(2018-11-05) Heres A Running List Of The Hoaxes And Misleading Information To Look Out For Ahead Of The Midterms

Here’s A Running List Of The Hoaxes And Misleading Information To Look Out For Ahead Of The Midterm Election. This post will be updated through Election Day 2018.

A Facebook post claiming Kurt Russell praised Donald Trump's courage and determination is fake

The Pope did not encourage migrants to "pile up" at the American border. His speech was taken out of context.

The North Dakota Democrats ran a misleading Facebook ad discouraging hunters from voting.

This image, shared by Illinois Republican candidate Dr. Nick Stella, does not show a street in the United States. It’s actually a town in England.

People in the first migrant caravan did not attack the Mexican police.

The pipe bomb suspect is not a registered Democrat. He is a registered Republican.

The Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, Stacey Abrams, did not pose with a “communist” and “#MuslimBrotherhood” sign.

A racist robocall is spoofing Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum

An attack ad is spreading falsehoods about Southern California candidate for Congress Ammar Campa-Najjar

Baseless, years-old conspiracy theories are still trying to tie George Soros to voting machine manipulation.

Eric Brakey, the Republican nominee for Senate in Maine, spread a hoax conspiracy about ISIS fighters being in the refugee caravan.

An old attack on Minnesota Congress candidate Ilhan Omar is being spread again by her opponents and right-wing media.

Matt Gaetz, a Florida member of Congress up for reelection, shared an unverified video of the refugee caravan and claimed it might show people being paid by George Soros or US NGOs to participate