Americans will be heading to the polling stations this week for the crucial midterm elections - and there is a lot at stake. The biyearly votes, which get their name because they fall in the middle of a President's four-year term in the White House, are to determine who sits in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Democrats currently hold both chambers of Congress, where nationwide laws are made, but are expected to lose the House and face an incredibly tight battle for the Senate, according to the latest polls. A number of lies and misleading claims are being spread across the internet - with many arguing that Tuesday's vote will be a test of the fidelity of the election system.
