buzzfeed--2020-11-06--What Are Some Ways To Have Sex That Don't Include Penetration?

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buzzfeed--2020-11-06--There's A Hilarious Way To Tell If Someone Is A Trump Supporter Or Not In The Deaf Community And It'

There's A Hilarious Way To Tell If Someone Is A Trump Supporter Or Not In The Deaf Community And It's Going Viral

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buzzfeed--2020-11-06--The Unique Way This Teacher Demonstrates Childbirth To Her Students Has Gone Viral On TikTok

Brooke , who is currently pregnant with her third child , said childbirth is important for all of her students @ @ @ @ @ a natural part of life .
`` My husband had no idea how a baby @ @ @ @ @ pregnant with my first child .
He did not believe me when I told him @ @ @ @ @ a baby , even though he took a child development class in high school .
@ @ @ @ @ provide basic knowledge to my students now , I am providing them with the tools @ @ @ @ @ and confident if they do get pregnant one day .
I am also teaching them @ @ @ @ @ for someone who is having a baby , '' she added .

Brooke, who is currently pregnant with her third child, said childbirth is important for all of her students to learn because it's a natural part of life. "My husband had no idea how a baby was born when I was pregnant with my first child. He did not believe me when I told him what all goes into having a baby, even though he took a child development class in high school. So, if I can provide basic knowledge to my students now, I am providing them with the tools and knowledge to feel comfortable and confident if they do get pregnant one day. I am also teaching them to be great support systems for someone who is having a baby," she added.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Joe Biden Has Taken The Lead In The Historically Red State Of Georgia

A election worker hands out ballots to be counted at State Farm Arena on Nov. 5 , 2020 , in Atlanta .
Joe Biden on Friday pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in Georgia , setting the stage for him to become the first Democrat to win Georgia since 1992 .
Biden leads by only 1,096 votes out of 4.9 million total votes tallied , with less than 1 % still to be counted .
The margin is so narrow that many news organizations , including BuzzFeed News , are not projecting a winner .
A recount could potentially flip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the fact that Biden pulled ahead in a Republican stronghold in the deep South is a major achievement .
And a win in Georgia would bring Biden ’ s Electoral College tally to 269 — just one vote shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency .
In that case , any one of the three swing states still in play — Arizona , Nevada , and Pennsylvania — would catapult Biden into the White House .
In Georgia and throughout the South and Southwest , Democrats have been working for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electorates into a new path to 270 votes in the Electoral College .
Early results had Trump far ahead , as votes from rural Georgia poured in .
But Biden pulled ahead with strong support in absentee ballots from cities like Atlanta and Savannah and their suburbs .
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Trump won the state by 5 percentage points in 2016 , down from Republican Mitt Romney ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hoping this would finally be the year they closed that gap .
In suburban counties around Atlanta , Republicans once generated huge vote totals , but those regions have become majority nonwhite in recent years and Biden won big there this election .
Biden ’ s breakthrough also comes despite what voting rights advocates saw as a concerted effort by state Republicans to suppress the votes of Democratic-leaning constituents .

Joe Biden on Friday pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in Georgia, setting the stage for him to become the first Democrat to win the state since 1992.
Biden leads by only 1,096 votes out of 4.9 million total votes tallied, with at least 8,000 votes left to count. The margin is so narrow that many news organizations, including BuzzFeed News, are not projecting a winner.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said late Friday morning that there will be a recount. “Right now Georgia remains too close to call. Out of approximately 5 million votes cast, we'll have a margin of a few thousand,” said Raffensperger “With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia.”
A recount could potentially flip the state back to Trump.
Still, the fact that Biden pulled ahead in a Republican stronghold in the deep South is a major achievement. And a win in Georgia would bring Biden’s Electoral College tally to 269 — just one vote shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency. In that case, any one of the three swing states still in play — Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania — would catapult Biden into the White House.
In Georgia and throughout the South and Southwest, Democrats have been working for years to translate the states’ diversifying electorates into a new path to 270 votes in the Electoral College.
Early results had Trump far ahead, as votes from rural Georgia poured in. But Biden pulled ahead with strong support in absentee ballots from cities like Atlanta and Savannah and their suburbs.
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Trump won the state by 5 percentage points in 2016, down from Republican Mitt Romney’s 8-point lead in 2012. Democrats were hoping this would finally be the year they closed that gap. In suburban counties around Atlanta, Republicans once generated huge vote totals, but those regions have become majority people of color in recent years and Biden won big there this election.
Biden’s breakthrough also comes despite what voting rights advocates saw as a concerted effort by state Republicans to suppress the votes of Democratic-leaning constituents.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Republican Martha McSally Has Lost An Arizona Senate Seat For The Second Time In Two Years

WASHINGTON — Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally in the Senate race in Arizona , Decision Desk HQ determined Thursday evening .
Kelly declared victory earlier this week as he consistently led McSally as votes were counted .
“ Tonight is about getting to work , ” he said Tuesday in Arizona .
“ There ’ s nothing that we can not achieve if we set our minds to it and work together.
” It ’ s the second Arizona Senate race McSally has lost in two years after being narrowly defeated by Democratic Sen. Kyrsten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the state ’ s other Senate seat by Arizona Gov .
Doug Ducey just a year later , following former senator John McCain ’ s death .
Kelly ’ s victory is one of few bright spots for Democrats in Senate races this year ; the party has lost a number of races against incumbent Republicans that it thought it could win and its path to taking the Senate majority is increasingly slim .
The parties are currently tied at 48 seats each .
But Kelly ’ s win is still further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its long-held grip on Arizona and is another major sign that the state is winnable for Democrats .
For years , the party consistently held both Senate seats , and Republican presidential nominees would win the state handily .
But Arizona ’ s increasing diversity — nearly a third of the state is now Latino — has meant that Democrats have been more successful in recent years .
Former vice president Joe Biden is running neck and neck with President Donald Trump in the state .
Kelly , an astronaut , is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was shot in the 2011 Tucson shooting that left six people dead .
At a recent debate , McSally attacked Kelly for supporting a `` radical political organization , '' apparently referring to his anti–gun violence work with Giffords .
McSally said he was “ a political operative for a decade ” who has supported “ some of the most extreme , left-wing candidates in our country running for office , bankrolling them , endorsing them.
” As AZ Central noted , Kelly owns a gun , and he responded to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to his work with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence , which works to pass anti–gun violence legislation on the state and national levels .
`` Gabby was injured , shot in the head , in 2011 , '' Kelly said .
`` The issue of gun violence is personal for Gabby and me , and I 'll never forget what she went through for that year and a half — in the hospital for six months , a year of significant rehab .
… So we formed an organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities become safer from gun violence . ''
Healthcare also became a central issue in the race , as Kelly hit McSally for voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act .
McSally repeatedly campaigned on supporting protections for people with preexisting conditions , despite that vote .
She and other Republicans , including Trump , have argued that they will protect people with preexisting conditions even if the ACA is overturned , but have not presented a plan to do so .
McSally , the first woman to fly in combat for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she was concerned about the possibility of some people voting for both Trump and her Democratic rival .
“ I know that seems weird to all of you , like you think , ‘ Of course they ’ re going to vote Republican , ’ ” McSally said at a campaign event .
“ But we ’ re just talking about people who are focused on finding a job and the kids are out of school and all sorts of distractions going on .
And they ’ re not activists , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not thinking down ballot.
” Trump did praise McSally at a recent rally in the state , though the senator did not speak onstage .
“ And you know what ?
We 're not going to take her time or anything , but Martha McSally is here , '' Trump said in Tucson , calling her up onstage .
`` She 's saving your Second Amendment .
She 's been a great , great senator .
Martha , come here , honey . ''
He added that McSally was `` a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
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Because the race between McSally and Kelly is a special election to fill the Senate seat left open by McCain , Kelly can be seated as soon as Nov. 30 .
In September , Kelly told ABC he believed he should be seated as soon as possible if he won .
`` Regardless of who wins , once the vote is certified here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , that person should be promptly seated to work for Arizonans , '' Kelly said during an appearance on The View .
`` They 're concerned about healthcare , preexisting conditions .
They 're concerned about protecting Social Security and Medicare .
So in accordance with the law , when the election is done , I think it 's important that if I was to win that I get sworn . ''

WASHINGTON — Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally in the Senate race in Arizona, Decision Desk HQ determined Thursday evening.
Kelly declared victory earlier this week as he consistently led McSally as votes were counted. “Tonight is about getting to work,” he said Tuesday in Arizona. “There’s nothing that we cannot achieve if we set our minds to it and work together.”
It’s the second Arizona Senate race McSally has lost in two years after being narrowly defeated by Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2018. McSally was appointed to the state’s other Senate seat by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey just a year later, following former senator John McCain’s death.
Kelly’s victory is one of few bright spots for Democrats in Senate races this year; the party has lost a number of races against incumbent Republicans that it thought it could win and its path to taking the Senate majority is increasingly slim. The parties are currently tied at 48 seats each.
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But Kelly’s win is still further proof that the Republican Party is losing its long-held grip on Arizona and is another major sign that the state is winnable for Democrats. For years, the party consistently held both Senate seats, and Republican presidential nominees would win the state handily.
But Arizona’s increasing diversity — nearly a third of the state is now Latino — has meant that Democrats have been more successful in recent years. Former vice president Joe Biden is running neck and neck with President Donald Trump in the state.
Kelly, an astronaut, is the husband of former Arizona representative Gabby Giffords, who was shot in the 2011 Tucson shooting that left six people dead.
At a recent debate, McSally attacked Kelly for supporting a "radical political organization," apparently referring to his anti–gun violence work with Giffords. McSally said he was “a political operative for a decade” who has supported “some of the most extreme, left-wing candidates in our country running for office, bankrolling them, endorsing them.”
As AZ Central noted, Kelly owns a gun, and he responded to the attack by explaining that she was referring to his work with the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which works to pass anti–gun violence legislation on the state and national levels.
"Gabby was injured, shot in the head, in 2011," Kelly said. "The issue of gun violence is personal for Gabby and me, and I'll never forget what she went through for that year and a half — in the hospital for six months, a year of significant rehab. … So we formed an organization to try to make communities and help communities become safer from gun violence."


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Judges Are Rejecting Trump’s False Claims Of Shady Poll Practices After Looking At The Evidence

What these cases have done is given Trump and his supporters a vehicle to push false claims that the lawful counting of ballots after Election Day is illegal or evidence of fraud .
On Thursday night , the president lied repeatedly , accusing Democrats of trying to “ rig ” the election , referring to “ mystery ballots ” and “ secret count rooms ” — claims that judges had rejected earlier in the day after hearing the campaign ’ s evidence .
WASHINGTON — In the 48 hours since polls closed on Election Day , President Donald Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pledge to flood the courts with challenges , but so far it has either lost cases outright or gotten orders with little to no effect on vote tallies .
The witness — a Republican poll watcher in Wayne County — reported that she ’ d learned an election worker was being told to backdate late-arriving absentee ballots .
The witness claimed another poll observer , who wasn ’ t named , heard from the election worker , also unnamed , about the issue .
The witness reported that she then spoke with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handwritten note that read , “ entered receive date as 11/2/20 on 11/4/20.
” Stephens wasn ’ t persuaded .
At best , she told Trump campaign lawyer Mark “ Thor ” Hearne II , what had been presented was secondhand hearsay , which is rarely accepted in court .
Hearne insisted that the witness was relaying firsthand experience , but Stephens said the witness ’ s account was too many steps removed from any actual misconduct the campaign was trying to prove .
“ ‘ I heard somebody else say something ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Come on now , ” Stephens said .
The campaign lost the case .
It had presented the poll watcher ’ s account as part of a lawsuit that didn ’ t even challenge ballots counts .
Instead , it claimed Michigan ’ s secretary of state wasn ’ t giving party election inspectors and citizen “ challengers ” access to observe counting and ballot drop boxes where voters could submit absentee ballots .
Stephens found the campaign not only failed to prove that , but also that the case was on shaky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sued the secretary of state — but if an observer was being denied access , the local election officials at that polling site or ballot drop box were the ones responsible , the judge said .
A judge in Chatham County , Georgia , which includes Savannah , dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit on Thursday that attempted to sow doubt about whether election officials were properly setting aside absentee ballots that arrived after the state ’ s Election Day deadline .
The campaign presented two witnesses who said they were worried about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 53 ballots .
Under questioning by the county ’ s lawyer , they admitted they didn ’ t have evidence that those ballots had arrived late , however .
A county official testified that the ballots had , in fact , arrived on time and were handled separately because they needed to be specially checked and entered into a computer system .
Like Stephens in Michigan , Chatham County Judge James Bass Jr. immediately announced from the bench at the end of the hearing that he was dismissing the case .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the day , Bass wrote that there was no evidence that ballots that arrived after Election Day were being counted , and no evidence that county officials had “ failed to comply with the law.
” Throughout the day on Thursday , the Trump campaign teased an imminent lawsuit in Nevada challenging votes there — but as of Thursday night , nothing had actually been filed in court .
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Reach out to us via one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign claimed to have won big victories in two cases in Pennsylvania on Thursday , but neither involved the kind of major , outcome-determining court orders that the campaign presented them as in press releases .
On Election Day , a Philadelphia judge had rejected the campaign ’ s argument that their poll watchers were entitled to stand physically closer to the ballot-counting process than they were being allowed .
On Thursday , the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed that decision and ruled that observers could stand within 6 feet as long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi , a Trump campaign adviser , brandished a copy of the order at a press conference in Philadelphia ( and was drowned out by protesters blasting Beyoncé ) — but in an opinion released later in the day , the court noted that even with closer access , observers still didn ’ t have any right to challenge the validity of the ballots .
In another case before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania , the Trump campaign alleged that Secretary of State Kathleen Boockvar had unlawfully extended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a voter ID requirement , from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12 .
The campaign claimed victory when the court entered an order directing counties to separate ballots in which the voter ’ s identification is verified during that contested three-day period while the case is pending — but it was unclear how many ballots that would affect , and there was still a chance the court could decide they were valid .
A Trump campaign legal adviser appearing on Fox News on Thursday echoed the president ’ s claims that they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court to decide — `` We ’ re waiting for the United States Supreme Court … to step in and do something , '' Harmeet Dhillon said .
But the lawsuits filed by the campaign so far don ’ t present the kind of election-defining legal questions the court would be likely to take up ; plus , it wasn ’ t clear if the one case already pending before the court would be relevant to who wins .
Pennsylvania Republicans are challenging a state Supreme Court order that extended the deadline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from Election Day to Nov. 6 .
Trump ’ s campaign filed a request this week to join the case at the US Supreme Court to back the state GOP ’ s position .
But that case would only become another Bush v. Gore — the 2000 decision that effectively handed the win to George W. Bush by halting a recount in Florida — if the election comes down to Pennsylvania ’ s 20 electoral votes , and if the number of ballots that arrived between Nov. 3 and Nov. 6 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Speaking to reporters on Thursday , Boockvar didn ’ t specify how many absentee ballots had arrived since Nov. 3 , but she did say it was a “ tiny fraction ” of the ballots that arrived after the primary election in the spring ; the Philadelphia Inquirer reported tens of thousands had arrived in the week after that election .

The witness — a Republican poll watcher in Wayne County — reported that she’d learned an election worker was being told to backdate late-arriving absentee ballots. The witness claimed another poll observer, who wasn’t named, heard from the election worker, also unnamed, about the issue. The witness reported that she then spoke with the poll worker, who gave her a handwritten note that read, “entered receive date as 11/2/20 on 11/4/20.”
Stephens wasn’t persuaded. At best, she told Trump campaign lawyer Mark “Thor” Hearne II, what had been presented was secondhand hearsay, which is rarely accepted in court. Hearne insisted that the witness was relaying firsthand experience, but Stephens said the witness’s account was too many steps removed from any actual misconduct the campaign was trying to prove.
“‘I heard somebody else say something’ — how is that not hearsay? Come on now,” Stephens said.
The campaign lost the case. It had presented the poll watcher’s account as part of a lawsuit that didn’t even challenge ballots counts. Instead, it claimed Michigan’s secretary of state wasn’t giving party election inspectors and citizen “challengers” access to observe counting and ballot drop boxes where voters could submit absentee ballots. Stephens found the campaign not only failed to prove that, but also that the case was on shaky ground to begin with; it had sued the secretary of state — but if an observer was being denied access, the local election officials at that polling site or ballot drop box were the ones responsible, the judge said.
A judge in Chatham County, Georgia, which includes Savannah, dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit on Thursday that attempted to sow doubt about whether election officials were properly setting aside absentee ballots that arrived after the state’s Election Day deadline. The campaign presented two witnesses who said they were worried about a break in the chain of custody for 53 ballots. Under questioning by the county’s lawyer, they admitted they didn’t have evidence that those ballots had arrived late, however. A county official testified that the ballots had, in fact, arrived on time and were handled separately because they needed to be specially checked and entered into a computer system.
Like Stephens in Michigan, Chatham County Judge James Bass Jr. immediately announced from the bench at the end of the hearing that he was dismissing the case. In a written order released by the court later in the day, Bass wrote that there was no evidence that ballots that arrived after Election Day were being counted, and no evidence that county officials had “failed to comply with the law.”
Throughout the day on Thursday, the Trump campaign teased an imminent lawsuit in Nevada challenging votes there — but as of Thursday night, nothing had actually been filed in court.
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The Trump campaign claimed to have won big victories in two cases in Pennsylvania on Thursday, but neither involved the kind of major, outcome-determining court orders that the campaign presented them as in press releases.
On Election Day, a Philadelphia judge had rejected the campaign’s argument that their poll watchers were entitled to stand physically closer to the ballot-counting process than they were being allowed. On Thursday, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed that decision and ruled that observers could stand within 6 feet as long as they observed other pandemic-related safety measures. Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, a Trump campaign adviser, brandished a copy of the order at a press conference in Philadelphia (and was drowned out by protesters blasting Beyoncé) — but in an opinion released later in the day, the court noted that even with closer access, observers still didn’t have any right to challenge the validity of the ballots.
In another case before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the Trump campaign alleged that Secretary of State Kathleen Boockvar had unlawfully extended the deadline for absentee voters to comply with a voter ID requirement, from Nov. 9 to Nov. 12. The campaign claimed victory when the court entered an order directing counties to separate ballots in which the voter’s identification is verified during that contested three-day period while the case is pending — but it was unclear how many ballots that would affect, and there was still a chance the court could decide they were valid.
A Trump campaign legal adviser appearing on Fox News on Thursday echoed the president’s claims that they’d take the election to the US Supreme Court to decide — "We’re waiting for the United States Supreme Court … to step in and do something," Harmeet Dhillon said. But the lawsuits filed by the campaign so far don’t present the kind of election-defining legal questions the court would be likely to take up; plus, it wasn’t clear if the one case already pending before the court would be relevant to who wins.
Pennsylvania Republicans are challenging a state Supreme Court order that extended the deadline for election officials to accept absentee ballots, from Election Day to Nov. 6. Trump’s campaign filed a request this week to join the case at the US Supreme Court to back the state GOP’s position. But that case would only become another Bush v. Gore — the 2000 decision that effectively handed the win to George W. Bush by halting a recount in Florida — if the election comes down to Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes, and if the number of ballots that arrived between Nov. 3 and Nov. 6 are large enough to affect the final tally.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Boockvar didn’t specify how many absentee ballots had arrived since Nov. 3, but she did say it was a “tiny fraction” of the ballots that arrived after the primary election in the spring; the Philadelphia Inquirer reported tens of thousands had arrived in the week after that election.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--If You Live In The US Right Now, You Should Be Able To Pass This Electoral College Votes Quiz

If You Live In The US Right Now , You Should Be Able To Pass This Electoral College Votes Quiz @ @ @ @ @ of Georgia and Pennsylvania for far longer than any human should , tbh .


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Facebook Has A Metric For “Violence And Incitement Trends.” It’s Rising.

The metric , which assesses the potential for danger based on keywords , rose to 580 from 400 this week — a 45 % increase .
As votes are being tallied across the country to determine the next US president , internal Facebook data shows that the company has seen a significant increase in what it calls “ violence and incitement trends.
” In a post to a group on Facebook ’ s internal message board , one employee alerted their colleagues to a nearly 45 % increase in the metric , which assesses the potential for danger based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last five days .
The post , which was seen by BuzzFeed News , notes that trends were previously rising “ slowly , ” but that recently “ some conspiracy theory and general unhappiness posts/hashtags ” were gaining popularity .
“ The ‘ probable violence and incitement ’ metric for explore has been slowly rising over the last few days , ” the post ’ s author wrote , referring to Facebook ’ s “ Explore ” search tool .
“ The risky hashtags seem conspiracy-theory-esque.
” The internal metric , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at around a score of 400 on Oct. 31 .
It rose to a 24-hour average of nearly 580 as of Thursday morning .
Although Facebook has a policy on violence and incitement , the existence of a metric shows the extent to which the company actively measures activity on its platform that can foster unrest .
In recent years , the social media platform was widely criticized for inciting genocide in Myanmar , fostering political unrest in the Philippines , and abetting the organization of domestic extremism in places like Kenosha , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ violence and incitement ” number indicates that the company 's own internal metrics have found Facebook posts are contributing to an unstable situation around the counting of ballots in the US presidential election as President Donald Trump and his supporters attempt to inject unfounded doubts into the process .
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In the post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hashtags ranging from popular Trump slogans , including # DrainTheSwamp , # Trump2020 , and # KeepAmericaGreat , to “ qanon-esque ” sayings like # WatchTheWater .
QAnon is the collective delusion pushed by a growing number of the president ’ s supporters and Republican politicians that a secret cabal of deep state operatives and people who sexually abuse children control the government .
These hashtags , which are gaining popularity , point to the overall theme , the employee wrote of “ democrats stealing the election , not trusting the results , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t panic because most of these hashtags aren ’ t very prevalent , but it does seem to be a building trend that ideally we stop before it gains momentum , ” the employee said in their post .
“ While these hashtags aren ’ t as explicitly risky as # RiggedElection and # VoterFraud , they do promote similar ideas ; given we have approval to block those hashtags , it would be great if we could come up with a standard for these ‘ borderline ’ hashtags.
” The employee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already been monitoring and suppressing hashtags that seed doubt about the election process and violate its terms of service .
Facebook spokesperson Liz Bourgeois declined to say which hashtags the company had suppressed , or how long the `` violence and incitement '' metric had been in use .
`` We 're staying vigilant in detecting content that could incite violence during this time of heightened uncertainty , '' she said .
`` We 've readied products and policies in advance of this period so we can take action quickly and according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a disinformation researcher and fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , said she wasn ’ t aware Facebook had a metric for “ violence and incitement ” trends and was heartened that they were tracking it .
Still , she said , suppression of individual hashtags “ is not going to do the trick.
” “ We ’ re talking about the broader structure of Facebook that incentivizes these communities to organize and foster offline violence , ” Jankowicz said .
“ I ’ m not sure they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a structure that they ’ re relying on to keep people engaged and make money these days.
” The employee ’ s report on the “ violence and incitement ” metric came hours before the social network banned a fast-growing Facebook group called Stop the Steal , due in part to calls for violence circulating among its more than 365,000 members .
The group was formed on Wednesday by apparent Republican operatives and members used it to sow discord about the vote-totaling process , organize protests , and make threats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures that we are taking during this period of heightened tension , we have removed the group ‘ Stop the Steal , ’ which was creating real-world events , ” Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement .
“ The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process , and we saw worrying calls for violence from members of the group.
” While Facebook acted after multiple complaints and press questions about the group , its organizers had already prepared for a scenario in which it was banned .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morning asked potential members to join a direct mailing list “ in the event that social media censors this group.
” On a companywide call on Thursday , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said the group was removed for attempting to delegitimize the vote-counting process .
Clegg , the former United Kingdom deputy prime minister , added that Facebook had been “ prepared for this , ” despite the group amassing more than 360,000 members in less than 48 hours .
Prior to the election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political and social issue groups , though Stop the Steal seemed to spread organically across the platform without any algorithmic distribution .
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin criticized Facebook for its slow response to groups like Stop the Steal , adding that it ’ s time the company started “ providing answers.
” “ Mark Zuckerberg needs to stop getting caught flat-footed when Facebook is used to promote violence and undermine democracy , ” she said in a statement .
“ Facebook has the tools to track violence and now they need to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their platform.
” “ It ’ s worrisome that Facebook continues to refuse to make meaningful changes to the products and features that have become essential tools for violent groups , ” said Virginia Sen. Mark Warner .
“ When the risks of a poorly designed product are foreseeable , businesses that don ’ t take steps to fix their products to address those risks are normally held liable for the harms they cause.
” During a Thursday all-hands meeting , Zuckerberg opened by discussing the election and thanking his employees for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He answered questions about when employees would return to the office and the progress of their cryptocurrency arm and said that any regulation of the company may be harder to achieve because the country appears to be heading toward a split government .
One question , however , about how to make Facebook “ filled with more love and less divisiveness ” gave him pause .
Election results seem to indicate so far , that the country is pretty divided , he said .
“ My hope is that by building up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people can join groups meaningful to them — that ’ s how people can build a stronger social fabric , ” Zuckerberg said .
An hour earlier , Facebook had banned a group trying to undermine US democracy .
Zuckerberg did not acknowledge this seeming contradiction and moved on .
He closed his discussion with employees by answering questions about stress-eating and his least favorite Halloween candy .
“ Milky Way , ” he said .
“ I ’ ve never been a Milky Way person.
” ●

As votes are being tallied across the country to determine the next US president, internal Facebook data shows that the company has seen a significant increase in what it calls “violence and incitement trends.”
In a post to a group on Facebook’s internal message board, one employee alerted their colleagues to a nearly 45% increase in the metric, which assesses the potential for danger based on hashtags and search terms, over the last five days. The post, which was seen by BuzzFeed News, notes that trends were previously rising “slowly,” but that recently “some conspiracy theory and general unhappiness posts/hashtags” were gaining popularity.
“The ‘probable violence and incitement’ metric for explore has been slowly rising over the last few days,” the post’s author wrote, referring to Facebook’s “Explore” search tool. “The risky hashtags seem conspiracy-theory-esque.”
The internal metric, which has not previously been reported, had been at around a score of 400 on Oct. 31. It rose to a 24-hour average of nearly 580 as of Thursday morning.
Although Facebook has a policy on violence and incitement, the existence of a metric shows the extent to which the company actively measures activity on its platform that can foster unrest. In recent years, the social media platform was widely criticized for inciting genocide in Myanmar, fostering political unrest in the Philippines, and abetting the organization of domestic extremism in places like Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The rapid uptick in the “violence and incitement” number indicates that the company's own internal metrics have found Facebook posts are contributing to an unstable situation around the counting of ballots in the US presidential election as President Donald Trump and his supporters attempt to inject unfounded doubts into the process.
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In the post, the Facebook employee highlighted a number of hashtags ranging from popular Trump slogans, including #DrainTheSwamp, #Trump2020, and #KeepAmericaGreat, to “qanon-esque” sayings like #WatchTheWater. QAnon is the collective delusion pushed by a growing number of the president’s supporters and Republican politicians that a secret cabal of deep state operatives and people who sexually abuse children control the government.
These hashtags, which are gaining popularity, point to the overall theme, the employee wrote of “democrats stealing the election, not trusting the results, and supporting Trump.”
“I wouldn’t panic because most of these hashtags aren’t very prevalent, but it does seem to be a building trend that ideally we stop before it gains momentum,” the employee said in their post. “While these hashtags aren’t as explicitly risky as #RiggedElection and #VoterFraud, they do promote similar ideas; given we have approval to block those hashtags, it would be great if we could come up with a standard for these ‘borderline’ hashtags.”


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Struggling With Election Anxiety? Read This.

At long last , Election Day is finally upon us .
For months , there ’ s been a deluge of inescapable news and headlines about the impending showdown between President Donald Trump and his challenger , former vice president Joe Biden — along with a drumbeat reminding voters that the stakes for the 2020 election are spectacularly high .
For some , it feels like democracy itself is on the line .
The president , for his part , certainly hasn ’ t made the lead-up to Election Day any easier .
Trump has tried to undermine the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially when it comes to mail-in ballots .
He has called on his supporters to watch the polls , which could be seen as an invitation to intimidate people trying to cast their votes — though there are things to do if you see voter intimidation .
And he ’ s said he might prematurely claim victory if it seems like he ’ s ahead .
There ’ s also concern about how long it ’ ll take to declare the winner .
Just keep in mind that it ’ s unlikely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results on Nov. 3 .
( Remember the 2000 election ?
Gore didn ’ t concede until December ! )
But let ’ s just hope we don ’ t have to endure any nightmare scenarios before there ’ s a verdict this time around .
Naturally , with so much up in the air , you might be feeling a little overwhelmed and anxious , especially given what has already transpired over the course of the last four years .
I spoke to two psychologists — Thema Bryant-Davis , 46 , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trauma and culture , and Pierre ( he declined to give his last name for privacy reasons ) , 31 , a family therapist based in the Bronx , New York — about how to cope during this time , and some advice you can implement on Election Day and beyond .
The anxieties people are grappling with are varied and pressing , according to Bryant-Davis and Pierre .
Some of their clients have expressed concern about Trump ’ s remarks implying he might fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after the election , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been disproportionately affected by the ongoing pandemic , and many of Bryant-Davis ’ s patients are in that demographic .
Pierre said some clients have been unnerved by the Biden campaign bus being “ ambushed ” by a horde of Trump supporters in Texas .
And both psychologists said their patients have talked about fears of being physically harmed or put in danger , referencing incidents of voter intimidation and moments from earlier in the pandemic , when anti-mask rallies began to crop up .
With fears like these , Bryant-Davis said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have compassion for yourself , “ because the things people are anxious about are not beyond the realm of possibility.
” It ’ s important to acknowledge that your stressors are valid and based on things that are happening in the news and could — potentially — personally affect you .
Oftentimes , Bryant-Davis said , when trying to combat anxiety , some people may condemn themselves , which only exacerbates the problem .
Instead , she said , you should aim for “ radical acceptance ” of what you are feeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my feelings , and I have a right to feel what I feel instead of being embarrassed about it or mad at myself for it.
” Similarly , Pierre suggested “ listening to yourself , ” regulating your sleep as much as possible , and making your bed a designated area specifically for non-stressful things , like sleep , sex , or reading .
Coping with — and quelling — anxiety , according to Bryant-Davis , isn ’ t just about figuring out how to make yourself feel better but also equipping yourself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yourself , “ How can I try to make things better ?
” So volunteering , taking up activism and advocacy , and getting involved with community organizing are some examples of actionable things .
“ Those are good for our mental health , ” she said .
“ We do n't have to just feel powerless or helpless.
” This advice hits on a sentiment expressed by Pierre , who said that for him , the point of self-care isn ’ t necessarily to cope in the face of horrible things or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ strengthen people ” and “ help people heal themselves so that they can deal with what 's happening.
” We live in a world where there ’ s a constant barrage of news , and since final results from the election might not be in for a while , Bryant-Davis recommends cutting back the amount of information you ’ re consuming , as it could exacerbate your anxiety .
You can stay informed , but you don ’ t have to “ drown in it , ” she said .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a good idea , as well as setting boundaries for who you engage with .
“ You know , there are a few people who like to debate for debate 's sake and that 's fun for them .
If that 's your thing , have fun , but for a lot of people , those conversations are draining and can feel toxic and unhealthy and leave you feeling worse.
” The key here , Bryant-Davis said , is being intentional about managing stress .
“ The powers that be want us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fail , want us to be burnt out .
They want us to be tired , ” Pierre said , speaking on the same subject .
“ Because having good self-care , having good mental wellness , good physical health isn ’ t what ’ s wanted for is , so it ’ s something you have to take .
That ’ s what makes self-care a radical move.
” Pierre ’ s approach to self-care is very much rooted in a communal ideology .
“ If you 're concerned and stressed about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to look like for you , imagine all the vulnerable people in your life and in your community who are also scared and who were also kind of dealing with the same anxieties , ” he said .
“ A way to kind of regulate yourself and make yourself feel strong is also [ by ] helping other people.
” Pierre suggested checking in on children , older adults , and people with disabilities in your family , and making sure they have groceries , medicine , and other important items , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s individual Cash App accounts and the like .
“ There are people online now who ca n't pay rent , or they need health insurance assistance , or they ca n't pay a bill and they 're asking for help , and the political campaigns , they do n't need anything else , but these people do , ” Pierre said .
“ And being able to do some makes you feel like you 're doing something , and that 's helping.
” Likewise , Bryant-Davis said it ’ s a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s on their wish lists , which are typically posted on their websites .
She added that there ’ s also a need for help at rape crisis centers and domestic violence agencies , as “ a lot of nonprofits are really struggling.
” But material services aren ’ t the only thing you can give — if you have a specific skill set , like a background in finance or law , and are able to donate some of your time , it “ can really make a difference and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power.
” It ’ s important to note , per Bryant-Davis , that we can “ hold stress in the body , ” which can present in some people as migraines , nausea , and backaches .
She suggested embodied healing as a way of taking care of yourself in order to release the tension within your body .
“ Feeling better is not just about shifting my mind , but it 's also physical , ” she said , and offered examples of exercise .
If you ’ re into yoga , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trauma-informed yoga that can help you feel more connected to your mind and body .
If you ’ re someone who has restricted movement , there are low-impact activities you can do , like chair stretching .
It ’ s equally important to make sure you ’ re nourishing yourself properly , drinking water , and eating foods that have nutrients , because “ when we are stressed , we are more likely to go for the sweets and carbs.
” With the arrival of Election Day , many worry about what will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and how the losing party can handle the ensuing disappointment .
“ I would say regardless of who wins , get active , because a lot of the systemic problems that we are to be dealing with are going to still be occurring regardless , ” Pierre said .
“ There 's going to be issues with food , the pandemic is still going to be around , and a lot of the decisions that have already been made , we have n't felt the effects of it fully quite yet — and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bryant-Davis echoed this , saying , if you ’ re angry or upset , you want to make sure it ’ s “ constructive anger , ” which happens when you allow your disappointment to motivate you to get involved in the changes you want to see , as opposed to “ destructive anger , ” which rises when you want to hurt others or yourself .
She also suggested not putting all your eggs “ in one presidential basket ” so you should check the names of the other folks you voted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outcomes are .
Ultimately , you don ’ t want to be so entrenched in the idea that everything — your hopes and values — rely on a single individual , like the president .
Even if it may feel like there ’ s little hope for the future , Bryant-Davis said it ’ s important to cultivate joy whenever possible because “ time is sacred and time is not promised , ” and you don ’ t want to feel as if you can ’ t be happy for the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win .
“ What are ways that I can bring joy into my life ?
What are the things that helped me to come alive ?
” she offered , as questions you can ask yourself when feeling bogged down .
Listen to music , dance , Zoom with friends , go for a walk .
And with the “ heaviness of what we are facing with the election , I encourage people to choose comedy , ” she said , adding that it ’ s important to strive for balance , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the onslaught of dread .
Pierre also suggested reflecting on the things that bring you comfort and holding on to that .
“ The work for fairness , for equity , for a good , healthy democracy — that 's a lifelong commitment , ” Bryant-Davis said .
“ It 's not a sprint , so it does not end [ on Election Day ] .
So in order for me to sustain myself , I ca n't wait until everything is perfect before I can have joy.
” ●

We live in a world where there’s a constant barrage of news, and since final results from the election might not be in for a while, Bryant-Davis recommends cutting back the amount of information you’re consuming, as it could exacerbate your anxiety. You can stay informed, but you don’t have to “drown in it,” she said. She also said limiting your social media intake is a good idea, as well as setting boundaries for who you engage with.
“You know, there are a few people who like to debate for debate's sake and that's fun for them. If that's your thing, have fun, but for a lot of people, those conversations are draining and can feel toxic and unhealthy and leave you feeling worse.” The key here, Bryant-Davis said, is being intentional about managing stress. “The powers that be want us to be subjugated and want us to fail, want us to be burnt out. They want us to be tired,” Pierre said, speaking on the same subject. “Because having good self-care, having good mental wellness, good physical health isn’t what’s wanted for is, so it’s something you have to take. That’s what makes self-care a radical move.”
Pierre’s approach to self-care is very much rooted in a communal ideology. “If you're concerned and stressed about what the next week or so is going to look like for you, imagine all the vulnerable people in your life and in your community who are also scared and who were also kind of dealing with the same anxieties,” he said. “A way to kind of regulate yourself and make yourself feel strong is also [by] helping other people.” Pierre suggested checking in on children, older adults, and people with disabilities in your family, and making sure they have groceries, medicine, and other important items, as well as donating to people’s individual Cash App accounts and the like.
“There are people online now who can't pay rent, or they need health insurance assistance, or they can't pay a bill and they're asking for help, and the political campaigns, they don't need anything else, but these people do,” Pierre said. “And being able to do some makes you feel like you're doing something, and that's helping.” Likewise, Bryant-Davis said it’s a good idea to check with shelters to see what’s on their wish lists, which are typically posted on their websites. She added that there’s also a need for help at rape crisis centers and domestic violence agencies, as “a lot of nonprofits are really struggling.” But material services aren’t the only thing you can give — if you have a specific skill set, like a background in finance or law, and are able to donate some of your time, it “can really make a difference and remind you of your agency and your power.”
It’s important to note, per Bryant-Davis, that we can “hold stress in the body,” which can present in some people as migraines, nausea, and backaches. She suggested embodied healing as a way of taking care of yourself in order to release the tension within your body. “Feeling better is not just about shifting my mind, but it's also physical,” she said, and offered examples of exercise. If you’re into yoga, there’s a specific type called trauma-informed yoga that can help you feel more connected to your mind and body. If you’re someone who has restricted movement, there are low-impact activities you can do, like chair stretching. It’s equally important to make sure you’re nourishing yourself properly, drinking water, and eating foods that have nutrients, because “when we are stressed, we are more likely to go for the sweets and carbs.”


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--The Nation Is Watching Pennsylvania As Joe Biden Is On The Cusp Of Winning The Election

PHILADELPHIA — As the ballot count continues Friday , the nation has been gripped by the election contest in Pennsylvania , where former vice president Joe Biden snagged a narrow lead Friday morning and has been steadily inching ahead to a victory that would propel him to the White House .
There are about 112,796 mail-in ballots left to be counted , according to the Pennsylvania secretary of state ’ s latest numbers , most of which are from Philadelphia and Allegheny County , where Pittsburgh is located .
At a press conference in Philadelphia on Friday , officials thanked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election `` a victory for democracy . ''
“ While some including the president continue to spew baseless claims of fraud , claims for which his team has not produced one iota of evidence , what we have seen here in Philadelphia is a democracy , pure and simple , '' Mayor Jim Kenney told reporters .
`` Our Founding Fathers who conceived this system just a 15-minute walk down the street — I know [ they ] would be proud . ''
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City Commissioner Lisa Deeley said they are counting ballots `` as quickly as we can without sacrificing accuracy , '' but that it could take `` several days . ''
Later on Friday , another city commissioner , Al Schmidt , said that there were still 20,000-25,000 mail-in ballots left to count in Philadelphia .
Included in that number are the estimated 300 ballots that arrived on Wednesday and another estimated 400 that arrived Thursday .
Ballots that are postmarked Nov. 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that date are segregated , following a Supreme Court order , and the court may rule at a later date whether or not those ballots can be counted .
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told CNN Friday that there are more than 28,000 ballots that will be processed after 5 p.m .
ET ( a court had ordered those ballots , which were misprinted by a contractor and sent to voters , to be segregated and then reviewed to ensure voters had only cast one ballot ) , as well as an additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey , a Democrat , told CBS News on Friday that once all provisional ballots are counted and certified — which could take weeks — he believes Biden ’ s lead over Trump will widen to more than 100,000 votes .
Biden currently leads by over 13,000 votes .

PHILADELPHIA — As the ballot count continues Friday, the nation has been gripped by the election contest in Pennsylvania, where former vice president Joe Biden snagged a narrow lead Friday morning and has been steadily inching ahead to a victory that would propel him to the White House.
There are about 89,282 mail-in ballots left to be counted, according to the Pennsylvania secretary of state’s latest numbers, most of which are from Philadelphia and Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is located.
At a press conference in Philadelphia on Friday, officials thanked the public for their patience and called the election "a victory for democracy."
“While some including the president continue to spew baseless claims of fraud, claims for which his team has not produced one iota of evidence, what we have seen here in Philadelphia is a democracy, pure and simple," Mayor Jim Kenney told reporters. "Our Founding Fathers who conceived this system just a 15-minute walk down the street — I know [they] would be proud."
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City Commissioner Lisa Deeley said they are counting ballots "as quickly as we can without sacrificing accuracy," but that it could take "several days."
Later on Friday, another city commissioner, Al Schmidt, said that there were still 20,000-25,000 mail-in ballots left to count in Philadelphia. Included in that number are the estimated 300 ballots that arrived on Wednesday and another estimated 400 that arrived Thursday. Ballots that are postmarked Nov. 3 but arrived up to three days after that date are segregated, following a Supreme Court order, and the court may rule at a later date whether or not those ballots can be counted.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told CNN Friday that there are more than 28,000 ballots that will be processed after 5 p.m. ET (a court had ordered those ballots, which were misprinted by a contractor and sent to voters, to be segregated and then reviewed to ensure voters had only cast one ballot), as well as an additional 3,000–4,000 ballots that had other issues.
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, told CBS News on Friday that once all provisional ballots are counted and certified — which could take weeks — he believes Biden’s lead over Trump will widen to more than 100,000 votes. Biden currently leads by nearly 29,000 votes.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--There's A Ton Of Georgia Memes After Joe Biden Pulled Ahead In The Vote There

In the early morning hours Friday , Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in Georgia .
The margins @ @ @ @ @ of state there has already said there will be a recount , but Democrats are @ @ @ @ @ succeeded in flipping Georgia blue for the first time since 1992 .
When it became @ @ @ @ @ of the states to carry Biden to the White House , the memes began flowing @

In the early morning hours Friday, Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in Georgia.
The margins are razor-thin and the secretary of state there has already said there will be a recount, but Democrats are feeling hopeful that they have succeeded in flipping Georgia blue for the first time since 1992.
When it became clear Georgia might be one of the states to carry Biden to the White House, the memes began flowing.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--This Scene From "Veep" Basically Predicted The Entire Election Situation Happening Right Now

It 's day three of counting the votes for the US presidential election .
I 'm not going to get @ @ @ @ @ on right now because I 'm not John King .
HOWEVER , we absolutely need @ @ @ @ @ thatbasically predicted what is happening right now .

It's day three of counting the votes for the US presidential election. I'm not going to get into everything that's going on right now because I'm not John King . HOWEVER, we absolutely need to talk about the fact that Veep basically predicted what is happening right now.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Eric Trump Is An Election Disinformation Superspreader

When the Trump campaign held a press conference in Pennsylvania on Nov. 4 to lie about having won the state , Eric Trump was front and center .
“ This is fraud .
This is absolute fraud , ” said the president ’ s son , inaccurately .
While President Donald Trump ’ s penchant for falsehoods and conspiracy theories is well documented , his middle son has become a superspreader of false and misleading election information .
Eric Trump has used his Twitter account , which has more than 4.4 million followers , to blast out false claims of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory in Pennsylvania , and to promote misleading news articles .
“ Political elites using social media to sow distrust in the election process is unprecedented in the US , ” Joan Donovan , the research director of Harvard 's Shorenstein Center on Media , Politics , and Public Policy , told BuzzFeed News .
“ Even in 2018 , while we saw false associations between candidates and their political positions , there was no large scale campaign to upend trust in the voting process .
While President Trump has become known for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used his social media in the same way until now.
” Eric Trump 's blitz included a claim about Sharpies in Arizona , votes for Trump being burned , and inaccurate calculations of voter turnout in Wisconsin .
All of these were false .
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He also shared a story from a Texas website that suggested a video showing a man wheeling a box into a Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact , the video shows a camera operator from a local TV station bringing in equipment .
And on election night , Trump shared a screenshot of a baseless tweet from his father claiming that his opponents were trying to “ STEAL the election .
”

When the Trump campaign held a press conference in Pennsylvania on Nov. 4 to lie about having won the state, Eric Trump was front and center.
“This is fraud. This is absolute fraud,” said the president’s son, inaccurately.
While President Donald Trump’s penchant for falsehoods and conspiracy theories is well documented, his middle son has become a superspreader of false and misleading election information. Eric Trump has used his Twitter account, which has more than 4.4 million followers, to blast out false claims of vote count irregularities, to prematurely claim victory in Pennsylvania, and to promote misleading news articles.
“Political elites using social media to sow distrust in the election process is unprecedented in the US,” Joan Donovan, the research director of Harvard's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, told BuzzFeed News. “Even in 2018, while we saw false associations between candidates and their political positions, there was no large scale campaign to upend trust in the voting process. While President Trump has become known for white propaganda campaigns, Eric has not used his social media in the same way until now.”
Eric Trump's blitz included a claim about Sharpies in Arizona, votes for Trump being burned, and inaccurate calculations of voter turnout in Wisconsin. All of these were false.
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He also shared a story from a Texas website that suggested a video showing a man wheeling a box into a Detroit polling center was transporting suspicious votes. In fact, the video shows a camera operator from a local TV station bringing in equipment.
And on election night, Trump shared a screenshot of a baseless tweet from his father claiming that his opponents were trying to “STEAL the election.”


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Trump Cannot Just “Go” To The Supreme Court To Fight Election Results. Here’s What Would Need To Hap

Trump Cannot Just “Go” To The Supreme Court To Fight Election Results. Here’s What Would Need To Happen To End Up There.

It took a month for Bush v. Gore to make its way through lower courts and reach the justices in 2000 .
WASHINGTON — In the early hours of Wednesday , with many states still going through the lawful process of tallying votes , President Donald Trump declared : “ We will be going to the Supreme Court.
” That ’ s not how the courts work , though .
With rare exceptions that don ’ t apply to the election , no one can simply bring a case to the US Supreme Court .
Trump ’ s rhetoric created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election results that doesn ’ t exist yet — by Wednesday evening , there were a handful of lawsuits pending , but none involved the kind of consequential fights over final vote tallies that would decide the outcome of the race .
That could change , of course .
Trump ’ s campaign said they ’ ll seek a recount in Wisconsin after former vice president Joe Biden was declared the winner , and could try to go to court to challenge the results if he still lost after that .
Decision Desk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday .
There ’ s already a case pending before the Supreme Court about whether Pennsylvania can count absentee ballots that arrive between Nov. 4 and Nov. 6 , but that would only be a vehicle for deciding the election if the race came down to Pennsylvania ’ s 20 electoral votes — and if those as-yet-unknown number of post–Election Day ballots would change the outcome .
Regardless of whether the Trump campaign ’ s lawsuits succeed in stopping any ballots from being counted , they ’ ve underscored Trump and his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawfulness of ballot counting that extends beyond Election Day — something that happens in every election .
On Wednesday , dozens of Michigan residents tried to disrupt ballot counting at a site in Detroit , spurred by fake information that spread online of widespread fraud .
Trump ’ s campaign filed five new legal actions on Wednesday .
Two are aimed at halting ballot counting in Michigan and Pennsylvania on the grounds that the Trump campaign and Republicans haven ’ t gotten as much access to observe the process as they argue they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; in the Pennsylvania case , the campaign lost the first round before a judge in Philadelphia .
On Election Day , the Trump campaign unsuccessfully asked the Nevada Supreme Court to stop ballot counting in Clark County on the grounds that they weren ’ t being given access to observe the process .
Another Trump campaign lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Pennsylvania of giving certain first-time voters too much time to comply with an ID requirement ( the campaign said they ’ d filed this case but hadn ’ t released the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fourth seeks to join the Pennsylvania case already before the Supreme Court .
Shortly before publication time on Wednesday night , the campaign filed a new lawsuit in Chatham County , Georgia , but it was n't an effort to halt ballot counting — the campaign alleged it received information that absentee ballots that arrived after the state 's Election Day deadline might be improperly mingled with valid ballots , and asked the judge to enter an order making sure none were counted .
There are two other cases pending in Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly involved in , although both were brought by Republicans .
One is an attempt to toss out at least 93 ballots cast by absentee voters in Montgomery County who were given a chance to fix or “ cure ” problems with their ballots before Election Day ; the other seeks to block an unknown number of absentee voters whose ballots were disqualified from casting provisional ballots instead .
With the exception of the Pennsylvania case that ’ s already before the Supreme Court , any new legal fight would take time to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the Trump campaign could ask the justices to weigh in .
The court also isn ’ t bound to take a case , although they ’ re likely to step in if there ’ s a legal question that could decide the entire election .
Bush v. Gore , the Supreme Court case that handed the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000 , began with weeks of back-and-forth by Bush and then–vice president Al Gore ’ s campaigns over ballot recounts in Florida .
Gore filed the case that would eventually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certified its results in late November and declared Bush the winner .
The court ruled on Dec. 12 , 2000 , more than a month after Election Day .
Trump ’ s comments Wednesday morning were the latest iteration of statements he ’ s made leading up the election predicting that the Supreme Court will play a role in deciding the presidency and pledging to fight state election practices and results that he doesn ’ t like before the justices .
Trump and Senate Republicans rushed to fill the late justice Ruth Bader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in September , with Trump saying that the court needed a ninth justice in place by the election and that he was “ counting on ” the Supreme Court to “ look at the ballots.
” If the winner of the presidential race does end up hinging on a Supreme Court decision , Trump ’ s comments make clear that he ’ s banking on the court ’ s conservative majority — which is now at 6–3 since the Senate confirmed his latest nominee , Justice Amy Coney Barrett — to rule in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to Election Day , the court issued a mix of decisions that expanded mail-in voting opportunities in some states and limited it in others , although the court ’ s conservative-leaning justices have generally sided with Republican efforts to restrict Americans ’ ability to vote remotely during the coronavirus pandemic .
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Biden ’ s campaign wasn ’ t active in court before Election Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s campaign , but both the Republican and Democratic Party organizations committed millions of dollars and armies of lawyers to legal fights arising around the election this year .
On a call with reporters on Wednesday , Bob Bauer , a senior adviser to Biden ’ s campaign and veteran election lawyer , was dismissive of Trump ’ s threats that they ’ d try to go to the Supreme Court to stop ballots from being counted after Election Day .
“ If at some point he arrives before the Supreme Court with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawfully cast by eligible voters , but not yet counted by the time Donald Trump wanted them counted , that somehow they don ’ t count anymore , he will be in for one of the most embarrassing defeats a president ever suffered before the highest court of the land , ” Bauer said .

There are two other cases pending in Pennsylvania that the Trump campaign isn’t directly involved in, although both were brought by Republicans. One is an attempt to toss out at least 93 ballots cast by absentee voters in Montgomery County who were given a chance to fix or “cure” problems with their ballots before Election Day; the other seeks to block an unknown number of absentee voters whose ballots were disqualified from casting provisional ballots instead.
With the exception of the Pennsylvania case that’s already before the Supreme Court, any new legal fight would take time to work its way through the lower courts before the Trump campaign could ask the justices to weigh in. The court also isn’t bound to take a case, although they’re likely to step in if there’s a legal question that could decide the entire election.
Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court case that handed the presidency to George W. Bush in 2000, began with weeks of back-and-forth by Bush and then–vice president Al Gore’s campaigns over ballot recounts in Florida. Gore filed the case that would eventually land before the justices only after Florida certified its results in late November and declared Bush the winner. The court ruled on Dec. 12, 2000, more than a month after Election Day.
Trump’s comments Wednesday morning were the latest iteration of statements he’s made leading up the election predicting that the Supreme Court will play a role in deciding the presidency and pledging to fight state election practices and results that he doesn’t like before the justices.
Trump and Senate Republicans rushed to fill the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat after Ginsburg died in September, with Trump saying that the court needed a ninth justice in place by the election and that he was “counting on” the Supreme Court to “look at the ballots.”
If the winner of the presidential race does end up hinging on a Supreme Court decision, Trump’s comments make clear that he’s banking on the court’s conservative majority — which is now at 6–3 since the Senate confirmed his latest nominee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett — to rule in his favor. In the weeks leading up to Election Day, the court issued a mix of decisions that expanded mail-in voting opportunities in some states and limited it in others, although the court’s conservative-leaning justices have generally sided with Republican efforts to restrict Americans’ ability to vote remotely during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biden’s campaign wasn’t active in court before Election Day in the same vein as Trump’s campaign, but both the Republican and Democratic Party organizations committed millions of dollars and armies of lawyers to legal fights arising around the election this year. On a call with reporters on Wednesday, Bob Bauer, a senior adviser to Biden’s campaign and veteran election lawyer, was dismissive of Trump’s threats that they’d try to go to the Supreme Court to stop ballots from being counted after Election Day.
“If at some point he arrives before the Supreme Court with a novel proposition that ballots that were lawfully cast by eligible voters, but not yet counted by the time Donald Trump wanted them counted, that somehow they don’t count anymore, he will be in for one of the most embarrassing defeats a president ever suffered before the highest court of the land,” Bauer said.


buzzfeed--2020-11-06--Live Results: Presidential, Senate, And House Of Representatives Elections

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buzzfeed--2020-11-07--White House Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows Has Tested Positive For The Coronavirus

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for the coronavirus , officials confirmed to multiple media outlets @ @ @ @ @ House did not immediately respond to requests for comment .
News of Meadows ' positive @ @ @ @ @ surge in new cases across the US and just days after he said the Trump @ @ @ @ @ to control the pandemic . ''
More than 230,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and @ @ @ @ @ infected with the virus .
It was not immediately clear when or how Meadows was @ @ @ @ @ was last with the president .
Weeks ago , an outbreak at the White House @ @ @ @ @ Trump 's orbit , including the president himself , first lady Melania Trump , and @ @ @ @ @ two weeks ago , Vice President Mike Pence ’ s chief of staff Marc Short @ @ @ @ @ positive for the COVID-19 .

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials confirmed to multiple media outlets Friday evening.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
News of Meadows' positive test results comes amid a surge in new cases across the United States and just days after he said the Trump administration was "not going to control the pandemic." More than 230,000 people in the US have died from COVID-19, and nearly 10 million have been infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic was declared in March.
It was not immediately clear when or how Meadows was exposed or when he was last with the president.
Weeks ago, an outbreak at the White House sickened dozens of people within Trump's orbit, including the president himself, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron.
Roughly two weeks ago, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, and other aides also tested positive for the coronavirus.


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Joe Biden Says Waiting For Votes To Be Counted Is "Numbing" But Maintains "We’re Going To Win"

WILMINGTON , Delaware — Joe Biden is sure he ’ s about to beat President Donald Trump .
And he used his address on Friday to illustrate just that , boasting about rebuilding the “ blue wall ” from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin , about earning the most popular votes of any candidate in history , and how he has seized leads in states Democrats haven ’ t won in decades , such as Georgia and Arizona .
Biden ’ s remarks came after a long , slow — and for him , successful — day of vote counting .
Starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead in Georgia , which is now so close it ’ s set for a recount .
Four hours later , he took the lead in Pennsylvania , which Trump won in 2016 .
While people celebrated in the streets , the former vice president implored Americans to patiently await results that campaign advisers were confident would arrive at any minute .
“ We do n't have a final declaration of victory yet , ” Biden said at the Chase Center , the convention hall complex in his hometown of Wilmington that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week .
“ But the numbers … tell us a clear and convincing story .
We 're going to win this race.
” Biden predicted he would surpass 300 Electoral College votes — more than the 270 needed to win — said he would enter office with “ a mandate for action on COVID , the economy , climate change , systemic racism.
” On Friday morning , the elections analysis firm Decision Desk HQ had called the race for Biden after a new batch of votes showed him taking the lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will only expand once the state is finished counting ballots .
But most major news outlets held off , waiting for more outstanding votes in Pennsylvania , Nevada , and Arizona amid razor-thin margins .
All day , Biden aides lingered in and around the Chase Center , where an elaborate stage had been in place since Tuesday , on standby .
Ahead of his possible speech on Friday night , the campaign waited for more ballots — this time from Maricopa County in Arizona — but when the votes came in around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to call for most news outlets .
Plans for a drive-in victory rally in the parking lot outside were put on hold for a fourth straight night as election workers continued to count ballots .
Earlier in the day , campaign officials told BuzzFeed News and others that Biden and Harris planned to speak Friday in primetime , at 8 p.m. , with their spouses on hand .
That news came amid expectations that a race trending in Biden ’ s direction was about to be called and that the former vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was another day of Biden urging calm and patience .
“ As slow as it goes , it can be numbing , ” Biden said of watching numbers trickle in on TV .
“ But never forget : the tallies are n't just numbers .
They represent votes and voters , men and women who exercise the fundamental right to have their voice heard.
” Adjacent to the convention hall , in the Westin Hotel , a few Biden staffers and surrogates , including Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Cedric Richmond , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results played for the fourth consecutive night on a small television .
“ Bob Casey just texted me , ” Coons told reporters , referring to the US senator from Pennsylvania .
“ I don ’ t think we ’ re going to get a call out of Pennsylvania until tomorrow.
” “ I have not spoken directly to the vice president , ” Coons said .
“ I think the folks around him are staying calm and being appropriate , respecting voters and respecting the process.
” The 77-year-old Biden is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , seeking to restore normalcy and trust to America ’ s government .
The campaign indicated to reporters in Wilmington that Biden would not get ahead of the networks in declaring absolute victory .
But he has also spent the latter half of the week appearing to get on with the business of what his campaign believes will be the inevitable transition to a Biden administration .
On Thursday , he and his running mate Kamala Harris attended two hourlong briefings in Wilmington , one on the economy and the other on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deadly third wave that has brought the total number of American deaths to at least 236,000 .
Earlier that day , the campaign published a transition website , saying the team dedicated to preparing for a possible Biden administration would “ continue preparing at full speed ” to be ready “ on day one.
” Trump did not appear publicly Friday .
“ Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President .
I could make that claim also , ” he tweeted Friday night .
The president had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday night .
Biden has scarcely mentioned Trump in his brief remarks since Tuesday and has addressed the rancor of their campaign against each other only in expressing a desire to move past it .
On Friday night , Biden offered a hallmark of victory speeches : an olive branch to those who didn ’ t support him .
“ We 're certainly not going to agree on a lot of issues , ” Biden said .
“ But at least we can agree to be civil .
We have to put the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's time for us to come together as a nation and heal .
It 's not gon na be easy , but we have to try .
”

WILMINGTON, Delaware — Joe Biden is sure he’s about to beat President Donald Trump. And he used his address on Friday to illustrate just that, boasting about rebuilding the “blue wall” from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, earning the most popular votes of any candidate in history, and seizing leads in states that Democrats haven’t won in decades, such as Georgia and Arizona.
Biden’s remarks came after a long, slow — and, for him, successful — day of vote-counting. Starting around 4:30 a.m., he took the lead in Georgia, which is now so close it’s set for a recount. Four hours later, he took the lead in Pennsylvania, which Trump won in 2016. While people celebrated in the streets, the former vice president implored Americans to patiently await results that campaign advisers were confident would arrive at any minute.
“We don't have a final declaration of victory yet,” Biden said at the Chase Center, the convention hall complex in his hometown of Wilmington that has served as his campaign’s headquarters this week. “But the numbers … tell us a clear and convincing story. We're going to win this race.”
Biden predicted he would surpass 300 Electoral College votes — more than the 270 needed to win — and said he would enter office with “a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change, systemic racism.”
On Friday morning, the elections analysis firm Decision Desk HQ called the race for Biden after a new batch of votes showed him taking the lead in Pennsylvania — which many believe will only expand once the state is finished counting ballots. But most major news outlets held off, waiting for more outstanding votes in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona amid razor-thin margins.
All day, Biden aides lingered in and around the Chase Center, where an elaborate stage had been in place, on standby, since Tuesday. Ahead of his possible speech on Friday night, the campaign waited for more ballots — this time from Maricopa County in Arizona — but when the votes came in around 9 p.m., the state remained too close to call for most news outlets.
Plans for a drive-in victory rally in the parking lot outside were put on hold for a fourth straight night as election workers continued to count ballots. Earlier in the day, campaign officials told BuzzFeed News and others that Biden and Harris planned to speak during primetime on Friday, at 8 p.m., with their spouses present. That news came amid expectations that a race trending in Biden’s direction was about to be called and that the former vice president soon would be celebrating.
Instead, it was another day of Biden urging calm and patience.
“As slow as it goes, it can be numbing,” Biden said of watching numbers trickle in on TV. “But never forget: The tallies aren't just numbers. They represent votes and voters, men and women who exercise the fundamental right to have their voice heard.”
Adjacent to the convention hall, in the Westin Hotel, a few Biden staffers and surrogates, including Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Cedric Richmond, lingered in the lobby, where election results played for the fourth consecutive night on a small television.
“Bob Casey just texted me,” Coons told reporters, referring to the US senator from Pennsylvania. “I don’t think we’re going to get a call out of Pennsylvania until tomorrow.”
“I have not spoken directly to the vice president,” Coons said. “I think the folks around him are staying calm and being appropriate, respecting voters, and respecting the process.”
The 77-year-old Biden is, by his own description, an institutionalist, seeking to restore normalcy within and trust of the US government. The campaign indicated to reporters in Wilmington that Biden would not get ahead of the networks in declaring absolute victory.
But he has also spent the latter half of the week appearing to get on with the business of what his campaign believes will be the inevitable transition to a Biden administration. On Thursday, he and his running mate Kamala Harris attended two hourlong briefings in Wilmington, one on the economy and the other on the coronavirus pandemic, which is deep in a deadly third wave that has brought the total number of deaths to at least 236,000. Earlier that day, the campaign published a transition website, saying the team dedicated to preparing for a possible Biden administration would “continue preparing at full speed” to be ready “on day one.”
Trump did not appear publicly Friday. “Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also,” he tweeted Friday night.
The president did already wrongfully claim victory days earlier, late Tuesday night.
Biden has scarcely mentioned Trump in his brief remarks since Tuesday and has addressed the rancor of the two campaigns only in expressing a desire to move past it. On Friday night, Biden offered a hallmark of victory speeches: an olive branch to those who didn’t support him.
“We're certainly not going to agree on a lot of issues,” Biden said, “but at least we can agree to be civil. We have to put the anger and the demonization behind us. It's time for us to come together as a nation and heal. It's not gonna be easy, but we have to try.”


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Two Men Were Arrested For Carrying Weapons Near A Philadelphia Vote Counting Site

Philadelphia prosecutors have charged two Virginia men with weapons violations after they were arrested Thursday night for carrying firearms near the city 's convention center , where votes are being counted .
In a statement Friday , Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said that Joshua Macias , 42 , and Antonio LaMotta , 61 , both of Chesapeake , Virginia , faced charges of carrying concealed firearms without a license , a third-degree felony , and carrying firearms on public streets or public property , a first-degree misdemeanor .
`` Police had earlier received information [ from the FBI ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were heading to Philadelphia , possibly for a reason related to the ongoing canvas of votes , '' Krasner said in the statement .
In a press conference earlier that day , Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said that when confronted by law enforcement officers , LaMotta had a 9mm Beretta in a holster and Macias had a .40-caliber Beretta handgun inside his jacket .
After the men were placed under arrest , authorities found an AR-style rifle and ammunition inside the Hummer .
Krasner said he was considering additional charges against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal offense under the election code . ''
He made it clear that the investigation was ongoing and more charges could follow , but emphasized that the arrests appeared to be isolated incidents .
`` At this time , we do not have indications that the story is bigger than these two individuals , '' he said .
Macias is a co-founder of the group `` Veterans for Trump , '' although he is no longer associated with the organization , having left its leadership team in August due to `` personal family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the the president at least once .

Philadelphia prosecutors have charged two Virginia men with weapons violations after they were arrested Thursday night for carrying firearms near the city's convention center, where votes are being counted.
In a statement Friday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said that Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio LaMotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Virginia, faced charges of carrying concealed firearms without a license, a third-degree felony, and carrying firearms on public streets or public property, a first-degree misdemeanor.
"Police had earlier received information [from the FBI] that armed individuals in a silver Hummer were heading to Philadelphia, possibly for a reason related to the ongoing canvas of votes," Krasner said in the statement.
In a press conference earlier that day, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said that when confronted by law enforcement officers, LaMotta had a 9mm Beretta in a holster and Macias had a .40-caliber Beretta handgun inside his jacket. After the men were placed under arrest, authorities found an AR-style rifle and ammunition inside the Hummer.
Krasner said he was considering additional charges against the two men, including "possibly a criminal offense under the election code." He made it clear that the investigation was ongoing and more charges could follow but emphasized that the arrests appeared to be isolated incidents.
"At this time, we do not have indications that the story is bigger than these two individuals," he said.
Macias is a cofounder of the group "Veterans for Donald Trump," although he is no longer associated with the organization, having left its leadership team in August due to "personal family issues." He has personally met the president at least once.


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--The Nation Is Watching Pennsylvania As Joe Biden Is On The Cusp Of Winning The Election


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--There's A Ton Of Georgia Memes After Joe Biden Pulled Ahead In The Vote There


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Judges Are Rejecting Trump’s False Claims Of Shady Poll Practices After Looking At The Evidence


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Facebook Has A Metric For “Violence And Incitement Trends.” It’s Rising.


buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Kristen Stewart's Partner Shared A Rare Photo Of Them Together To Get People To Vote

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buzzfeed--2020-11-07--Here's A Running List Of False And Misleading Information About The Election

Watch out for images and videos being taken out of context .
Election Day is here .
We may see a flood of false information about President Donald Trump and his challenger , former vice president Joe Biden .
Researchers are warning about images or videos of ballot tampering that may be old or out of context , misleading statistics on voter fraud , and baseless allegations of foreign interference .
Before sharing an online rumor with your friends and family , take the time to verify it .
This can be as easy as checking how recently an account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the claim to what reputable news outlets are saying , searching online to find another source , or doing a reverse image search .
Today we 'll be keeping a running list of unverified , misleading , and fake claims that we have been able to debunk .
This list will be updated throughout the day , so please check back .
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How to read this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no concrete evidence either confirming or refuting them .
This type of claim has either no sources or no evidence , and is based on conjecture with no original reporting behind it .
Treat this kind of information with healthy skepticism and wait to see how it develops .
MISLEADING : Posts that take a real event out of context , for example : miscaptioning a video or photo from the protests .
This can also include images that are presented at a deceptive angle or descriptions that cherry-pick facts .
Avoid spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
FALSE : Reporters or reliable sources with direct knowledge have contradicted this information on the record , or it is refuted by unimpeachable evidence .
Examples include images or videos filmed at a different time or location but presented as recent , demonstrably false claims , and websites masquerading as news outlets publishing untrue information .
On Nov. 3 , postal worker Brandon Wilson was stopped at the Peace Bridge , which connects New York and Canada , by US Customs and Border Protection as he attempted to cross into Canada .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ undelivered mail .
Wilson claimed the mail belonged to him and his mother , but the Department of Justice said he “ could not account for additional names printed on the mail pieces .
Wilson further stated that he had intended to deliver the mail and had forgotten to return the mail pieces to the post office.
” Among the undelivered mail were three undelivered ballots , addressed to voters in Buffalo , New York , which were not delivered .
The people who did not receive them could still have voted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ often misleading @ Breaking911 Twitter account to emphasize them in its tweet and story headline without making it clear how few were found and that they are not the focus of the investigation .
Donald Trump Jr. and other pro-Trump Twitter users spread the tweet , suggesting it was evidence of election interference .
Late Thursday night and Friday morning , pro-Trump accounts began circulating videos purporting to show voter fraud in Pennsylvania .
The videos , taken from livestreams of ballot-counting , showed people filling out blank ballots .
The president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but what was happening is much more mundane : fixing damaged ballots .
Adrienne Marofsky , the public relations director for Delaware County , which borders Philadelphia , told BuzzFeed News what ’ s actually happening : During the processing of ballots , a machine extractor opens the ballots .
Some ballots were damaged by the extractor during this process in such a way that the ballots could not be scanned successfully .
According to the scanner manufacturer , Hart , the best practice to deal with damaged ballots that can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each ballot to a clean ballot and scan the clean ballot .
In accordance with that guidance , the Chief Clerk of the Delaware County Bureau of Elections instructed election staff to manually transcribe the damaged ballots .
As ballots were being transcribed , the original damaged ballots were directly beside the new ballots and bipartisan observers witnessed the process at close range .
Damaged ballots have been preserved .
The false claim spread like wildfire across both Facebook and Twitter despite warning labels applied by both social media companies .
Marofsky said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a weapon .
“ Unfortunately , some residents have altered the video and are making false accusations , which baselessly and wrongly attacks the integrity of the election staff and the completely transparent process by which votes are being counted in Delaware County , ” she said .
In a misleading press conference , Laura Cox , the chair of the Michigan Republican party , talked about a glitch that caused Republican ballots to be counted as Democratic ones .
Amplified by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , that press conference quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a glitch in Antrim County , which local authorities announced on Nov. 4 .
After noticing that the results weren ’ t accurate , the inaccurately counted votes were removed , and the votes were counted again .
“ The vote totals counted by the election software did not match the printed tabulator tapes , which official results are based upon .
Because of this , the printed tabulated tapes from each precinct will be counted manually and revised , ” the announcement said .
Cox did not mention that the mistake was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of independent canvassers ) giving the false impression that it was a widespread error .
She said that several other counties in Michigan used the software , without offering any evidence that they suffered from the same issue .
The videos purport to show voters who are over 100 years old casting a ballot in Michigan , but they are misleading .
Logically , a company monitoring misinformation , reported that the people shown in the videos “ most likely are relatives of the people born in the early 1900s and inherited relatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names of the people who are over 100 years old — featured in the videos — to their likely living descendants .
According to a spokesperson for the Michigan secretary of state , even if someone cast a ballot for a voter who died , that ballot wo n't be counted : Ballots of voters who have died are rejected in Michigan , even if the voter cast an absentee ballot and then died before Election Day .
On rare occasions , a ballot received for a living voter may be recorded in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the voter is dead .
This can be because of voters with similar names , where the ballot is accidentally recorded as voted by John Smith Sr when it was actually voted by John Smith Jr ; or because of inaccurately recorded birth dates in the qualified voter file ; for example , someone born in 1990 accidentally recorded as born in 1890 .
In such scenarios , no one ineligible has actually voted , and there is no impact on the outcome of the election .
Local clerks can correct the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention .
A video spreading on Twitter shows a man claiming to be a registered Democrat and canvas watcher accusing election officials in Philadelphia of preventing him from observing the vote count .
He said he was wrongfully removed from the ballot counting room in Pennsylvania and forced to stand far away .
Texas Senator Ted Cruz retweeted the video , writing falsely that , “ Dem mayors are defying the law.
” In fact , an eyewitness and a city official told BuzzFeed News that the man was removed after breaking rules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lauren Vidas , an election law attorney and an observer in the room , the man was one of two people filming inside the room , which is against the rules .
The ballot counters “ didn ’ t flinch , I don ’ t even know if they noticed it , ” she said .
A spokesperson for the city ’ s commissioner ’ s office , which is responsible for administering the election , confirmed the man broke the rules .
“ He was removed from the room by security after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observer area , ” said spokesperson Kevin Feeley .
“ He was told several times that he had to stop , there are signs in multiple places saying ‘ no pictures allowed , ’ and he disregarded all of it.
” Vidas said the other person taking photos was asked to delete them and , once they did , was allowed to remain .
The man in the video refused and was asked to leave .
Vidas also said it looked like the man had Republican identification despite claiming he was a Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to create a scene , ” Vidas said .
“ The only people who think it ’ s a situation are people repeating it on social media .
”

Election Day is here. We may see a flood of false information about President Donald Trump and his challenger, former vice president Joe Biden. Researchers are warning about images or videos of ballot tampering that may be old or out of context, misleading statistics on voter fraud, and baseless allegations of foreign interference.
Before sharing an online rumor with your friends and family, take the time to verify it. This can be as easy as checking how recently an account sharing the information was created, comparing the claim to what reputable news outlets are saying, searching online to find another source, or doing a reverse image search.
Today we'll be keeping a running list of unverified, misleading, and fake claims that we have been able to debunk. This list will be updated throughout the day, so please check back.
BuzzFeed News has journalists around the US bringing you trustworthy stories on the 2020 elections. To help keep this news free, become a member.