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Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest Election Fraud

Both Sides Distort Incomplete Vote Counts to Falsely Suggest Election Fraud
November 12, 2024

Ballots were still being counted in the days following the 2024 election, but a claim that there was a suspicious gap of 15 million to 20 million votes as compared with the 2020 election has been circulating on social media. There is no such large gap — states were still counting their ballots — and even if there are fewer votes for the Democratic candidate than there were four years ago, that doesn’t prove fraud.

Gen. Milley Has Long Combat History, Contrary to Social Media Posts

Gen. Milley Has Long Combat History, Contrary to Social Media Posts
February 10, 2023

Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. But posts on social media falsely claimed Milley “never served in combat.” Milley has an “extensive background of combat experience,” according to the U.S. Army, including deployment to Iraq and three tours in Afghanistan.