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For the first time since 2009, PolitiFact is recalibrating the Lie of the Year — our award for the most egregious falsehood we've seen in a year's worth of fact-checking. This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. So “congratulations” 2025. PolitiFact names you Year of the Lies. 🧵 buff.ly/0xMtlSp

Viral social media posts said a woman’s account of a message displayed on a Cook County, Illinois, voting machine proves the election is “rigged.” Here’s why that’s Pants on Fire! buff.ly/UHn5wpX

Some states often complete the majority of their unofficial counts in fewer hours or days than elsewhere. But it is not a sign of fraud if other places need more time. buff.ly/75DNIc4

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Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon says GOP Sen. Ashley Moody made $2 million since entering Congress. That’s misleading. Federal data shows broad ranges for Moody's income from stock trades. politifact.com/factchecks/20…

Christina Bohannan says tariffs are costing the average family $4,200. That’s higher than other, more credible estimates. Here’s why. politifact.com/factchecks/20…

Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott said Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn has taken thousands of dollars from Chinese companies. Campaign finance records show he’s received $15,000 from the American arm of Syngenta, a Chinese state-owned agriculture company. politifact.com/factchecks/20…

Election Day is tomorrow. PolitiFact is fact-checking competitive 2026 midterm races across the country. Follow this live blog for our latest fact-checks and updates. buff.ly/972WEAP

Algunos políticos han dicho falsamente, que la llegada de boletas en la madrugada o los conteos tardíos significan fraude. Los márgenes estrechos y los plazos para los votos por correo influyen cuando se sabrán los resultados. buff.ly/b1mTUmI

A Russian influence campaign called Storm-1516 is likely repurposing its 2024 tactics to spread false claims against Democratic candidates in U.S. Senate races in Maine, Ohio and Texas. Here’s what to know about the network. buff.ly/to44KAG

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens said fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has said "Israel is the reason Michigan cannot afford schools, health care and child care." He criticizes foreign military funding and said it could be better spent elsewhere. buff.ly/4fbkIwr

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Republican Ashley Hinson said during an Iowa Trump rally Sunday that her U.S. Senate campaign opponent, Democrat Josh Turek, had voted “to force taxpayers to pay for sex change surgeries.” We rated a similar statement by Hinson False. buff.ly/W0IC8H4

During remarks at a Trump rally in Iowa, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson ticked off a list of “crazy” positions she said her Democratic opponent Josh Turek holds, including support for “mass amnesty program for criminal illegal aliens.” We rated a similar statement Half True. The term "amnesty" has no agreed upon legal definition. buff.ly/rU66rKL

In a Sunday interview on CNN’s "State of the Union," Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said Democrats used a scheme to "cheat and deceive” by recruiting another man named Dan Sullivan to run against him. But he said he will accept the election results. Scott Kendall, an Alaska election lawyer, previously told PolitiFact reported details are not proof of a crime. Litigation over the matter is pending. Keep up with @PolitiFact's live midterm fact-checking at buff.ly/972WEAP

On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, Abdul El-Sayed’s defeated rival in Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, appeared at a Detroit church service with El-Sayed's Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, and endorsed him. Stevens has criticized El-Sayed's statements on Israel and called for him to denounce a political ad, so PolitiFact reviewed the ad and what El-Sayed has said. Full story buff.ly/4fbkIwr

At his Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago Oct. 31, President Donald Trump again called Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist.” El-Sayed has never advocated violence to promote Islam. PolitiFact previously rated a similar statement Pants on Fire. buff.ly/GQtJafw

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens said fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has said "Israel is the reason Michigan cannot afford schools, health care and child care." He criticizes foreign military funding and said it could be better spent elsewhere. buff.ly/4fbkIwr

Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott said Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn has taken thousands of dollars from Chinese companies. Campaign finance records show he’s received $15,000 from the American arm of Syngenta, a Chinese state-owned agriculture company. buff.ly/RLj9kDx

A Russian influence campaign called Storm-1516 is likely repurposing its 2024 tactics to spread false claims against Democratic candidates in U.S. Senate races in Maine, Ohio and Texas. Here’s what to know about the network. buff.ly/to44KAG

Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon says GOP Sen. Ashley Moody made $2 million since entering Congress. That’s misleading. Federal data shows broad ranges for Moody's income from stock trades. buff.ly/Ci8G8sC