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Trust Index: Do COVID booster shots make you more susceptible to the virus?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do COVID booster shots make you more susceptible to the virus?With reported cases and hospitalizations rising, health officials urge people to get vaccinated and get booster shots if they are eligible. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, however, has a different stance.
Trust Index: Do students who recovered from COVID-19 need to wear masks at school?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do students who recovered from COVID-19 need to wear masks at school?As school districts across the state are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis' mask ban, he is claiming children who contract COVID-19 and recover do not need to wear masks in school because they have immunity.
Trust Index: Fact-checking DeSantis’ statement on children wearing masks in school
Read full article: Trust Index: Fact-checking DeSantis’ statement on children wearing masks in schoolThe office of Gov. Ron DeSantis released a statement after hearing the recommendations from officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said even fully vaccinated people should wear masks indoors as the coronavirus cases increase across the country.
Trust Index: ‘There’s plenty of access to gasoline:’ Colonial Pipeline shutdown fuels fears over gas shortages
Read full article: Trust Index: ‘There’s plenty of access to gasoline:’ Colonial Pipeline shutdown fuels fears over gas shortagesCentral Florida is seeing fallout from a cyber-attack that forced the nation's largest gas pipeline to shut down.
Trust Index: Could Central Florida reach herd immunity by fall?
Read full article: Trust Index: Could Central Florida reach herd immunity by fall?One of Central Florida’s largest venues is planning to re-open at full capacity in fall, but will the state or Central Florida have reached herd immunity with COVID-19 by then?
Trust Index: Was Antifa involved in attack on the Capitol?
Read full article: Trust Index: Was Antifa involved in attack on the Capitol?When supporters of former President Donald Trump violently broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the melee left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.
Trust Index: A trending meme is inaccurate, but COVID-19 is killing an historic number of people
Read full article: Trust Index: A trending meme is inaccurate, but COVID-19 is killing an historic number of peopleA trending meme suggests COVID-19 deaths are among the Top 8 deadliest days in U.S. history. The graphic is inaccurate, but there's more to know.
President Trump continues claiming voter fraud with no evidence
Read full article: President Trump continues claiming voter fraud with no evidenceFrom voting machines to poll workers, President Donald Trump is claiming all types of voter fraud, but the president’s claims aren’t credible, according to election experts.
Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do lawsuits allege widespread voter fraud?President Donald Trump, his lawyers and some of his allies have repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud illegally tilted last week’s election in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden.
Trust Index: Do Sharpie pens invalidate ballots?
Read full article: Trust Index: Do Sharpie pens invalidate ballots?As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie markers.
Trust Index: Robocall telling people ‘stay home,’ Orange County Democratic chair says
Read full article: Trust Index: Robocall telling people ‘stay home,’ Orange County Democratic chair saysOn the eve of Election Day, the Orange County Democratic party reports at least 11 people have received robocalls telling them to “stay home.”
Poll watchers must be approved by local supervisor of elections
Read full article: Poll watchers must be approved by local supervisor of electionsFollowing President Donald Trump's comments urging supporters to go to the polls and watch, News 6 wanted to speak to election supervisors in Central Florida, to see how the process of poll watching works in the state of Florida.
Can someone request a vote-by-mail ballot for you without you being aware?
Read full article: Can someone request a vote-by-mail ballot for you without you being aware?During an election period it is not unusual for candidates or their volunteers to go door-to-door, but how much of your information should they have and how much should you share with them?
TRUST INDEX: Like primary, will voters’ political parties be printed on mail-in ballot envelopes in general election?
Read full article: TRUST INDEX: Like primary, will voters’ political parties be printed on mail-in ballot envelopes in general election?News 6 discovered Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Volusia and Marion counties all print political affiliation on primary mail-in ballot envelopes.
Trust Index: I keep getting political text messages -- are they legit?
Read full article: Trust Index: I keep getting political text messages -- are they legit?As the Nov. 3 general election approaches, many Central Floridians have been receiving text messages on their mobile devices soliciting donations for political candidates, offering assistance with mail-in ballots or inquiring about voter registration status.
Help fight misinformation. Send questionable social media posts to the Trust Index fact-checking team
Read full article: Help fight misinformation. Send questionable social media posts to the Trust Index fact-checking team“Is that accurate?” It’s a question we’re all asking about social media posts and online reports a lot these days. The Trust Index team is here to help.