My last piece for @afpfactcheck.bsky.social: Social media posts claiming that any writing on a ballot paper by a Canadian poll worker will void their vote are false and recycled from the 2024 US election. In Canada, workers must initial the back of each ballot. u.afp.com/SSdj

. @afpfactcheck.bsky.social No, the Taliban has not ceded control of the Bagram Air Base to the United States. Both Washington and Kabul officials have denied the claims, and there is no evidence that US troops are at the facility. u.afp.com/S5Dj

.@afpfactcheck.bsky.social There is no evidence to back Elon Musk's claim that the National Park Service planned to spend around $1 billion on a single survey. Past estimates for the agency's survey research projects have been closer to $2 million annually. u.afp.com/S5hZ

Only US citizens can vote in New York city and state elections, despite claims to the contrary by Elon Musk. While lawmakers did pass a law allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections, a judge blocked it in 2022 before it could go into effect. u.afp.com/SUFu

.@afpfactcheck.bsky.social Footage from a Ukrainian music video shoot is being shared in posts that falsely claim it shows the country's army staging battles. However, the creator of the clip -- a Ukrainian field medic -- said it was taken during their production. u.afp.com/S3Ww

Claims that Ukraine has banned President Donald Trump's social media paltform Truth Social are false. Both the site's parent company and the Ukrainian government say Truth Social was never launched in the war-torn nation to begin with. u.afp.com/SJ5m

These anti-Elon Musk advertisements were not placed by USAID, despite the fact they contain its logo. Artist Winston Tseng told me he designed it to satirize the US political environment, and DC officials said it was illegally installed and that they "promptly" removed it. u.afp.com/SoxB

RFK Jr.'s US Senate confirmation hearings resurrected conspiracy theories that the government created Lyme disease as a military weapon. However, the disease has existed for thousands of years, and no evidence suggests humans developed it. u.afp.com/S4cj

@afpfactcheck.bsky.social Donald Trump's children would not be in peril under his proposal to end birthright citizenship. All five of the president-elect's children were born in the US, and even if they weren't, they could claim citizenship through their father. u.afp.com/5ycW