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    That thing you heard about a presidential candidate? It might not be true.

    By John Tufts and Jenny Porter Tilley, Indianapolis Star,

    22 days ago

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    Election Day is coming, which means rumors are spreading faster than Facebook posts offering fake Taylor Swift tickets.

    If you're concerned at all about JD Vance's "rent-a-dog," Kamala Harris' alleged "slurred speech" or Swift somehow losing millions of Instagram followers — don't be. Those claims are falsehoods, and they're far from the only ones.

    Luckily, our partners at USA Today have a team of reporters who fact check key political events and work to debunk viral claims on social media.

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    Here's a look at a few recent claims USA Today's Fact Check Team has looked into.

    ▶ CLAIM: Net worth of Biden, Harris more than quadrupled between 2019 and 2022 (FALSE)

    ▶ CLAIM: JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ to make him seem like ‘a dog fan’ (FALSE)

    ▶ CLAIM: Image shows Trump post saying ‘you better elect me’ because ‘everything is horrible’ (ALTERED)

    ▶ CLAIM: Video shows Kamala Harris slurring her words while drunk during a speech (ALTERED)

    ▶ CLAIM: Kamala Harris said she'd use executive action, Congress on reparations if elected president (PARTLY FALSE)

    ▶ CLAIM: Taylor Swift lost 17 million Instagram followers after endorsing Kamala Harris (FALSE)

    Read more on USA Today's Fact Check page .

    This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: That thing you heard about a presidential candidate? It might not be true.

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