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All Fact-checks for Elections

Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 an interview:
“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 an interview with Fox News Digital:
Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on April 21, 2026 an X post:
“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 22, 2026
Restoration of America
Restoration of America
stated on April 13, 2026 an ad:
“83% of us favor requiring a photo ID to vote. In fact, most of the civilized world requires it but not us.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 23, 2026 remarks at a Memphis event:
"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on March 17, 2026 an X post:
The SAVE America Act “requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 24, 2026
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on March 18, 2026 an X post:
“9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2026
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 17, 2026 remarks to reporters:
The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2026
Benny Johnson
Benny Johnson
stated on January 16, 2026 an X post:
Video showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 21, 2026
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on January 6, 2026 an interview on Fox News:
“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2025 a Truth Social post:
Voting in California is “rigged.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • November 5, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on November 2, 2025 an X post:
New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • November 4, 2025
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
stated on November 4, 2025 an X post:
“The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on October 9, 2025 a post on X:
“If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 14, 2025
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 7, 2025 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing:
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2025 remarks at the White House:
With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 18, 2025 a Truth Social post:
“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
False
By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 26, 2025 a Truth Social post:
Democrats paid Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement.
False
By Maria Briceño • July 28, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2025 a press conference:
In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 25, 2025 social media posts:
The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
False
By Amy Sherman • May 28, 2025
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Latest promises about Elections

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Count all votes by election night
Trump’s promise to count all votes on election night stalls as related case heads to Supreme Court | February 19, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Require voter ID at the polls
House passes Trump-supported voter ID law, Senate passage unlikely | February 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Require proof of citizenship at the polls
SAVE America Act requires proof of citizenship to vote, but faces hurdles in Senate | February 17, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Require only paper ballots
Trump’s promise to require only paper ballots stalls | January 21, 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Update the Voting Rights Act
President Joe Biden broke promise to update the Voting Rights Act | December 11, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections
Narrow constitutional amendment proposals went nowhere under Biden | December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Increase transparency of election spending
Election transparency effort withers after initial progress | December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Require all federal candidates to release tax returns
Twin efforts to require tax return disclosure fail to make it to Biden’s desk | December 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Restrict super PACs
Proposal to restrict super PACs fizzles after House passage in 2021 | December 6, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections
Trump breaks promise to ban foreign lobbyists from raising election money | December 21, 2020
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days
Wait times at the polls improve in 2016, but battle isn’t over | December 22, 2016
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