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Contradicted"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"Matches record"Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ)." — Fox News, Brittany Miller, Nov. 10, 2026Matches record"In a review released by the National Park Service in August, the administration acknowledged that the arch would have 'adverse' effects on as many as 42 historic sites." — CNN, Aleena Fayaz, "Kennedy family sues to block Trump's arch," Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"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 timesMatches record"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 overturnedMissing context"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, 2026Contradicted"Abdul El Sayed has failed the background check required for classified Senate briefings. The denial blocks him from any session that involves sensitive national security information." — X account @TrumpNews_Baby (posting as "Jonathan Gregory"), Nov. 8, 2026, in a wire-style post viewed about 2.7 million timesMatches record"Following investigations, France is now in a position to attribute these destructive actions to Iran: they were carried out by SHAHID KAVEH, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the ministry continued. — Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting that France's foreign ministry said Oct. 11-12 attacks hit the refrigeration controls of more than 700 retail sites

“"100 percent election fraud" — caption on an X post shared Nov. 4, 2026, alongside a news-style graphic showing Rep. Ilhan Omar winning Minnesota's 5th District with 99 percent of the vote, as documented by AFP Fact Check”

Contradicted

The claim: “"100 percent election fraud" — caption on an X post shared Nov. 4, 2026, alongside a news-style graphic showing Rep. Ilhan Omar winning Minnesota's 5th District with 99 percent of the vote, as documented by AFP Fact Check”

Why we rated it this way: The Minnesota Secretary of State's results file for the Nov. 3 election shows Omar with 262,702 of 343,507 votes in the 5th District, or 76.48 percent, against 16.23 percent for Republican John Nagel and 7.02 percent for independent DeVelle L. Jackson, so the 99 percent figure in the graphic is not in the official count. AFP reports the graphic carries an AI watermark, and the real result is a lopsided but ordinary margin of about 60 points, in line with Omar's past wins. Nothing in the state's count supports the post's fraud claim, which rests entirely on a number the record doesn't contain.

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What would change our rating: A certified canvass from the Minnesota State Canvassing Board showing a result near 99 percent, or a court or election-official finding of fraud in the 5th District count, would move this verdict.

AFP Fact Check, "AI graphic amplifies US election conspiracies, inflates support for Ilhan Omar," Nov. 9, 2026

Our read

The Minnesota Secretary of State's results file for the Nov. 3 election shows Omar with 262,702 of 343,507 votes in the 5th District, or 76.48 percent, against 16.23 percent for Republican John Nagel and 7.02 percent for independent DeVelle L. Jackson, so the 99 percent figure in the graphic is not in the official count. AFP reports the graphic carries an AI watermark, and the real result is a lopsided but ordinary margin of about 60 points, in line with Omar's past wins. Nothing in the state's count supports the post's fraud claim, which rests entirely on a number the record doesn't contain.

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Morning Check. A viral post used a graphic showing Ilhan Omar winning her district with 99 percent of the vote as proof of election fraud. Minnesota's official count shows she won with about 76 and a half percent, and fact-checkers found the graphic was AI-generated. Verdict: contradicted.

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