Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
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Politics
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The US midterm elections take place on Tuesday 3 November, with the results set to shape the next two years of American politics.
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results → publish → politics
BBC News is on hand to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments across all platforms, no matter where you are in the world.
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you → keep → world
Online
Follow the election results and developments as the night unfolds on the BBC News website and app.
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night → follow → website
We'll stream the BBC's election results programme from 18:30 EST (23:30 GMT) once polls close on the East Coast.
It will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer and BBC News YouTube, external.
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It → stream → iPlayer
There'll also be a comprehensive text and video offer and a live page where you can get the latest updates, reaction and analysis.
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you → get → updates
Audiences will be able to use the interactive results service to watch live updates of the vote count in every state.
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Audiences → use → state
The BBC's election results programme will be broadcast live from Washington on BBC One and the BBC News Channel from 18:30 EST (23:30 GMT).
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programme → broadcast → EST
It will be hosted by Clive Myrie from the Capitol, with Sumi Somaskanda and Caitríona Perry in the BBC's Washington DC studio.
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It → host → studio
Correspondents will report from battleground states while North America editor Sarah Smith and North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher will give their take from Washington DC.
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Smith → report → DC
BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins will also drill down into the key results as they come in.
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they → drill → results
BBC Breakfast will also have a round-up of the results for viewers on BBC One from 01:00 EST (06:00 GMT) on Wednesday 4 November, with analysis of what it means for Donald Trump's final two years in office.
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it → have → office
Radio and Sounds
Special coverage from Washington starts at 18:00 EST (23:00 GMT) with James Coomarasamy and Asma Khalid.
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coverage → start → Coomarasamy
Listeners in the UK can follow them on BBC Radio 4.
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Listeners → follow → Radio
Listeners outside the UK can hear the same broadcast on the BBC World Service.
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Listeners → hear → Service
The Today programme on BBC Radio 4 will have all the reaction to the night's events from Washington from 01:00 EST (06:00 GMT) on Wednesday 4 November.
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programme → have → Wednesday
Election week also sees Americast become a daily podcast, with Justin Webb, Sarah Smith, Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring helping audiences make sense of the biggest moments.
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audiences → see → moments
How the BBC gets and reports results
The BBC has two trusted partners that provide results - AP news agency and our US news partner CBS.
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that → get → results
When we bring you a result, we call it a "projection".
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That's because our partners analyse incoming results data, and when they are confident that one candidate has an unbeatable lead in a particular race, they project the winner.
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they → analyse → winner
That projection is not the official result - but it nearly always proves to be correct when all the votes are eventually counted.
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votes → prove → ?
The final result comes when states certify the results – often days or weeks after election day.
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states → come → day
The Aporia
