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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:10:00 GMT
Subject: Vote-switching claims, Amy Acton, Trump's strange noise — and more
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# Snopes Debunker
View image: (https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/944a0b9a-3b21-4118-8145-9e4c082b6a3a/baird_beck_touch_screen.jpg) [A touch screen voting machine displaying black lettering with blue, white and yellow background colors shows a person's finger attempting to vote for Tobi Beck, a Democratic candidate, but instead the computer system featuring a selection Jim Baird, a Republican.]
Follow image link: (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/video-voting-machine-changing-vote/?email_sub_id=sub_6accd90a-e020-4a3a-beb6-491bef97b4da)
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## Does video show voting machine 'switching' vote to Republican? Here's the truth
With a little over a week to go before the midterms, a video is circulating with claims that it proves election "rigging."
The clip allegedly shows a voting machine deliberately changing a vote for a Democratic candidate to a Republican.
Before hitting share, read Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles' investigation to see what's actually happening.
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## Court records prove Amy Acton accurately described abusive childhood
A campaign ad for Vivek Ramaswamy, Acton's opponent in the Ohio governor's race, features her estranged mother accusing her of lying.
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## Illinois voting machines aren't flagging Republican picks as unpopular. Here's what may have happened
The rumor stems from a TikTok video of a Cook County, Illinois, woman, who claimed a voting machine said "people are not typically choosing this person" when she tried to vote for a Republican judicial candidate.
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## Does video show Trump making strange noise during South Carolina rally?
Some people suggested the strange, guttural vocalization was a burp or another involuntary sound.
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## 4 claims about the Trump administration chopping down trees, investigated
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## Staff pick
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## Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween?
One of the most beloved traditions of "spooky season" that predates trick-or-treating and scary movies is carving jack-o'-lanterns.
But where did it come from?
Snopes reporter Joey Esposito uncovered its roots in Irish folklore.
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