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| - AFP's fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent fact-checks on the US election: In their only televised debate, Mike Pence and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris sparred over the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus, taxes, health care, and the Green New Deal. Social media users, including one of US President Donald Trump's sons, are citing isolated cases of mail-in ballots being sent in error as evidence of the potential for widespread voter fraud. This is misleading; election officials say steps including signature verification prevent imposters from returning ballots in place of another voter. Posts shared across social media claim Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, said in June 2019 that she did not like Joe Biden, who is now her running mate. The claim is false; the full quote matches text in a blog post written by someone else to review Harris's performance during a Democratic primary debate. A tweet shared thousands of times claims an image of mail dumped on the side of the road shows ballots cast for US President Donald Trump. This is false; the image is from 2018, when Trump was not up for reelection, and the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General said the mail pictured was safely delivered. 1. 2. 3. 4. afp
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