Unfounded claims about widespread fraud in the 2024 presidential election have spread online in the days since President-elect Donald Trump won back the Oval Office. 

Some social media posts have falsely invoked news organizations as evidence.

“CBS is reporting cheating in the election,” a Nov. 10 Threads post said. “If the accusations are true. There could be a recount. This will change everything. Let’s cross our fingers!”

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CBS News spokesperson Hugo Rojo told PolitiFact, “CBS News did not report or say there was cheating in the election.” 

Rojo previously refuted a similar claim that USA Today fact-checked, finding that the network also didn’t accuse Trump “of cheating his victory over the 2024 presidential election.”

We found no stories published on CBS News’ website reporting on cheating or a recount in the 2024 presidential election. 

We rate this post False.