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A video being shared widely on social media claims to show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz dancing in a cowboy hat, but it has been edited likely using AI. Read
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Last night’s head-to-head between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is dominating the headlines this morning. We take a look at what some of our fellow fact checkers made of their claims. Read
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The first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will take place at 2am tomorrow morning, ahead of November’s election. Read
CNN analysed five claims made in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Read
An altered screenshot of a CNN article has been circulating online. Read
A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered. Read
Thousands of people have shared a video supposedly showing US Vice President Kamala Harris’ home state California passing on assigning delegates to her at the DNC, but this isn’t the full story. Read
An image is being shared on social media with false claims it shows that Secret Service agents pictured around Mr Trump did not have earpieces in. Read
The audio in a clip of her speech to the Democratic National Convention has been manipulated. Read
The original video shows the pair in front of a poster referencing Mr Walz’s previous role as a high school football coach. Read
