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.
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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
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
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
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 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
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
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in social media posts
Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
False
February 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2025 a Truth Social post
CBS News and “60 Minutes” “replaced” former Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview answers “with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 7, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 28, 2025 an Instagram post
A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”
False
January 30, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 20, 2025 a post
After President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government approved a 2025 $1,000 stimulus program for all Americans.
False
By Sara Swann • January 24, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 22, 2025 an interview
The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • January 24, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 22, 2025 an Instagram post
“Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”
False
January 24, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 20, 2025 a post
After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
False
By Sara Swann • January 22, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 19, 2025 social media posts
Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 21, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 20, 2025 a post
Second lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if (President Donald) Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.”
False
By Sara Swann • January 21, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on January 14, 2025 a post
President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.”
False
By Sara Swann • January 17, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 7, 2025 a press conference
“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2025
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