Leading up to Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, Almanac will run a bi-weekly FactCheck.org roundup. Here are some of the latest stories:

Trump’s False Statement About Counting Ballots in Pennsylvania (September 22, 2020). At a rally in North Carolina, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that a Pennsylvania court had permitted election officials “to take as long as they want” to count mail-in ballots.

Biden’s Early Statements About the Coronavirus (September 21, 2020). President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have made competing claims about Biden’s earlystatements on the coronavirus.

Trump Again Overstates Speed of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (September 18, 2020). Contradicting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and other government officials, President Trump incorrectly said in a press briefing that a coronavirus vaccine would be “immediately” available to the general public after an authorization.

Report Resurrects Baseless Claim that Coronavirus Was Bioengineered (September 17, 2020). A paper that has not been peer-reviewed reaches faulty conclusions to advance the unsubstantiated claim that the novel coronavirus was bioengineered in a Chinese lab, according to immunology and microbiology experts. The paper’s claims were amplified by Fox News.

DSCC Falsely Attacks Daines on Social Security (September 16, 2020) In a TV ad, a Democratic committee falsely claims Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is “pushing a plan” that could “end Social Security benefits by 2023.”

Trump Bucks Climate Science in Wildfire Briefing (September 15, 2020). In a briefing on the barrage of wildfires burning in the West, President Trump baselessly claimed “it’ll start getting cooler,” adding that he didn’t think “science knows” whether or not temperatures would increase in the future. Scientists are very confident that global average temperatures will continue to rise.

Trump Spins Quotes by/About Biden (September 14, 2020). In campaign rallies in Nevada, President Trump twisted remarks made by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and gave a disputed description of comments by Biden’s former chief of staff.

Biden’s False Attacks on Trump’s Social Security ‘Plan’ (September 11, 2020). A Biden campaign TV ad falsely claims that a government analysis of President Trump’s “planned cuts to Social Security” shows that “if Trump gets his way, Social Security benefits will run out in just three years from now.”