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Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam

Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam
May 21, 2026

A TV ad attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting “Muslim mass immigration” misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that “Cornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam.”

False Claim About Biden’s Win Probability

False Claim About Biden’s Win Probability
December 14, 2020

Facebook posts have repeated a false claim about a “one in a quadrillion” chance that President-elect Joe Biden received more votes than President Donald Trump in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Experts told us the claim misuses a questionable statistical analysis that made implausible assumptions about the 2020 election.