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<strong>Bullshitopedia exists to do for falsehood what Wikipedia does for fact: document it, source it, and never let it quietly disappear, fact checking and proving evidence as to where non-bullshit on that topic and subject is found.</strong>

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From ancient forgeries and propaganda to today's viral posts and manufactured outrage, we build the permanent record — what was claimed, who said it, how far and fast it spread, and the verifiable evidence, linked to Wikipedia and other credible sources, that proves it false. Most fact-checkers issue a verdict and move on. We keep the whole story: the claim, the debunking, the correction, and everything in between, so the pattern of how lies take hold — and how the truth eventually catches up — is visible to everyone.

Our aim is to become the first stop for anyone checking whether something is true, and the lasting record of what wasn't.

This is a non-partisan place. That does not mean we will not surface more bullshit from one political wing, one side or another..., particularly until we have enough editors (like you) who are willing to step forward and ensure that society isn't guided by bullshit, but by truth.

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== High-Priority Fact Checks ==
''Updated October 26, 2026. Each claim links to a full entry with sources.''

* '''Claim: [[Touchscreen machines are switching early voters' votes in the 2026 midterms|Touchscreen machines are switching early voters' votes]] in Texas, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.'''
** ''Status:'' '''Unsupported'''. Officials in Texas, South Carolina and Ohio report no unusual problems; experts say such reports are touchscreen input errors that voters can see and correct on the review screen and paper ballot.

* '''Claim: [[Ballots marked by poll workers will be disqualified|Ballots marked by a poll worker will be disqualified]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. Many states require poll workers to initial or code ballots. Officials in North Carolina, Tennessee and Illinois say these markings do not affect whether a vote counts.

* '''Claim: [[Video shows a touchscreen voting machine refusing a Republican vote in 2026|A video shows a 2026 voting machine refusing to let a voter pick the Republican]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. The video splices a 2019 Mississippi Republican primary runoff with a 2014 Virginia race.

* '''Claim: [[Deepfake video accuses James Talarico of abusing a student|A former student accuses Texas Senate nominee James Talarico of abuse]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''Manipulated media'''. The real former student says the video is AI and not him; researchers link it to the Russian network Storm-1516.

* '''Claim: [[James Talarico was secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility|Talarico was secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. He had the flu; the facility says he was never there.

* '''Claim: [[Brazil's 2026 presidential runoff was stolen from Flávio Bolsonaro|Brazil's runoff was stolen because Bolsonaro's vote total fell]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. The viral video showed a partial count. Final results gave Bolsonaro 3.7 million more votes than in the first round; Lula won.

* '''Claim: [[Muslim migrants caused the 2026 French riots|Muslim migrants caused the French riots and burned church steeples]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''Unsupported'''. French authorities have not linked immigrants to the rioting and no houses of worship were directly attacked; the "steeple" was a town hall bell tower in Limoges.

* '''Claim: [[Zelenskyy bought a 42 million dollar nuclear bunker in Canada|Zelenskyy bought a $42 million nuclear bunker in Nova Scotia]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. The story ran on a week-old impostor of the ''Toronto Sun'' website; the newspaper says it is fake.

* '''Claim: [[Videos show China seizing Indian territory in October 2026|Videos show China seizing Indian territory]] in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.'''
** ''Status:'' '''False'''. The Indian Army says the trucks were authorized cross-border trade at Nathu La and the video of a general was a deepfake.

* '''Claim: [[Mark Carney endorses a cryptocurrency investment platform|Prime Minister Mark Carney endorses a crypto investment platform]].'''
** ''Status:'' '''Manipulated media'''. AI deepfake ads have drawn Canadians into scams costing some victims nearly $1 million.

'''[[My wiki:Recent fact checks|See all recent fact checks →]]'''
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