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The claim: “"So it can't be a Learjet. A Learjet would take up half the bloody road. That's not taking up half the road. It is a drone or a missile." — unnamed Facebook user in a Nov. 2, 2026 video, as quoted by AAP FactCheck; the post had been viewed more than 920,000 times”

Why we rated it this way: The NTSB's investigation page identifies the aircraft as a Learjet 60 operated by Aurora Aviation (Upper Jet), lost from radar and radio contact en route from Austin to North Eleuthera, Bahamas. Its updates list recovered components from both wings, both engines, the flight deck and tail surfaces, and say the cockpit voice recorder was found at the initial impact site on Nov. 9. Nothing in the federal record points to a drone or missile; the cause is still under investigation.

What would change our rating: An NTSB preliminary or final report, or recovered wreckage, showing the object was not the registered Learjet 60, or showing a weapon struck it, would move this verdict.

The claim: “"In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct." — Robert Schmad, Fox News, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting Justice Sonia Sotomayor's wish to see the ruling overturned”

Why we rated it this way: The Court's syllabus holds that a former president is entitled to "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority," "at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts," and that "There is no immunity for unofficial acts." Fox's line that Sotomayor's dissent said the president is now a "king above the law" also matches her written dissent. Her new remarks at Mount Vernon are quoted from the event and are not checked against a transcript here.

What would change our rating: A corrected opinion, a later Supreme Court ruling narrowing or overruling Trump v. United States, or a transcript showing Fox misdescribed the holding would move this verdict.

The claim: “"He failed to win the speakership when he topped out at 200 votes – shy of the 218 required – and the conference removed him as its nominee, eventually landing on now-Speaker Mike Johnson." — Aaron Blake, CNN analysis, "Jim Jordan's long, fraught path to lead the House GOP," live updates, Nov. 10, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The Clerk's roll calls show Jordan received 200 votes on the first speaker ballot on Oct. 17, 2023, then 199 and 194, so "topped out at 200" is right. But with vacancies and absences, a majority of votes cast for a named candidate was 217 on the first two ballots (432 and 433 votes) and 215 on the third (429), not a fixed 218. Jordan fell short either way, so the error does not change CNN's point.

What would change our rating: A House roll call showing 436 or more votes cast for named candidates on any of Jordan's ballots, which would make 218 the threshold, would move this verdict to Matches record.

The claim: “"WHEN THE STEAL IS TOO OBVIOUS AND YOU SCRAMBLE TO FIX IT!" — anonymous user on the forum "The Donald" (patriots.win), Nov. 5, 2026, sharing screenshots of an NBC News board briefly showing James Talarico at 91.9 percent in Tarrant County”

Why we rated it this way: Tarrant County's own cumulative report lists Talarico with 427,879 votes, or 58.72 percent, to Ken Paxton's 287,783, or 39.50 percent, in the U.S. Senate race, close to the 59.8 percent NBC showed after the fix and nowhere near 91.9 percent. The Associated Press told AFP that a data-entry error briefly showed Paxton with 22,403 votes in the county instead of 202,403 and was corrected within three minutes, and NBC's Steve Kornacki flagged the number as out of whack on air. A mistyped figure in a media feed that was corrected minutes later does not change any ballots, so it is not evidence that votes were stolen.

What would change our rating: A county or state canvass, audit, recount or court finding showing that the Tarrant County tally itself was wrong, or that ballots were added or removed, would move this verdict.

The claim: “"The justices' ruling stays a preliminary injunction issued last month by a federal district judge in El Paso, who had temporarily halted border wall construction in the region designated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as the Big Bend Sector while litigation proceeds. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson indicated she would have denied the stay request but did not file a written dissent." — Louis Casiano, Fox News, Nov. 9, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The Court's Nov. 9 docket entry says the government's stay application was granted, the Western District of Texas injunction in case No. 3:26-cv-01099 is stayed while the government seeks review, and "Justice Jackson would deny the application for stay," with no dissenting opinion listed. The per curiam opinion confirms the injunction was entered on Oct. 2, 2026, halting construction in the area CBP designates the Big Bend Sector. Fox's description of a temporary stay pending litigation matches the order, which ends automatically if certiorari is denied.

What would change our rating: A corrected Supreme Court order or docket showing another justice noted a dissent, a written dissent by Justice Jackson, or a different date or court for the injunction would move this verdict.

The claim: “"If the impeachment vote in the House is successful, Hegseth would be the third Cabinet secretary to be impeached." — Lauren Chadwick and Michael Williams, CNN, Nov. 9, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The House Historian's list of every person the House has impeached includes exactly two Cabinet secretaries: Secretary of War William W. Belknap, impeached March 2, 1876, and acquitted, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, impeached Feb. 13, 2024, whose charges were dismissed without a trial. Everyone else on the list is a president, a senator or a judge, so a House vote to impeach Hegseth would make him the third. CNN's description of the Senate failing to convict Belknap and voting to end the Mayorkas case also matches the list.

What would change our rating: An official House record showing another Cabinet secretary was impeached, or the House voting down or tabling Massie's resolution, which would leave the comparison hypothetical, would change how this is graded.

The claim: “"Troubling scene in Texas… this is what I feared after the election! Be prepared people!" — X post by the account "William Munny" (@Willy_Munny), Nov. 5, 2026, with a video of tanks and armored vehicles on rail cars (about 101,000 views; the same text was reposted by @EBSAlertNetwork and others)”

Why we rated it this way: The U.S. Army's own May 22, 2025, release from Fort Cavazos, Texas, documents M1A2 Abrams tanks and dozens of other armored vehicles being loaded onto rail cars starting May 21, 2025, to travel by train to Washington for the Army's 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025. Misbar traced the clip in the viral posts to a YouTube video titled "U.S. Army: Transporting Tanks and Armored Vehicles by Rail from Texas to Washington, DC.", which it says was uploaded June 6, 2025, months before the Nov. 3, 2026, midterms. The footage therefore shows a documented parade shipment from 2025, not a military movement in response to this month's election, contradicting the post's framing.

What would change our rating: Evidence that the specific footage was recorded after the Nov. 3, 2026, election, such as original metadata, a dated first upload later than the June 2025 YouTube video, or an official Army or Defense Department record of a new rail deployment in Texas this month, would move this verdict.

The claim: “"Iran's foreign minister issued a stark ultimatum to the White House on Sunday, warning that Tehran's forces would 'rain down hell' if Washington chooses war over a diplomatic proposal aimed at ending the war. 'American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own,' Abbas Araghchi said ... 'Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results,' he said on X. 'Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell,' he warned." — Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 8, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: Abbas Araghchi's X post from 11:05 a.m. Central on Nov. 8, 2026, reads: "American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own. Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results. Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell." Fox's three quoted passages match the post word for word, and its timing (Sunday) and description of a warning tied to a diplomatic proposal match. Fox's paraphrase of "Tehran's forces" stands in for the post's "our alert and battle-hardened Warriors," which is a fair reading.

What would change our rating: Evidence that the post was edited after Fox quoted it, that the account is not Araghchi's, or a later Iranian Foreign Ministry statement retracting or recasting the warning would move this verdict.

The claim: “"Last week, Hamilton became the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas since 1932." — CNN, Jordan Budney, Nov. 8, 2026 (CNN en Español live coverage; translated from the Spanish "La semana pasada, Hamilton se convirtió en el primer demócrata elegido al Senado de EE.UU. por Kansas desde 1932")”

Why we rated it this way: The Senate Historical Office's list of Kansas senators shows Democrat George McGill serving from Dec. 1, 1930, to Jan. 3, 1939, a span that covers his 1930 special election and his election to a full term in 1932. Every senator listed for either Kansas seat after McGill's term ended in 1939 is a Republican, through current Sens. Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran. That record supports CNN's statement that no Democrat had been elected to the Senate from Kansas since 1932; certification of Hamilton's own Nov. 3 win is still pending, as is normal this soon after the election.

What would change our rating: A Senate record showing a Democrat elected from Kansas after 1932, or official canvass results showing Hamilton did not win the Nov. 3, 2026, race, would move this verdict.

The claim: “"Visuals showing US President Trump vandalizing his office after the Republican Party's defeat in the midterm elections of 2026." — claim attached to a video widely shared on social media after Nov. 4, 2026 (as documented by Factly, Nov. 7, 2026)”

Why we rated it this way: Factly traced the viral clip back to a Nov. 4, 2026 post by the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon on X, and that video carries an “AI Generated” label in the upper-right corner and credits a creator named Iman Rus at the end. Factly says the same clip is on the Iman Rus YouTube channel with a title and YouTube AI disclosure identifying it as AI-made, and two detection tools (Hive AI and SynthID) flagged it as generated. No credible report shows Trump damaging his office.

What would change our rating: Authentic, verifiable footage or a credible news report of Trump damaging his office, or evidence that the “AI Generated” label was added to real footage, would move this verdict.

The claim: “"'The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth,' DeSantis wrote on X. 'I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything.'" — Fox News Digital, Michael Sinkewicz, Nov. 7, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: DeSantis’s Nov. 6 post on his @RonDeSantis account reads “The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth. I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything. Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!”, matching Fox’s quotes and its Friday timing. His replies “Ha, well, sorry to disappoint” and “Probably the case. But maybe just made up by WaPo” also match Fox. The record confirms what DeSantis said, not who is right: the Post’s report rests on three unnamed people, and neither side has published documents settling it.

What would change our rating: A deleted or different DeSantis post, or a Fox correction to the quotes, would change this verdict on Fox’s reporting; separately, an FEC filing, a hired consultant on record, or a campaign announcement would bear on whether the Post or DeSantis is right about a 2028 bid.

The claim: “"'I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,' Trump posted Saturday on Truth Social." — CNN, Kaitlan Collins and Isabelle D'Antonio, Nov. 7, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: Trump’s Nov. 7 Truth Social post says Dana White “has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States,” names six UFC figures as “assistants,” and ends “Dana, please take the job!”, matching every quote CNN uses. CNN’s added report that White declined comes from one unnamed source, and CNN also notes an aide said Trump was joking; neither White nor the White House had confirmed either point on the record.

What would change our rating: A statement from White, the UFC or the White House saying White accepted the job, or that the post was deleted or altered, would move this verdict; an on-record confirmation of the refusal would firm up CNN's second claim.

The claim: “"Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Miller as the 33rd White House Chief of Staff, succeeding Susie Wiles" — White House release, Nov. 6, 2026; reported across major outlets including NBC News”

Why we rated it this way: The White House release dated Nov. 6 states that President Trump appointed Stephen Miller as the 33rd White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles. NBC News and other outlets report the same personnel change, including that Miller takes over Monday and Wiles moves to Trump's political operation, which aligns with the official announcement.

What would change our rating: A corrected White House statement withdrawing the appointment, or evidence the Nov. 6 release was fabricated or misdated, would move this off Matches record.

The claim: “"OK, again, to repeat the answer, the issue is not me. I'll be re-elected as majority leader. But the issue is focusing on the American people and what they want," Schumer said — Fox News, James Cirrone, Nov. 4, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: Fox quotes Schumer saying he will be re-elected as majority leader at his post-election news conference. C-SPAN archived that Nov. 4 conference, and independent write-ups from Roll Call, The Guardian, and TIME report the same line, so the quoted claim matches the recorded event.

What would change our rating: A full C-SPAN transcript or video showing Schumer never said he would be re-elected as majority leader, or a clarification that Fox misquoted him, would move this off Matches record.

The claim: “"It's going to be a big agreement…It's going to involve more than Ukraine, and I could even say it might involve all of Europe. It's going to be a big, beautiful agreement, and everyone's going to be thrilled," Trump told reporters — CNN, Ivana Kottasová, Nov. 6, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: CNN attributes to Trump a promise of a "big, beautiful" agreement that might involve all of Europe after he met Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev. The Nov. 5 White House pool report records Trump saying there will be a big agreement involving more than Ukraine that "might involve all of Europe" and calling it a "big, beautiful agreement," matching CNN's quotation of the remarks.

What would change our rating: A corrected pool transcript showing different wording, or evidence Trump never made those remarks after the Dmitriev visit, would move this off Matches record. A published U.S.-Europe security text would also clarify whether the tease became a concrete deal.

The claim: “"OVER TWENTY THOUSAND FRAUDULENT BALLOTS UNCOVERED IN FBI RAID OF HOUSTON STORAGE LOCKER WAREHOUSE ALL FOR DEMOCRATS" — viral posts on X and Facebook by accounts including Jonathan Gregory (@TrumpNews_Baby), Nov. 3, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The FBI’s National Press Office told Lead Stories that social-media claims of an FBI Houston election-related raid uncovering fraudulent ballots on Nov. 2, 2026, are false and that no election-related operation occurred. Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth likewise said the circulating information was false, and PolitiFact found the attached photos were unrelated (an older FBI Atlanta/Georgia scene, San Francisco ballots, and a Public Storage listing).

What would change our rating: An official FBI Houston incident report, affidavit, or court filing documenting a Nov. 2–3, 2026, election-related raid that seized more than 20,000 fraudulent Democratic ballots would move this toward Matches record.

The claim: “"If I were on the ballot, we would have won… You couldn't transfer that love… we weren't able to transfer the love to candidates," and, asked if Vance was right that the Iran war cost Republicans the election, "I think it's largely true because it drove the gasoline up a little bit short term" — President Donald Trump, as reported by Fox News (Robert McGreevy), Nov. 4, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The Factba.se transcript of Trump’s Nov. 4, 2026, White House ballroom steel-beam remarks records him saying that if he were on the ballot “we would have won,” that “you couldn't transfer that love” to candidates, and — answering whether Vance was right that the Iran war cost Republicans — “I think it's largely true, because it drove the gasoline up a little bit, short term.” Fox’s quotation of those lines tracks the transcript.

What would change our rating: A corrected White House or pool transcript showing Trump did not say the Iran war “largely” cost Republicans via gasoline, or did not make the “transfer the love” remarks, would move this toward Contradicted.

The claim: “Tuesday’s midterms “delivered once-unthinkable results like a Democratic senator from South Carolina, the first Black woman governor in history elected in Georgia” — CNN Politics, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Nov. 5, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: AP called Georgia’s governor’s race for Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms on election night and reported she became the first Black woman elected governor in the United States, defeating Republican Rick Jackson. That AP call matches CNN’s Nov. 5 characterization of the Georgia result as the first Black woman governor in history.

What would change our rating: A Georgia Secretary of State certification or AP call revision naming a different winner, or documentation of a prior Black woman elected U.S. governor, would move this toward Contradicted.

The claim: ““It is simply not possible for somebody with the radical ideology of James Talarico to win an election in Texas fairly.” — statement attributed to Ken Paxton in a viral X image styled as an NBC News graphic, Nov. 4, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: Paxton's own election-night speech, on video, is a concession in which he congratulated Talarico and said “We've had a difficult night tonight across the country.” AFP found no legitimate report of the quoted statement, no such quote in NBC's election-night broadcast transcript, and a chyron that doesn't match NBC's “Decision 2026” design. The words in the image are not on the record as Paxton's.

What would change our rating: A statement released by Paxton or his campaign, or broadcast footage of him saying these words, would move this to matches record.

The claim: ““I think it's largely true because it drove the gasoline up a little bit short term.” — President Donald Trump, remarks to reporters reported by Fox News, Nov. 4, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: EIA's weekly survey puts the U.S. average for regular gas at $4.153 a gallon for the week of Nov. 2, which is $1.134 higher than a year ago and $1.084 higher than two years ago. EIA's October outlook says September gasoline averaged $4.35, and prices stayed above $4.15 every week through the election, so the rise was neither small nor brief. Trump is right that prices went up and that EIA ties them to higher crude prices, but “a little bit short term” does not match the size or length of the increase.

What would change our rating: EIA data showing that the national average had returned to roughly year-earlier levels before Election Day, or that the increase lasted only a few weeks, would move this toward matches record.

The claim: ““Democrats win statewide in Texas for the first time since 1994.” — CNN, midterm takeaways by Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek and Kevin Liptak, Nov. 4, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The Secretary of State's official 1994 canvass shows Democrats winning lieutenant governor (Bob Bullock, 61.48%), attorney general (Dan Morales, 53.70%), comptroller (John Sharp, 55.48%), state treasurer (Martha Whitehead, 50.30%) and land commissioner (Garry Mauro, 50.19%), even as Ann Richards lost the governor's race. That fits CNN's line that 1994 was the last year Democrats won statewide before Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico won on Nov. 3, 2026.

What would change our rating: An official Texas canvass showing a Democrat winning any statewide race, including a statewide judicial seat, between 1995 and 2025 would move this to contradicted.

The claim: ““An FBI raid of a storage locker warehouse in Houston Texas last night uncovered over twenty thousand fraudulent ballots all marked in favor of Democratic candidates.” — X and Facebook posts from the account “TrumpNews.Baby,” bylined “Jonathan Gregory,” Nov. 3, 2026, as documented by AFP and PolitiFact”

Why we rated it this way: The FBI's Houston office told AFP the posts were false and that “no election-related operation occurred,” and Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth told PolitiFact the information circulating was false. The post's FBI-vehicle image is marked “FBI Atlanta” and matches the Georgia Recorder's coverage of the January 28, 2026 search of Fulton County's election center in Union City, Georgia, and its ballot close-up shows San Francisco Department of Elections ballots. No court filing, FBI release or news report documents any Houston seizure.

What would change our rating: An FBI or Justice Department release, a search warrant or court filing, or Harris County records documenting a Nov. 2-3 seizure of ballots in Houston would move this toward Matches record.

The claim: ““The Justice Department said it has deployed election monitors and observers across all 50 states for the first time as voters head to the polls on Election Day. The announcement marks the largest election monitoring effort in the department’s history, with approximately 1,000 personnel deployed.” — Fox News Digital live election coverage, Nov. 3, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The Justice Department's Nov. 3 release says it is engaging in “its largest monitoring effort in history—with approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers deployed, and, for the first time, in all 50 states,” and lists the counties and cities it planned to cover. Its Nov. 1, 2024 release announced monitoring in 86 jurisdictions across 27 states, so the expansion is documented. The 1,000 figure and the “largest in history” label come from the department itself and have not been independently counted.

What would change our rating: An independent count, state election-office reports, or a later DOJ statement showing far fewer monitors, or states that refused or received none, would move this to Missing context.

The claim: ““The president appeared to be referring to annual US military aid to Israel, which amounts to just less than $4 billion a year under a deal made under former President Barack Obama in 2016. That arrangement is due to run through the end of 2028.” — CNN analysis by Stephen Collinson, Nov. 3, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The 2016 memorandum of understanding pledges $38 billion over fiscal years 2019 through 2028, which the Congressional Research Service breaks down as $3.3 billion a year in Foreign Military Financing plus $500 million a year for missile defense, or $3.8 billion annually. That matches CNN's “just less than $4 billion a year” and the 2016 Obama-era origin. One nuance: the deal ends with fiscal 2028, which closes Sept. 30, 2028, and each year's money still depends on congressional appropriations.

What would change our rating: A newly published U.S.-Israel agreement or appropriations law ending or changing the MOU's funding before fiscal 2028 would add Missing context; records showing a different annual amount would move it to Contradicted.