Trump Wins US Presidency, Baseless Melania Trump Body Double Rumors and Jamie Raskin

Plus: Truth Behind Claim Biden Said Trump, GOP Are 'Type of Guys' You'd 'Like to Smack in the A**'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 November 06, 2024 | [Read Online]( WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker [A white man wearing a dark blue suit gives a thumbs-up while looking at the camera. A white person is behind him. Several American flags can be seen in the background.]( It's Official: Trump Wins US Presidency Former U.S. President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The Associated Press called the race around 5:34 a.m. ET Wednesday after a win in the battleground state of Wisconsin took the Republican nominee over the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure the presidency. Snopes has been [fact-checking]( rumors about the election. For example, we [addressed]( why tens of thousands of absentee ballots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were being recounted and a [claim]( that Harris faked a phone call with a voter on Election Day. Snopes assignments editor Nick Hardinges has the details. [Read Story]( [A Black South Asian woman wearing a blue suit smiles while holding a phone next to her ear. People surrounding her all look her way.]( No Evidence Harris Faked Phone Call with Voter on Election Day 2024 Popular conservative accounts on X and The New York Post shared this rumor with a brief video obtained from live broadcasts. [Read Story]( [Two images of the same white woman are pictured next to each other. She is wearing a zebra-print top on the left, while on the right she is wearing a dark shirt with polka dots on it and sunglasses.]( Melania Trump's Body Double Didn't Appear After Voting Images of the Trumps standing together after voting resulted in unfounded rumors of a Melania look-alike. [Read Story]( [A Google result claims to show results for where you can vote for Vice President Kamala Jarris during the 2024 US elections.]( Did Google Searches Show Map of 'Where To Vote for Harris' But Not for Trump on Election Day 2024? X owner Elon Musk asked whether this Election Day rumor was true. Our research found it was a mixture of truth and missing context. [Read Story]( [A white man wearing a blue suit is sitting down holding a blue pen.]( No, US Rep. Jamie Raskin Didn't Say Democrats 'Won't Be Certifying the Election' He allegedly said, "Let folks cast their votes for Trump if that's their choice. But mark my words, we won’t be certifying the election." [Read Story]( Staff Pick [A white man wearing a black suit looks forward to the left.]( Truth Behind Claim Biden Said Trump, GOP Are 'Type of Guys' You'd 'Like to Smack in the A**' Biden's remark came during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn., in which he talked extensively about Trump and Republican policies. [Read The Staff Pick]( [View Editor’s Picks]( Update your [email preferences]( or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 Snopes 228 Park Ave S, #29976, New York, New York 10003, United States [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv]( [Terms of Service](