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All Fact-checks for Elections

stated on June 11, 2023 in a Facebook video

Video showing someone in military gear outside a Georgia Waffle House proves that Donald Trump is president.

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stated on June 19, 2023 in a video

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes."

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stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump released new proof of 2020 election fraud.

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stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media

A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.

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stated on June 1, 2023 in a TikTok

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”

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stated on May 28, 2023 in a post

Video shows officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, "illegally breaking into" voting machines.

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stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post

“Arizona BANS Electronic Voting Machines.”

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stated on May 21, 2023 in a post shared on Facebook

An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”

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stated on May 2, 2023 in a Facebook post

“Texas Republicans just voted to give a Republican appointee the power to single-handedly CANCEL election results in the state’s largest Democratic county.”

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stated on April 30, 2023 in a Truth Social post

A Florida elections bill “guts everything” “instead of getting tough, and doing what the people want (same day voting, Voter ID, proof of Citizenship, paper ballots, hand count, etc.).”

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stated on February 23, 2023 in TV interview

"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”

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stated on March 31, 2023 in a video

A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying, “Now Trump’s been indicted, now the people will have no choice but to accept me as their assigned candidate.”

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stated on April 4, 2023 in remarks at Mar-a-Lago

Regarding Trump’s January 2021 telephone call with Georgia election officials, “nobody found anything wrong with that perfect call until a book promotion tour many months later.”

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stated on March 8, 2023 in Campaign ad

At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.

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Janet Protasiewicz

stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad

As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”

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stated on February 21, 2023 in a Facebook post

A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”

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stated on February 18, 2023 in a tweet

Wake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.

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stated on February 28, 2023 in a Truth Social post

The 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”

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stated on February 25, 2023 in a tweet

Says Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”

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Instagram posts

stated on February 22, 2023 in an Instagram post

“President Joe Biden admits to faking the election.”

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2024 presidential primaries: Democrats switch up state order; GOP awaits Iowa caucuses

2024 presidential primaries: Democrats switch up state order; GOP awaits Iowa caucuses

By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2023

How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation

How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation

By Sevana Wenn • July 6, 2023

PolitiFact y las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo en Florida se unen para verificar hechos

PolitiFact y las estaciones de NBC y Telemundo en Florida se unen para verificar hechos

By PolitiFact Staff • June 12, 2023

Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation

Read Donald Trump’s indictment in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation

By Ellen Hine • June 9, 2023

Fact-checking 2024 presidential candidates, who’s running

Fact-checking 2024 presidential candidates, who’s running

By PolitiFact Staff • June 5, 2023

Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes

Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes

By Matthew Crowley • May 25, 2023

PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership

PolitiFact and Florida NBC and Telemundo stations announce bilingual fact-checking partnership

By PolitiFact Staff • May 25, 2023

Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee?

Fact-checking ‘Succession’: What happens if a fire destroys 100,000 absentee ballots in Milwaukee?

By Loreben Tuquero • May 19, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents

By Matthew Crowley • May 10, 2023

Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?

Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2023

Joe Biden anunció su campaña de reelección. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos recientes?

Joe Biden anunció su campaña de reelección. ¿Qué tan ciertos han sido sus discursos recientes?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

By Madison Czopek • April 24, 2023

Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial

Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial

By Madison Czopek • April 17, 2023

Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company

Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company

By Jeff Cercone • April 17, 2023

¿Puede Donald Trump ser candidato a la presidencia tras enfrentar cargos criminales en Nueva York?

¿Puede Donald Trump ser candidato a la presidencia tras enfrentar cargos criminales en Nueva York?

By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2023

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks related to Biden, Trump

By Jeff Cercone • April 3, 2023

Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally

Fact-checking Trump’s false and misleading claims in Waco, Texas, rally

By Matthew Crowley • March 26, 2023

Q&A: Can Trump run for president if indicted in Stormy Daniels case? What happens if he's arrested?

Q&A: Can Trump run for president if indicted in Stormy Daniels case? What happens if he's arrested?

By Louis Jacobson • March 20, 2023

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech about elections, immigration, economy

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2023 CPAC speech about elections, immigration, economy

By Matthew Crowley • March 6, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' book: What 'The Courage to Be Free' glosses over about his record

By Yacob Reyes • March 1, 2023

Latest promises about Elections

Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections

Restrict super PACs

Require all federal candidates to release tax returns

Increase transparency of election spending

Update the Voting Rights Act

Place lifetime ban on foreign lobbyists raising money for American elections

Fix problems of voter access such as long lines on Election Day and on early voting days