Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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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
X posts
X posts
stated on May 8, 2025 posts
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels • May 9, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on April 13, 2025 a post on X
Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 18, 2025
Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds
stated on April 10, 2025 a NewsNation interview
Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • April 18, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 a memo
The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 10, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on April 1, 2025 an X post
“Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2025
Sydney Batch
Sydney Batch
stated on February 28, 2025 a podcast interview
North Carolina “always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several years ago they changed it.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 28, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on March 12, 2025 TV debate
"Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 9, 2025 in social media posts
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
False
March 10, 2025
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