, this is not over.”
  • Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. 5.  Nov. 9.  “With a mainstream media who doesn’t even pretend to be unbiased anymore, they are the last people who should make any sort of projections in this Presidential election. After every legal vote is counted; after every unlawful vote is thrown out; after every provisional ballot is reconciled; after the numerous abnormalities are investigated and fully resolved… then (and only then) will we know who won the Presidency.”
  • Sen. Tim Scott, R.  Nov. 6.  “This week has shown us that transparency must be increased – for example, the situation in Philadelphia limiting poll watchers’ access is concerning.”
  • Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C. 4.  Nov. 10.  “This election is not over because the mainstream media “called it.” Free and fair elections are the bedrock of our democratic process. More than 150 million Americans voted last week, and they deserve to have confidence in the outcome. This means that, at the very least, the President and his legal team should be given every opportunity to fully investigate reports of voting irregularities and fraud, and any issues they find should be heard in the appropriate court of law. So to those of you who think President Trump should just pack up and go home, that is not going to happen. I encourage you to let the process play out before rushing to judgment. We need to see this all the way through so that the American people can be confident in this election. Our nation will be better off because of it.”
  • Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. 2.  Nov. 7.  “The 2020 Presidential Election isn’t over until every legal ballot is counted. I have faith in our judicial system and look forward to seeing this election carried out in full.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C. 7.  Nov. 9.  Referred to the result of the election in the past tense, but also indicated Republicans should not yet concede defeat. “Four years ago they said it was election fraud by the Russians that had altered the election. It must be investigated. Trump must be impeached. Today, they say the election is over, concede now! It’s time to heal!!! I’m all for healing, but first I think there’s some work to be done. The election was very close. President Trump is entitled to an investigation to assure that all LEGAL votes are counted. Only then can we begin the process of healing.”

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South Dakota

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D. at large.  Nov. 5.  “Understanding the importance of election integrity, weeks ago, two of my staff members began training as non-partisan official election observers. Tomorrow they will be dispatched by the House to PA. It’s important legal ballots be counted and improper ballots be investigated.
  • Sen. Mike Rounds, R.  Nov. 6.  “Our elections must be safe and beyond reproach. Transparency is critical, and instances in which the vote count was not monitored must be corrected. Second, every single legal vote must be counted. Period. The courts must also be ready to step in if there are voter fraud allegations that need to be resolved. All of this is necessary to protect the integrity of our election process and make certain the American people have faith in the results.”
  • Rep. John Thune, R-S.D. at large. Nov. 6.  “With several races too close to call, we all have the same goal: making sure every legal vote is counted – and counted accurately. All of us have a duty to make our democracy work. Let’s remember how much still unifies us. ONE nation under God.”
     

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Tennessee

Congratulated/accepted the result

  • Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. 9.  Nov. 7.  “I am very pleased that the Biden-Harris ticket has more than enough Electoral College votes to become President and Vice President of the United States.”
  • Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. Let’s get to work!“

Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result

  • Sen. Lamar Alexander, R. Nov. 7. “After counting every valid vote and allowing courts to resolve disputes, it is important to respect and promptly accept the result. The orderly transfer or reaffirming of immense power after a presidential election is the most enduring symbol of our democracy.”
  • Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R. Nov. 6. “Donald J. Trump has spent the last 4 years standing up for America. We’re standing beside him every step of the way.”
  • Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. 2.  Nov. 11:  Promoted unproven claims of electoral fraud in Pennsylvania.  Nov. 6:  Supported Trump campaign’s efforts at disputing results through recounts and court challenges: “Every legal vote needs to be counted. In the close races, we need more transparency so there’s no question on the results. And the Trump campaign has every right to ask for recounts and make legal challenges. Back in 2000, Al Gore didn’t concede until Dec. 12, so there’s a precedent.”
  • Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn. 4.  Nov. 9.  “President’s campaign and legal team are on the ground in all of the very close states. With potential recounts and legal questions to be resolved, the President is well within his rights to see this matter reviewed and adjudicated. The criticism coming from many in the media and the Democratic party is also coming from the very same folks who have never accepted the results of the 2016 election – 4 years after the fact. As you know, several of us asked the Attorney General a few days ago to have the Department of Justice review these matters, and tonight he has authorized prosecutors to investigate fraud claims. There is time to review these matters, and it should be done openly and expeditiously.”
  • Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. 7.  Nov. 12.  “Americans deserve to have full confidence in our electoral process. We must count all legal votes and wait for the President’s claims to be adjudicated. These are reasonable and necessary steps to determining the outcome of this election.”
  • Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tenn. 8.  Nov. 9.  “We must continue to ensure our elections are transparent and fair for all Americans by counting all legal ballots. The President is within his rights to ensure that any possible voting irregularities are investigated and brought before the judicial system. Elections are a hallmark of American democracy and we must continue to preserve the integrity of this process.”
     
  • Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn. 6.  Nov. 9.  “I’m proud to report back that the DOJ has responded to our call and the letter I was proud to sign for investigation into potential fraud in the 2020 election.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn. 3.  Nov. 6.  “America needs confidence in a fair and transparent system. Every legal vote should be counted; illegal votes should not. All credible allegations of fraud should be investigated and handled by the courts. Ensuring confidence and transparency in our institutions should not be a partisan issue.”

No statement

  • Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn. 1.  

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Texas

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas 32.  Nov. 7.  “After voting in record numbers, Americans have chosen Joe Biden as their President and Kamala Harris as their Vice President. I look forward to working with the Biden Administration to address the many important issues we face as a nation.”
  • Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas 20.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas 28.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on winning this hard-fought race!”
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas 35.  Nov. 7.  “A day of hope, celebration, and new opportunities. Majority of Americans have pulled us back from the abyss into which Trump has been plunging our democracy. President-elect Biden will make every reasonable effort to reach across the great divide and bring our country together.”
  • Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas 16.  Nov. 7.  “When the presidential election results were announced 4 yrs ago, I wept. We couldn’t have imagined the level of horror, cruelty, hate and division in store for us. Today I’m crying again, but they are tears of joy, gratitude and hope. Thank you, @JoeBiden and
    @KamalaHarris.”
  • Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas 7.  Nov. 7.  “So glad to see this morning that @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris are projected winners of this historic presidential election. This is our democracy at work. And I know that they will work to serve all of us and bring all of us together for the good of our entire country.”
  • Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas 29.  Nov. 7.  “The American people have spoken and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are going to lead this country with heart and compassion.”
  • Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas 15.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect!! I look forward to the healing of our nation and working alongside you and across party lines for the USA and the people of TX-CD 15!!”
  • Rep. Al Green, D-Texas 9.  Nov. 7.  “Inauguration Day 2021 will live in the annals of righteous history as the day that our country moved closer to its creed: all persons are created equal. A woman of color will be sworn in as VP and the man of courage who selected her will be sworn in as President. #BidenHarris2020.”
  • Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas 23.  Nov. 7.:  “It’s time to come together. America has spoken and we must respect the decision. More unites us than divides us; we can find common ground. I hope the president-elect can embody this. I wish him good luck and I wish the president a successful final few weeks. God bless the USA!” Nov. 5.: “A sitting president undermining our political process & questioning the legality of the voices of countless Americans without evidence is not only dangerous & wrong, it undermines the very foundation this nation was built upon. Every American should have his or her vote counted.”
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas 18.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden & Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. It is time to heal this nation.”
  • Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas 30.  Nov. 7.  “I extend my warmest congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the Presidential election.”
  • Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas 33.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to #PresidentElect Joe Biden and #VicePresidentElect Kamala Harris on your historic victory!”
Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result
 
  • Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas 19.  Nov. 9.  “Mr. President, As the election process continues to play out (far from over), I just want you to know that I’m proud to serve with a man and a leader who fights for all Americans, always puts our country first, and makes good on his promises.”
  • Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas 36.  Nov. 12. “‘There’s a reason why 72 million Americans think something doesn’t smell right here.’ Rep. Jim Jordan hit the nail on the head. It doesn’t add up. We aren’t going to stop fighting until our questions are answered and we’re certain the election results are honest.”
  • Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas 8.  Nov. 8.  “The media can make projections, but every voter has a right to have their legal vote counted. Especially in a razor-thin race that is as important as this. This is not about Trump or Biden – this is about democracy. We must guarantee that every legal vote is counted to ensure our country has trust in the election process.”
  • Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas 27.  Nov. 9.  “Thank you, AG Barr, for responding to the concerns in our letter. A full and fair accounting of this election is important to restore the American people’s confidence in our election system.”
  • Sen. John Cornyn, R.  Nov. 10.  “I know major media outlets have projected that former Vice President Biden has secured enough electoral votes to be our next president, but there are still votes to be counted. As my friend the Majority Leader noted yesterday, the constitution gives no role in this process to wealthy media companies.”
  • Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas 2. Nov. 8.  “We must let every last legal vote to be counted, the court process to play out, every irregularity to be investigated, and the elections to be certified. Once over – win or lose – we must accept the outcome of this election. I’ve joined my colleagues in this letter to the AG.”
  • Sen. Ted Cruz, R.  Nov. 8.  Described declaration of Biden as president-elect as “way premature”: “At this point, we do not know who has prevailed in the election.”
  • Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas 17.  Repeatedly promoted disputed and/or unfounded claims of electoral fraud. 
  • Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas 1.  Nov. 12.  “This thing is still a huge question because of the amount of fraud…I believe the election was stolen and anybody that says the allegations of fraud are unfounded is just either ignorant or so biased that they’re trying to affect the outcome.”
  • Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas 5.  Nov. 10.  “An election ends when the results are certified by the states. The news media doesn’t decide when it’s over.
    @realDonaldTrump has every right to sue for recounts and to dispute any irregularities. Why wouldn’t all Americans want a result that everyone has faith in?”
  • Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas 21.  Nov. 9.  “Right now – there are fewer than 100,000 votes total – out of almost 150 million cast – separating AZ, GA, WI, & PA (plus other close states like NV) with a number of lingering questions. Recounting, auditing, & a full review is necessary. Patience.”
  • Rep. Van Taylor, R-Texas 3.  Nov. 6.  “Allegations of irregularity in the counting of certain ballots and overt censorship are concerning and should be addressed.”
  • Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas 13.  Nov. 7.  “While the courts work their way through legal challenges, this is a time for each American to put the best interests of the nation first. This country is closely divided, and we have to find a way to come together. Supporting our democratic institutions and process is more important than any party, person, or interests.”
  • Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas 14.  Nov. 9.  “This week I joined my colleagues in writing a letter to Attorney General William Barr calling on him to investigate reports of widespread election irregularities. I am happy that the AG Barr has just authorized a Department of Justice probe into the 2020 election results. The American people deserve to have full faith in our election process.”
  • Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas 25.  Nov. 5.  “This is the most corrupt election in our lifetime. Where is the DOJ and AG?”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas 26.  Nov. 6.  “When it comes to an election certain things should not be controversial: EVERY legal vote is counted; Election laws are FOLLOWED; Vote counting is THOROUGH and TRANSPARENT. RT if you agree these steps will ensure the integrity of our election system”
  • Rep. John Carter, R-Texas 31.  Nov. 6.  “A free and fair election is the bedrock of our political system. It is crucial to our democracy that every single legal ballot count. Election integrity is of the utmost importance and both sides should be able to review the process. While I believe much of this will be determined within the courts, I have faith that the law will be followed and the American people’s voice will prevail.”
  • Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas 10.  Nov. 6.  “All Americans need to have full faith in our electoral system. It is the bedrock of our democracy. If there is evidence of fraud or impropriety then those need to be investigated through a transparent process. Texas should be the example of how to timely and efficiently conduct an election. When the final legal vote is tallied and a winner is declared, we should feel confident it was done through a fair process.”
No statement
  • Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas 11. 
  • Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas 12. 
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Texas 24.
  • Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas 22. 
  • Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas 34. 
  • Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas 6. 

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Utah

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah 3.  Nov. 9.  “First, President Trump should be entitled to every legal opportunity to make his case. Second, until a judicial decision determines wrongdoing, Joe Biden should be acknowledged as the President-Elect. Given the opportunity to address Joe Biden, I would tell him that I will take him at his word that he will be a unifier and a president to all, including those of us that did not vote for him—I stand ready to help. To Kamala Harris, I would say that I do not need to agree with her politics to acknowledge the historic nature of her election—congratulations… Now is not the time to be sore winners and losers—now is the time to heal the wounds and come together as one United States.”
  • Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah 4.  Nov. 7.  “I congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic success.”
  • Sen. Mitt Romney, R.  Nov. 7.  “Ann and I extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. We know both of them as people of good will and admirable character. We pray that God may bless them in the days and years ahead.”
Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result
 
  • Sen. Mike Lee, R.  Nov. 9.  “Both candidates have every right to exhaust every legal remedy at their disposal under the law. Voters on both sides of the political aisle understandably expect—and indeed deserve—to have a high level of confidence in the results of each election. Especially in a close, hotly disputed presidential election, the candidates are uniquely positioned to decide whether to request recounts, verify the accuracy of data, and otherwise take steps to ensure that all votes have been counted properly and lawfully. I look forward to working with whichever candidate emerges as the winner at the end of this process.”
Ambiguous
  • Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah 2.  Nov. 6.  “Free, fair, and transparent elections are the heart of America and what sets us apart from much of the world. We must continue to count all legal votes and if there is a legitimate claim to fraud, it should be investigated and brought before the courts.”
     
No statement
  • Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah 1. 

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Vermont

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy, D.  Nov. 7.  “An historic and hugely meaningful moment for our good and great nation. We’re so proud of our friends and look forward to working together to make ours a more perfect Union.“
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their historic win. In this incredibly difficult moment in American history, I wish them the best as they attempt to bring our nation together around an agenda of economic, social, racial and environmental justice.”
  • Rep. Peter Welch, D-V.T. at large.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations President Biden! I am looking forward to working with you to deliver immediate COVID relief for Americans, roll back the harmful Trump policies and enact meaningful legislation for working Americans.”

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Virgin Islands

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Delegate Stacey Plaskett, D.  Nov. 7.  “I am so excited to work with President-elect Biden and especially with my good friend and Caribbean sister Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.  They know that they have me as an ally in the House and I will count on them to be champions for the Virgin Islands in the White House.”

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Virginia

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va. 8.  Nov. 7.  “I extend my warmest congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on their massive victory in the presidential election. Though it is taking time to count, they are on track for major wins in every region of the country, with more votes than any candidate in history. When he is sworn as Commander in Chief in on January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden will have a strong governing mandate.”
  • Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. 11.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris!”
  • Sen. Tim Kaine, D.  Nov. 7.  “Joe Biden is going to restore competence, compassion, and character to the White House when he is inaugurated in January—and that’s a win for ALL Americans. Congrats to Joe, Kamala, and everyone who has been fighting hard for this critical step forward for our nation.”
  • Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. 2.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on their historic victory. The American people have spoken and decided the path forward is to come together.”
  • Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Va. 4.  Nov. 7.  “Thanks be to God and thank you America. May we govern well.”
  • Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va. 5.  Nov. 7.  “Christine and I extend congratulations and well wishes to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. We should all work to together in the spirit of helping America as those in “loyal opposition”… not hate. And a special congratulations to Kamala Harris as the first woman VP.”
  • Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Americans chose hope over fear, unity over division, and science over fiction. During a pandemic & economic crisis, Americans expect us to lead. It is our responsibility to fulfill that expectation by working with President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President Elect @JoeBiden and Vice President Elect @KamalaHarris! I look forward to working with your administration to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, build our economic recovery, and unite our communities & country.”
  • Sen. Mark Warner, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! Thank you to the campaigners, organizers, and voters who made this happen.”
  • Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va. 10.  Nov. 7.  “Congrats to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!”
Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result
  • Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va. 6.  Nov. 10.  “As my colleagues and I made clear in our letter to the Attorney General last week, it is appropriate for him to examine “substantial allegations” of voter fraud that may exist. The confidence of the voters in the integrity of our electoral system is paramount, and in a close race such as this, we all should be insisting that every legal vote is counted before a winner is declared.”
  • Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va. 9.  Nov. 12.  “The process for electing a president of the United States continues to play out according to the Constitution. It includes several steps, none of which involve media organizations calling the race or projecting winners… That is the process we are wading through and waiting for now. And that’s why it’s not over.”
  • Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va. 1.  Nov. 13.  “…Earlier this week I sent a letter to Attorney General Barr outlining my thoughts on how we uphold the utmost integrity in our election systems—including authorizing the Department of Justice to investigate all charges of election tampering in several states.
    The President has filed lawsuits that need to be heard. It is a fundamental principle of this nation that the Courts hear and decide any disputes between opposing parties. Until the courts have heard the cases, and until the recounts have been concluded, I believe the President has every right to exercise this authority. I have given directly to the President’s Legal Defense fund and will continue to fight for his right to challenge any and all irregularities.”

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Washington

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell, D.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to the historic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for winning the 2020 election.”
  • Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. 1.  Nov. 7.  “Today we begin a new chapter in American history, defined by honesty & goodwill. This was a historic election with a historic outcome. I expect a peaceful & professional transition to a new administration so we can focus on the needs of the American people immediately.”
  • Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash. 10.  Nov. 7.  “I don’t think President-elect Biden, when he becomes president, is going to differentiate in his treatment of blue states from red states. He said it in his speech tonight… I take him at his word…”
  • Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. 7.  Nov. 7.  “Huge moment for America. President-elect @JoeBiden & VP-elect @KamalaHarris were beautiful tonight, reminding us about possibility & our own power to create a more perfect union. After 4 years of so much pain & darkness, we weep, breathe, hope & prepare to work–#ForThePeople.”
  • Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash. 6.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on this historic victory! Looking forward to working with you to unite our country and build a better future for all Americans.”
  • Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash. 2.  Nov. 7.  “I congratulate @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris for winning this battle for the soul of America. This is a historic victory & I applaud voters for making their voices heard in record numbers.”
  • Sen. Patty Murray, D.  Nov. 7.  “American voters spoke, and I am thrilled to congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on being elected our next President and Vice President.”
  • Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash. 8.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! Onwards and upwards!”
  • Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash. 9.  Nov. 12.  “The American people have made their choice clear. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy’s refusal to allow President-elect Biden to begin the presidential transition is a risk to vital government services and to our national security.”
No statement
  • Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash. 3.  
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. 5. 
  • Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash. 4. 

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West Virginia

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Sen. Joe Manchin, D.  Nov. 7.  “After an unprecedented election the American people have spoken; Joe Biden is our President-elect for all Americans, not just those who voted for him. Now, more than ever, it is time for us to come together to end the toxic political tribalism and invest in the values and principles that make our nation the greatest country on Earth.”
Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result
  • Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va. 2.  Nov. 5.  “I am proud of West Virginia for having a fair, accurate and transparent Election Day. In this presidential election, we’ve witnessed a lack of transparency in some other states that disgraces the integrity of our national election. Leading up to Election Day, highly biased polls discouraged conservative voters… These polls are far outside their claimed margin of error and, intentional or not, result in discouraging Republicans from voting. Transparency is integral to the American election process. In Pennsylvania and in Michigan, for example, poll watchers for President Trump are being prevented from observing the ballot count, resulting in widespread distrust… Democrat state officials are undermining the integrity of this election when they violate laws in order to benefit their party. I agree with President Trump that every legal vote must be counted to ensure the integrity of our election process.”
No statement
  • Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R.  
  • Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. 1.  
  • Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. 3. 

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Wisconsin

Congratulated/accepted the result
  • Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D.  Nov. 7.  “A son of Scranton and the daughter of immigrants are heading to the White House. Thank you, Wisconsin. Thank you, America. Congrats, @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris!”
  • Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis. 3.  Nov. 7.  “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and our first female Vice-President Kamala Harris.”
  • Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis. 4.  Nov. 7.  “I am so excited for the future of our country. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will lead us through the major challenges ahead and will help heal our country. I am ready to work with the Biden-Harris admin. for the people!”
  • Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis. 2.  Nov. 7.  “President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris! Democracy has prevailed against authoritarianism.”
Rejected, cast doubt on, or conspicuously failed to accept the result
  • Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis. 6.  Nov. 9.  “We sent this letter to AG Bill Barr because the integrity of our elections is of paramount importance. Elections need to be held safely, fairly and legally!”
  • Sen. Ron Johnson, R.  Nov. 11.  “My committee has jurisdiction over USPS and the federal workforce. I’m asking anyone who knows of irregularities related to mail-in or absentee ballots to contact our confidential whistleblower hotline:…”
  • Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis. 7.  Nov. 9.  “Let’s halt the premature rush to declare a winner in the presidential race to ensure that every legal vote is counted and that every legitimate legal challenge is heard and addressed by our independent judiciary. The election is not over, and it is bigger than President Trump or Joe Biden – it is crucial to have transparency so the American people have confidence in the integrity of our election system.”

Ambiguous

  • Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis. 8.  Nov. 6.  “All legal votes should be counted and all credible claims of fraud should be investigated. Fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy and their integrity must be protected.”
  • Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis. 1.  Nov. 6.  “Every legal vote must be counted. Preserving the integrity of our elections is vital to our democracy.”
No statement
  • Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis. 5. 
Ambiguous
  • Sen. John Barrasso, R.  Nov. 6.  “As vote totals continue to update, Americans deserve confidence in a fair and transparent election. The president is right to ensure all legally-cast votes be observed and counted.”
  • Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. at large.  Nov. 6.  “Every legal vote must be counted. No illegal votes should be counted. The counting process must be transparent, and observers must have access. It’s the responsibility of the courts to apply the laws to resolve disputes. These things are necessary so that all Americans can have confidence in our election process.”
No statement
  • Sen. Michael Enzi, R.  

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乔治亚州的 132K 选票可能不符合条件吗？

这似乎是我们称之为 “虚假信息 ouroboros” 无限循环的一个例子。

【宣称】

在佐治亚州富尔顿县，132,000 张选票 “极有可能” 不符合资格。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

In the days following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, some social media users posted baseless claims that a whopping 132,000 ballots cast in Georgia’s Fulton County were “highly likely” to be tossed out due to an unspecified issue stemming from changes of address. Here is one example of a post containing the claim:

The tweet above was taken from another tweet posted by Richard Baris, director of Big Data Polling. But Baris told us that his commentary was taken out of context by various websites and other social media users, including the Gateway Pundit junk site.

Baris told us that he never said 132,000 ballots were likely to be tossed out. He said that while researching voter files in Georgia, he noted there were 132,000 flags indicating that people had moved.

“A change of address flag means someone reported they have a forwardable address, yet they are on the voter rolls still,” Baris told us by phone. “I’m a big critic of that, we should clean this up.” However, he added, “having a change of address flag doesn’t mean someone voted illegally.”

Baris stated his tweeted rocketed around social media, but no one bothered asking him what he meant by it before taking it out of context.

“Unfortunately what usually gets around is what people think they thought you meant,” Baris said, adding he would have appreciated, “An email, or a phone call just to say, ‘Hey, what did you mean by this?'”

According to Fulton County, a total of 522,050 ballots were cast there in the November 2020 general election; 132,000 ballots being disqualified would be roughly a quarter of the total ballots cast. Such a large number and proportion of ballots tossed out in the county that includes Atlanta would most likely be the source of major news stories and public statements from election officials there. As of this writing, there have been none of those.

Georgia flipped in 2020, with the majority of votes in 2020 going to Trump’s political rival, Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. As of this writing, Biden carried the state by more than 12,000 votes. Trump’s team has requested a recount.

Posts claiming that 132,000 ballots from Fulton County are to be rendered ineligible from the state’s total vote count appeared to be based on a statement that was then taken out of context, and used incorrectly. We therefore rate this claim “False.”

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这个选票收集视频是否显示选民欺诈？

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普确实指出了视频显示的是 “选票！”但是，任何关于它记录了非法活动的暗示都是错误的。

【宣称】

一段视频显示了加利福尼亚州 2020 年选举非法收取选票的情况。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

A video showing election workers collecting ballots from a drop box was widely circulated on social media in the days following Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, along with claims that it showed some sort of nefarious activity. One posting, for instance, was accompanied by the text: “I thought there was no evidence mail in voting was prone to fraud?” Another posting was shared with the claim that “Nicaragua and Senegal could do a better job at compromising the people’s trust in the electoral system. RIP USA.”

On Nov. 11, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump shared the video to social media, writing: “You are looking at BALLOTS! Is this what our Country has come to?”

This video does show election workers collecting ballots. However, this video was not taken on Nov. 11, and any insinuations that this video documents illegal or fraudulent activity are false. 

This video was taken on Nov. 4, 2020, in Los Angeles, California, and shows election workers collecting ballots that were delivered to a drop box the night before. This is in line with California law.

California, like many states, accepts mail-in ballots as long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day. California residents can deliver mail-in ballots via a drop box, as shown in the above-displayed video, up until “the close of polls at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.”

Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) told Reuters:

“[These] are valid ballots and will be processed and counted in our Official Election Canvass … All vote by mail ballot drop boxes were closed and locked at 8 PM on Election Day. Ballots from all boxes throughout the County were picked up the following day.”

While this viral video does not show the illegal collection of ballots (this video actually shows election workers picking up mail-in ballots that were delivered to a drop box the night prior), it does show ballots being collected after news outlets called the race in California. But, again, that is not indicative of fraud or illegal activity. 

The Associated Press explains that it called the race in California as soon as polls closed because data from early voting statistics confirmed that the longstanding blue state would remain blue in 2020.

The Associated Press wrote:

The AP declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of California as soon as polls closed in the state, even though election officials there had yet to release any results from Tuesday’s presidential contest.

The news agency did so after results from AP VoteCast and an analysis of early voting statistics confirmed expectations that the state’s longstanding political trend in favor of Democratic presidential candidates will hold.

VoteCast, the AP’s wide-ranging survey of the American electorate, captures voters’ choices and why they made them.

Hillary Clinton beat Trump in California by 30 percentage points in 2016, and a Republican presidential candidate hasn’t carried the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988.

California is the most populous state in the U.S. and its 55 electoral votes make it the biggest Election Day prize.

The Associated Press’ projection certainly proved accurate. As of this writing, a week after Election Day, Joe Biden is leading in the state with 10,268,890 votes (or 64.3%), compared to Trump’s 5,368,263 votes (33.6%).

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辉瑞 COVID-19 疫苗开发是由特朗普政府资助的吗？

一旦获得批准，同意购买疫苗并不等于为其研究和开发提供资金。

【宣称】

辉瑞 COVID-19 疫苗在 2020 年 11 月被证明对抗 SARS-CoV-2 的 90％ 有效，该疫苗的研发得到了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的 “扭速行动” 的资助。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

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In the final months of 2020, scientists around the world raced to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, which at that point had reached more than 50 million cases and resulted in the deaths of at least 1.2 million people.

On Nov. 9, the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer announced in a news release — not a peer-reviewed journal —that interim results testing the efficacy of vaccine candidate BNT162b2 showed a 90% success rate in protecting against COVID-19 infection, making it one of the first and most promising immunization potentials to date.

And politicians were quick to weigh in. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a tweet that the public-private partnership between U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and Pfizer led to the success of the vaccine:

HUGE NEWS: Thanks to the public-private partnership forged by President @realDonaldTrump, @pfizer announced its Coronavirus Vaccine trial is EFFECTIVE, preventing infection in 90% of its volunteers.

— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) November 9, 2020

Then there is the logistical challenge of manufacturing and distributing vaccines globally. First doses must be prioritized for health care workers and vulnerable populations. And a logistical challenge lies in manufacturing and rolling out a vaccine that needs to be stored and maintained at very low temperatures (-94 to -112 degrees Fahrenheit).

As the world waits, experts warn that the promise of a vaccine cannot allow the findings to “seed complacency” and cause people to shy away from public health guidance. On the cusp of the vaccine candidate announcement, most nations in the world saw massive upticks in new coronavirus cases reported each day in October and November, according to data published by Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. On Nov. 4, 5, and 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 100,000 new coronavirus cases each day

What Happens Next?

Pfizer said that the company plans to file an emergency use authorization (EUA) of the two-dose vaccine with the FDA later in November. At that point, researchers will have collected two months of safety data required to use the drug in some cases. However, that does not constitute full approval of the drug. At the time of this writing, just 94 of the nearly 44,000 trial participants had contracted COVID-19 and the study is expected to continue until at least 164 people test positive.

Though the long-term safety and efficacy data remains to be seen, it is estimated that the manufacturers could produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021 to be distributed on an as-needed basis if a EUA is granted.

The Pfizer study is estimated to be completed by Dec. 11, 2022.

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圣诞节什么时候被取消：历史的教训

没有大规模庆祝活动的圣诞节的前景正在人们的脑海中掠夺。

【原文】

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The prospect of a Christmas without large-scale celebrations is preying on minds. After the widespread cancellation of pantomimes, festive light “switch-ons” and other community activities, it seems likely that 2020’s festivities will be much more intimate affairs, potentially with households banned from mixing indoors.

But what if families ignore distancing rules, should they remain in place, and celebrate together rather than on Zoom? Politicians seeking to come down hard on rule-breakers might wish to recall a previously restricted yuletide.

Successively in 1647 and 1648, parties led to riots, these riots led to rebellions, which, in turn, caused the Second Civil War that summer. King Charles was put on trial after his defeat in the war and was executed. This resulted in a revolution and Britain and Ireland became a republic – all because of Christmas.

This Christmas, police across the country are ready to enforce COVID regulations and break up gatherings. While the pandemic does make things different, with rule breaking a matter of safety as much as anything else, politicians could learn from the fallout of the last time Christmas was cancelled.

Like in 1647, many people today are fed up with the government’s restrictions. Many have also suffered financial difficulties as a result of the COVID regulations. Some may rail against the idea of ending a miserable year under what they may regard as contradictory restrictions on family fun.

Such a situation will have to be handled gingerly. There has already been civil disorder over lockdowns. Vaccines are apparently coming in the new year but the last thing the country needs is further unrest. Once again, government will need to balance the health risk against other societal challenges this pandemic has presented.The Conversation

Martyn Bennett, Professor of Early Modern History, Nottingham Trent University

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Kamala Harris 想将卖淫合法化吗？

当选副总统对性工作的立场比一次采访中描述的更复杂。

【宣称】

在 2019 年 2 月的采访中，当时的美国参议员卡马拉·哈里斯呼吁卖淫合法化。

【结论】

混合

【原文】

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When Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris was elected to the position of vice president of the United States on Nov. 7, 2020, her past stances and policies received additional scrutiny, particularly from conservative media outlets. An excerpt from one particular interview with The Root in February 2019 was picked apart by a conservative Christian YouTube channel, For Such A Time As This, and shared during the election season to support claims that Harris supported the legalization of prostitution.

Snopes readers shared with us the following video from March 2019, which shows the host, James Pittman, criticizing Harris for her comments in her interview with The Root. Many readers asked whether it was true that Harris was in favor of legalizing prostitution. We learned that the answer is complicated.

However, Pittman’s analysis misrepresents Harris’ stance on sex work. Pittman claims that by “legalizing” prostitution Harris is imagining an “industry of prostitutes” where people would “not get harmed,” when the act of prostitution itself, he says, is inherently “harming women.”

But what did Harris actually say in her interview? Below is a partial transcript of the conversation with reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr:

Starr: Do you think that sex work ought to be decriminalized?

Harris: I think so, I do. I think that we have to understand though that it is not as simple as that, it is also about and there is an ecosystem around that that includes crimes that harm people and for those issues I do not believe that anybody who hurts another human being or profits off of their exploitation should be admonished or should be free of criminal prosecution. But when you’re talking about consenting adults I think that […] yes we should really consider that we can’t criminalize consensual behavior as long as no one is being harmed. But at the point that anyone’s being harmed or exploited then I think we have to understand that’s a different matter.

Harris was talking about the decriminalization of sex work and not its legalization. Decriminalization means that carrying out an act or behavior will no longer land that person with a jail sentence or criminal record. Legalization, on the other hand, is the process of removing all legal prohibitions to that act or behavior. 

In the same interview, she addressed her work as the San Francisco district attorney: “I was advocating then that we have to stop arresting these prostitutes, and instead go after the johns and the pimps […] we were criminalizing the women, but not the men who associated with it, who were making money off of it or profiting off of it.”

She appeared to be propagating what analysts describe as the Nordic model of partially decriminalizing sex work, which criminalizes the buyers of sex and not those who sell it. The intention of such a policy is to cut demand for prostitution by targeting buyers of what many say is an inherently violent and cruel trade. But the results of adopting this model have been mixed around the world, and critics argue that it does not take into account the rights of workers who go into this trade by choice.

Harris’ 2019 comments were a drastic shift from her past actions. Back in 2008 when she was district attorney, she was a vocal opponent of Proposition K, a ballot measure intended to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco. She called the effort “completely ridiculous” and said, “It would put a welcome mat out for pimps and prostitutes to come on into San Francisco.” Back then she argued that it would expose prostitutes to drugs, guns, and sexual crimes. But supporters of the measure, including sex workers, argued that Prop K would allow them to organize, negotiate for better wages and working conditions, as well as make their occupation safer and more legitimate.

As California’s attorney general, Harris was also instrumental in curbing websites that hosted classified ads for sexual services like Backpage.com, in an effort to tackle child trafficking. By 2017, the website’s adult section was removed but a New York Times report found that this had done little to address the problem of trafficking on the site. In her 2019 interview with The Root, right before her comments on decriminalizing sex work, she doubled down on her actions against the site:

Backpage was providing advertisement for the sale of children, of minors. And, unlike Craigslist, which said we’re going to stop doing it, the people who were running Backpage basically thumbed their nose at us and kept doing it, making money off of the sale of youth, and so I called for them to be shut down. And I have no regrets about that. Now, on the issue of providing a safe place for sex workers — I am a huge advocate for that, always have been.

In 2017 and 2018, as a senator, she supported anti-sex trafficking legislation meant to protect victims of sex trafficking online which also targeted Backpage.com. But anti-trafficking advocates and sex workers said the legislation would exacerbate the problem because it did not distinguish between those who were trafficking victims and those who were legitimate sex workers. Advocates said this would hurt their efforts to help people within the sex trade who were being trafficked. Sex workers argued that this would also harm their source of income and force them to rely on less safe forums to advertise and conduct their services. Indeed, according to The Appeal, the crackdown did make sex workers more vulnerable and marginalized.

Like many politicians, Harris’ views have changed over time, but many remain mistrustful of this about-face given her track record. Considering that she appears to be advocating for partial decriminalization, the details of how she would go about this are yet to be determined, and her original comments were misrepresented, we rate this claim a “Mixture.”

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獐牙菜是秋天南方山上的常见花朵

獐牙菜是秋天南方山上的常见花朵。花瓣上的斑点十分显眼。不规则黑色斑分布在花瓣先端，而花瓣中部则长有两个亮黄色圆形斑点。


这些圆形斑点，是能够分泌蜜水的腺体，对昆虫，尤其是蚂蚁有着强烈的诱惑。这不，前段日子我见到一丛獐牙菜，每朵花、每枚花瓣上都有一只蚂蚁在大快朵颐。

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YouTube 和 YouTube 电视体验中断

YouTube 网站似乎正常运行，但某些设备无法播放视频。

【原文】

UPDATE: YouTube confirmed via Twitter that service was restored.

On Nov. 11, 2020, the YouTube video streaming website experienced an outage. It was not clear how widespread the outage was, nor was it clear if it impacted all devices playing YouTube videos. YouTube TV, a subscription television streaming service, was also down.

Initially, the @TeamYouTube Twitter account confirmed that YouTube was down, and that they are “aware of the issue and working on a fix.”

If you’re having trouble watching videos on YouTube right now, you’re not alone – our team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. We’ll follow up here with any updates.

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) November 12, 2020

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真正清晰的政治是否需要 Penn。诉讼新闻之后拜登的 “太好了”？

把一些从来没有给出的东西带走是一项挑战。

【宣称】

媒体媒体真正清晰政治预测乔·拜登将在 2020 年美国总统大选中赢得宾夕法尼亚州，但是在一起诉讼可能 “使 30 万张或更多” 民主党选票失效的消息之后，撤销了该电话。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

On Nov. 9, 2020, Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, tweeted about the purported media refusal to cover lawsuits he and other presidential allies had filed in an attempt to sow doubt about, or overturn the results of, the 2020 presidential election. In that tweet, he asserted that media company Real Clear Politics had called the state of Pennsylvania for U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden, but had taken that call back following the specter of a lawsuit that would, in Giuliani’s words, “invalidate 300,000 or more crooked democrat votes votes in Philly.”

Former Trump Administration Press Secretary Sean Spicer also made this claim. In fact, as both archived views of RealClear’s elections results page and their Editor-in-Chief Tom Bevan made clear, the site never called Pennsylvania for Biden in the first place, making the claim of a recent switch to a “toss up” therefore indefensible.

As for the lawsuit, the invalidation of 300,000 votes is a fantasy based on a long-shot legal play. While the Trump campaign has filed several lawsuits in the state, the most recent effort at the time of this writing is an effort to prohibit the state from “Certifying the results of the General election,” or, in the alternative, preventing them “from certifying any results from the General Election that included the tabulation of absentee and mail in ballots which do not comply with the Election Code.” The potential violation of election code laws referenced relies on a largely unsubstantiated list of complaints about fairness in poll watching and ballot curing. That case is currently pending.

Because Real Clear Politics never called Pennsylvania for Biden, the claim that it switched its call after news of the Trump campaign’s legal actions is therefore false.

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共和党人 Dean Browning 推文 “我是黑人同性恋家伙” 吗？

Twitter 用户认为，该推文本应通过另一个虚假账户发布，以加强对共和党事业的支持。

【宣称】

迪恩·布朗宁是一位白人，此前曾在美国众议院宾夕法尼亚州第 7 区的 2020 年共和党小学中跑步并输掉，他从经过验证的 Twitter 帐户中发推了 “我是黑人同性恋者”。

【结论】

真

【原文】

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A tweet from former Lehigh County Commissioner Dean Browning led a handful of Twitter users to do a double-take. Earlier in 2020, Browning lost the Republican primary race for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7. He described himself in his Twitter bio as: “A proud pro-life & pro-2A Christian conservative dedicated to enacting common sense solutions to Keep America Great.”

On Nov. 10, 2020, someone — presumably Browning — controlling his verified Twitter account tweeted: “I’m a black gay guy and I can personally say that Obama did nothing for me, my life only changed a little bit and it was for the worse. Everything is so much better under Trump though. I feel respected – which I never do when democrats are involved.”

The tweet came in response to another Twitter user who responded to one of Browning’s pinned tweets. Twitter users speculated that the “black gay guy” tweet was apparently to be meant to be issued from an alternate account controlled by Browning under the pretense of being a gay black man who supports U.S. President Donald Trump.

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拜登创建了 “总统选举办公室” 来破坏特朗普吗？

并非美国当选总统乔·拜登所做的所有事情都是针对现任总统的计划。

【宣称】

美国当选总统乔·拜登创建了 “当选总统办公室”，以说服美国人，2020 年的选举结果在没有的情况下是最终的。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

Less than one week after polls closed in the 2020 presidential election, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden began discussing health care and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at news conferences. Photos and videos of the highly publicized events in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, showed him on stages decorated with posters reading, “Office of the President Elect.”

Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and their allies promoted the briefings and a website titled “buildbackbetter.com” as evidence of their work preparing for the White House before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2021.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters refused to acknowledge such efforts and blocked government officials from cooperating with the Biden-Harris team.

Trump and his inner circle spewed misinformation in an attempt to convince Americans the country’s constitutionally mandated elections process — which requires a group of electors to officially cast votes for president after Election Day — provided Trump the time to use court systems or other means to defy the popular vote. (We explain the Electoral College and the process for certifying election results after news media declare winners in presidential races here.)

We reached out to the Presidential Transitional Center, a nonprofit that brings together politicians from both political parties to develop best practices for presidential transitions, which provided us the following analysis:

During the period between Election Day and the inauguration, presidents-elect must shift from campaigning to governing. As our analysis reveals, this traditionally entails a mix of activities that include personnel announcements, policy development, and stakeholder, media and public engagement.  

At least one federal document obtained by Snopes — a memorandum of understanding between the General Services Administration (GSA), an executive branch agency that oversees presidential transitions, and Biden’s team — said the “Office of President Elect” was synonymous with efforts by “President Elect [Biden] and Vice President-elect [Harris].”

Yet no federal law establishes “the Office of the President Elect” as a formal section of government. Rather, federal agencies appear to accept the office as an informal title for teams working on behalf of presidents-elect (as shown via the above-displayed document), carrying out efforts under the 1963 Presidential Transition Act. That congressional package outlines steps for the GSA to green light millions of federal dollars to the president-elect’s transition team to set up operations.

In an email to Snopes, researchers with the Presidential Transitional Center wrote:

[There] is no formal office of the president-elect, however president-elect support is traditionally its own office within the larger transition team. This office coordinates the president-elect’s schedule and travel, including communications, press engagements, and the like.

In other words, initiatives promoted by Biden and Harris under the title of “Office of the President Elect” were part of a larger effort by their transition team to prepare for their new jobs, not a nefarious conspiracy to undermine Trump.

Additionally, the researchers told Snopes buildbackbetter.com would turn into a government-run website if, or when, the administrator of the GSA, a Trump appointee, ascertained the “apparent successful candidate” — or formally recognized Biden as the election’s winner. That had not happened as of this writing, and the agency did not explain why that was the case.

The administrative delay dragged on as the Trump campaign banked on several lawsuits alleging schemes to undermine ballot casting or counting and attempted to energize his loyal supporters. A  team comprised of Trump senior officials and campaign aids told journalists those lawsuits were less about winning arguments over specific voter tallies and more about forestalling “a loss he can’t quite grasp,” per The Associated Press. 

In sum, considering the visual evidence of Trump addressing the country using the title “Office of the President Elect,” as well as acknowledgment from researchers of presidential transitions that the office informally represents work by transition teams, we rate this claim “False.”

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英格拉哈姆采访的 “内华达州民意调查工作者” 实际上是特朗普本人吗？

劳拉·英格拉哈姆采访了一名内华达州民意调查工作者，面孔和声音蒙面，他声称目睹了猖獗的选民欺诈行为。

【宣称】

福克斯新闻主持人劳拉·英格拉哈姆采访的匿名 “内华达州民意调查工作者” 实际上是唐纳德·特朗普本人。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

On Nov. 10, 2020, Fox News host Laura Ingraham conducted an interview with an anonymous person whose voice and face were masked, who claimed he was a Nevada poll worker and that he had witnessed “rampant voter fraud” occurring in that state.

Video of an excerpt from that interview was posted by a Twitter user who pointed out that the disguised interview subject was, quite obviously, a thinly-disguised version of President Donald Trump himself:

This is definitely Trump pic.twitter.com/EuO1CrjK51

— Nick Lutsko (@NickLutsko) November 11, 2020

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辉瑞疫苗：“疗效率超过 90％” 真正意味着什么

功效、有效性 — 有什么区别？

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There was – rightfully – a lot of excitement when Pfizer and BioNTech announced interim results from their COVID vaccine trial. The vaccine, called BNT162b2, was reported to have an “efficacy rate above 90%”. This was soon translated in the press to be 90% “effective” at preventing COVID-19. Efficacy, effectiveness – what’s the difference?

We academics are very precise in our language and it can be a cause of considerable frustration when the media doesn’t appreciate the important distinction between certain terms. I was recently asked not to use the term “efficacy” for my radio interview because “listeners won’t understand what it means”. Sometimes accuracy can get in the way of clarity, so it’s important to know when to let these things go. However, now is perhaps the time to draw a clear distinction between efficacy and effectiveness.

Important parameters include vaccine performance for different groups (age, ethnic background, other conditions), duration of protection (duration of immunity and effectiveness against evolving virus strains), the balance of benefit against harms. Cost effectiveness is also an ongoing consideration, based on comparisons with other vaccine and treatment options.

We don’t know what the overall effectiveness of the vaccine will be in preventing COVID-19 symptoms, severe disease or deaths, and it may be several years before studies report on the effectiveness of BNT162b2 for different groups. However, it is unlikely that it will be 90%.

But then very few vaccines – aside from measles and chickenpox – are 90% effective. The flu vaccine is around 40%-60% effective, but it still saves millions of lives. And that’s something to celebrate.The Conversation

Zania Stamataki, Senior Lecturer in Viral Immunology, University of Birmingham

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福克斯新闻、唐纳德·特朗普的啦啦队和挑战他叙事的记者

自特朗普于 2015 年宣布候选资格以来，现任美国总统与福克斯新闻之间的关系一直密切。

【原文】

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Rupert Murdoch is famous for always wanting to back a winner. So, amid the frenzied atmosphere of the vote count, when his Fox News network started to refer to Donald Trump’s “unfounded fraud claims” with regard to the election, it was clear his chances of retaining the presidency were diminishing by the minute.

The network doubled down on this more recently when presenter Neil Cavuto cut away from a statement by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, exclaiming: “Whoa, whoa, whoa – I just think we have to be very clear. She’s charging the other side as welcoming fraud and welcoming illegal voting. Unless she has more details to back that up, I can’t in good countenance continue to show you this.”

This extends to the coronavirus pandemic, in which parts of the network have served as platform for Trump to spread misinformation regarding the dangers posed by a virus that has killed more than 230,000 Americans. Some of its coverage has even come in for criticism from Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has advised six US presidents.

This may even have helped create a less informed public – the very antithesis of the First Amendment’s vision of an “informed populace”. A 2012 study found that Fox News viewers were less informed even than those who watched no news at all.

Misinforming, or not taking enough care properly to inform the public, undermines the objective of press freedom and represents a disturbing subversion of First Amendment principles.

That parts of Fox News have been willing to challenge Trump in recent days may provide hope that, in a moment of existential importance for the country, some journalists at the network are taking their First Amendment obligations seriously.The Conversation

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武装的特朗普支持者问纳瓦霍立法委员是否 “合法”？

视频片段显示，一名反移民示威者积极质疑亚利桑那州众议员埃里克·德斯谢尼关于他的公民身份。

【宣称】

抗议移民的特朗普武装支持者要求知道美国原住民议员是否 “合法” 在美国。

【结论】

真

【原文】

In late January 2018, reports surfaced that supporters of Donald Trump confronted a Native American legislator during an anti-immigration protest at the Arizona state capitol, demanding to know whether he was in the country legally. The viral stories on various web sites (including The Hill and the liberal RawStory.com) were all aggregated from the original reporting of the Arizona Capitol Times, a nonpartisan weekly newspaper focused on Arizona government and state politics.

We confirmed that one of the anti-immigration protesters did indeed ask an indigenous state representative whether or not he was “legal,” both through video footage of the incident and three corroborating interviews with Arizona state legislators who witnessed the scene. In the background of the following video, a protester asks Rep. Eric Descheenie whether he is “legal.” Descheenie is Navajo. Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley filmed the exchange:

The incident occurred during a chaotic, five-hour long demonstration on 25 January 2018 at the Arizona capitol building where roughly a dozen anti-immigration activists turned out to protest the social justice lobbying group Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) — though the group was there to advocate for pro-labor legislation, not immigration. Protesters alleged that LUCHA was “trying to advance social, racial and economic justice for DACA recipients, illegal aliens and their illegal families.” According to state lawmakers who were at the scene, the protesters were visibly armed.

Several state lawmakers and staff reported that the protesters singled out non-white people and accused them of being in the country “illegally.”

We contacted protester Jennifer Caminiti-Harrison, who appears in the foreground of the video above, for comment. She told us on 1 February 2018 that a media representative was handling her communications, but no representative has responded to our query:

We are working on a statement now. […]

Please do not release the story without the statement or you’ll need to retract your story once you see the full video.

At another point, they approach a dark-haired woman demanding to know if she’s a legislator and when she doesn’t answer, they question whether it’s because she doesn’t speak English.

Descheenie told us he was walking out of the capitol for lunch at a nearby farmer’s market with fellow Arizona state lawmaker Rep. Wenona Benally (D-Window Rock) when he saw protesters “hounding” a group of children and Hannley. In a phone interview, Descheenie told us:

We could see [Rep. Powers Hannley] walking in our direction. I distinctly remember seeing her face. and I’ll never forget it. She had this look of terror and frustration. She was getting hounded by three of the protesters. I heard her acknowledge they were harassing children and you could see it happening. [Benally and I] in an effort to mitigate the intimidation and harassing, we began to absorb it. My intent was to get them off Pamela Hannley and get them to quiet down, have a constructive dialogue.

The one person I was speaking with primarily, she obliged. The other two did not. They continued to harass Rep. Hannley. I turned to one and asked her to calm down, lower her voice. She asked me if I was legal. I’m not going to tolerate a question like that given the history of indigenous people in this country. These are our aboriginal lands and I don’t need someone asking me about my legal status. It speaks for itself. I told her not to ask me that question.

Hannley told us she also encountered the protesters when she was going to the farmer’s market for lunch and saw them yelling at a group of children. When she tried to intervene, they surrounded her:

I went out to lunch and I saw them harassing this group of about 12 children aged maybe 8, 9, 10 years old. They were obviously on a school trip. I don’t know if they were Latino children or Native American but they definitely had brown skin, and these people started screaming, “You’re illegal, go home.” They were walking down the sidewalk with them screaming at them.

When they came back around I said that what they were doing was inappropriate. I don’t know how many groups of school children these people harassed. I know of at lest three representatives who tried to intervene [in similar incidents] and they got harassed. They surrounded me and started screaming things like, “Do you support people smuggling children into the U.S.?” And then representatives Descheenie and Benally walked up and they started screaming at them.

Rep. Hannley provided a second video showing the group yelling at schoolchildren as a man yells at them to “get away from those children”:

Benally told us that even after the three legislators ended the conversation and broke away from the confrontation with the help of a capitol security guard, the protesters continued to follow them and yell at them. The encounter was so hostile that Benally said a security guard told the legislators take the back entrance when they returned to the capitol building from lunch.

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特朗普的法律团队是否在四季全面园林绿化举行了新闻发布会？

关于会议的地点是否错了四季的问题。

【宣称】

Rudy Giuliani 新闻发布会错误地声称 2020 年总统选举中的大规模选民欺诈行为是在四季全面景观绿化而不是四季酒店举行的。

【结论】

真

【原文】

In the early days following the Nov. 3, 2020, general election, U.S. President Donald Trump and his surrogates undertook an effort to spread disinformation that undermined voter confidence in the democratic process as it became clear that Trump’s political rival Joe Biden would become the president-elect.

When television networks announced that Biden was the projected winner of the presidential race, having amassed the majority of electoral college and popular votes, Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, stood at a podium to hold a news conference in a strip mall parking lot outside Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia.

Giuliani was flanked by a man claiming to be a Philadelphia resident and GOP poll watcher in Pennsylvania who wasn’t allowed to observe ballots being counted — but it turned out that man was Daryl Brooks, who has frequently run unsuccessfully for political office in New Jersey.

The news conference followed a tweet from Trump that appeared to suggest a ritzier, well-known downtown location — namely the luxury Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts.

The chain of events, which many found comical, prompted readers to ask us about it, with many simply wondering if it’s true at all that the news conference was held in a parking lot instead of a fancy name-brand hotel. It is true.

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是否有 “锤和记分卡” 操作来操纵计票数？

美国网络安全与基础设施安全局（CISA）主任将传言称为 “胡说八道”。

【宣称】

2020 年美国总统大选中，一台名为 “Hammer” 的超级计算机和名为 “记分卡” 的软件程序正被用来改变计票数。

【结论】

虚假

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

In the days after news outlets called the 2020 U.S. presidential election and projected that Joe Biden would be the 46th president of the United States, the internet was flooded with various unfounded claims about voter fraud. One popular rumor concerned something called “Hammer and Scorecard.” While this rumor was wide ranging, it basically held that a “deep state” supercomputer named “Hammer” and a computer program called “Scorecard” were being used to alter vote counts. 

We’ll take a closer look at this rumor in the article below. But before we do, we should note that Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — a position he was nominated to in 2018 by U.S. President Donald Trump — has called the “Hammer and Scorecard” rumors “nonsense”:

To be crystal clear on ⬇️, I’m specifically referring to the Hammer and Scorecard nonsense. It’s just that – nonsense. This is not a real thing, don’t fall for it and think 2x before you share. #Protect2020 //t.co/f2FpSbRXKy

— Chris Krebs #Protect2020 (@CISAKrebs) November 7, 2020

Hammer and Scorecard in Action?

The Director of CISA has dismissed the claims about Hammer and Scorecard altering vote counts, and these rumors originate with a man who has a long history of making deceptive claims. Still, social media users quickly found “evidence” that Hammer and Scorecard was real, and that it was truly being used to steal the 2020 election. In November 2020, a video started to circulate on social media that supposedly showed “SCORECARD working in real time.” 

The Conservative Daily Post wrote:

In this video, it’s easy to see SCORECARD working in real time.

Hammer and ScoreCard switched 19,958 votes live on TV from Trump to Biden in the Pennsylvania Presidential Race!

At the 00:04 mark, the video shows Trump 1,690,589 and Biden 1,252,537 … then the video cycles through the other ‘crucial’ states of Wisconsin, Arizona and Michigan.

It returns to Pennsylvania at the 00:40 mark, and pay close attention here.

Trump somehow LOST votes, giving his total at 1,670,631, which is a loss of 19,958 votes! At the same time, Biden picks up that EXACT amount, mysteriously gaining to 1,272,495.

The above-displayed video does show a genuine clip from CNN. However, it is not evidence of wrongdoing. In fact, what this video shows isn’t even very unusual. CNN, like most news networks, uses data from the National Election Pool to provide real-time election results during their coverage. 

NBC News wrote:

The NEP is a consortium of major news networks — ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC — that pools together resources to gather vote and exit poll data. The NEP works with the consumer research firm Edison Research to collect timely and comprehensive election data on Election Day and in the following days, weeks and months until results are certified by all states. The NEP licenses data to several news outlets, including Reuters and The New York Times, among others.

The above-displayed video shows a momentary error in these real-time results. A source from CNN told us that this video showed a brief moment when the results were incorrectly transposed from the NEP and that this human error was caught, flagged, and quickly fixed (as shown in the video). This video is not evidence of a supercomputer hacking into the U.S. election system and altering vote counts. It’s a video showing a momentary error that was quickly fixed thanks to the numerous safeguards in place to protect the integrity of elections. 

CISA Director Kreb’s message about the Hammer and Scorecard rumors bears repeating: “Robust safeguards including canvassing and auditing procedures help ensure the accuracy of official election results,” and that it is not true that a “bad actor could change election results without detection.” 

CISA writes:

Reality: Robust safeguards including canvassing and auditing procedures help ensure the accuracy of official election results.

Rumor: A bad actor could change election results without detection.

Get the Facts: The systems and processes used by election officials to tabulate votes and certify official results are protected by various safeguards that help ensure the accuracy of election results. These safeguards include measures that help ensure tabulation systems function as intended, protect against malicious software, and enable the identification and correction of any irregularities.

Every state has voting system safeguards to ensure each ballot cast in the election can be correctly counted. State procedures often include testing and certification of voting systems, required auditable logs, and software checks, such as logic and accuracy tests, to ensure that ballots are properly counted before election results are made official. With these security measures, election officials can check to determine that devices are running the certified software and functioning properly.

Every state also has laws and processes to verify vote tallies before results are officially certified. State processes include robust chain-of-custody procedures, auditable logs, and canvass processes. The vast majority of votes cast in this election will be cast on paper ballots or using machines that produce a paper audit trail, which allow for tabulation audits to be conducted from the paper record in the event any issues emerge with the voting system software, audit logs, or tabulation. These canvass and certification procedures are also generally conducted in the public eye, as political party representatives and other observers are typically allowed to be present, to add an additional layer of verification.

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拜登的帽子是对特朗普 MAGA 口号的回应吗？

互联网人士认为，当选总统正在用 “我们刚做到” 的帽子拖曳特朗普。

【宣称】

美国当选总统乔·拜登的帽子回答了唐纳德·特朗普的竞选口号 “让美国再次伟大”，用 “我们刚做到了” 这句话来回答。

【结论】

未经证实

【原文】

Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here.

Not long after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 7, 2020, his wife, Jill Biden, posted a photograph celebrating the victory. Eagle-eyed viewers on the internet zoomed in on the blue baseball cap Biden was sporting, which read “We Just Did” above the number 46, indicating Biden’s new position as the 46th president of the United States.

He will be a President for all of our families. pic.twitter.com/iGPKLMMIcK

— Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) November 7, 2020

But this reported “trolling” by Biden remains unconfirmed. The Biden campaign has not commented on it, and media coverage emphasizes that this is an interpretation from many on the internet, although “We Just Did” was also seen as a “clever exercise in branding.”

Given that neither Biden nor his representatives have addressed the true intentions behind the “We Just Did” slogan on Biden’s hat to date, we rate this claim as “Unproven.”

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