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BuzzFeed News Reporter

This week's stories are all about voter fraud, the midterms, and a dead pimp in Nevada.

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Find Out If You Got Duped By The Internet With This Week's Fake News Quiz

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A [viral tweet mistakenly said](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/mississippi-racist-shirt-vote-viral-photo) the man was a poll worker, but he was not. He was, however, a registered nurse and a former police officer. He has since been fired by his employer.

Nope!

Did a poll worker wear a violently racist T-shirt during midterms?

Dennis Hof, a pimp and Trump-inspired Republican candidate for the Nevada State Assembly, died last month. It was too late to take him off the ballot and [he won the election.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexislevinson/dennis-hof-midterm-elections-pimp)

It's real!

Did a dead pimp get elected in Nevada?

After a controversy broke out over a White House staffer trying to take the mic from Acosta, a conspiracy site editor posted a doctored video, which the White House press secretary retweeted. [It made Acosta look more forceful](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/acosta-video-trump-cnn-aide-sarah-sanders) than he actually was.

Yup, it's real.

Did the White House press secretary tweet a doctored video of CNN's Jim Acosta at President Donald Trump’s press conference?

Kim Davis, who [rose to prominence in 2015](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/meet-kim-davis) when she refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses in her role as a county clerk in Kentucky, did lose the election — but it [wasn't to the man she refused to issue a license to](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/midterms-fake-news-hoaxes).

Nope, it's false.

Did Kim Davis lose an election to the man she refused to issue a same-sex marriage license to?

The video, which actually just shows a paper receipt jam, spread across social media in a coordinated campaign. Instagram and Facebook removed it, but [Twitter left it up despite requests from election officials to take it down](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/elections-officials-asked-twitter-to-remove-a-video-falsely).

Nope, it's fake.

Does this video show a machine error that proves voter fraud?

This doctored video and image went viral across social media, [Snopes reports](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lemon-cnn-flag-burning-video/), but the real broadcast shows Lemon was laughing at a joke.

It's fake!

Did CNN host Don Lemon laugh at an American flag being burned?

As [AP reports](https://www.apnews.com/5faf20fae0ce4ff5b88a0653ae99d6b1), the former president was responding to a protester who heckled him during a Pride Month reception.

It's taken out of context!

Did Obama kick out a reporter for heckling him at the White House in 2015?

Don’t worry — it will get better. Do some reading and stay vigilant. Better luck next week.

You’re drowning in fake news!

You don’t always get to the bottom of the story, but you sure know how to dig. Keep your ears perked up and stay skeptical.

You’re a fake news detective!

Congratulations: You’re unstoppable! Nothing can beat your BS-detecting instincts. But keep your nose to the ground. Fake news is always around.

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