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Elections & voting fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about elections & voting. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

5,415 published reviews in this topic

PolitiFactElections & voting

In Lancaster, Pa., “We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold, 2,600 votes. ... And every vote was written by the same person."

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

A photo purports to show a crowd "gathered for the Trump Rally in Tulsa."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Video shows the FBI reported that “three linked groups have been apprehended for rigging early voting by mail in ballot.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

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.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

“The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says Donald Trump said “good” during the final presidential debate in reference to families being separated at the border.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

"El Pentágono falló en enviar las boletas para el voto en ausencia al personal militar activo".

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

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

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Postal workers in Michigan backdated ballots so that they could be counted.

Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts

PolitiFactElections & voting

"21% of 140,000 ballots were found to be in error in GA.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactElections & voting

It’s proof of “voter fraud” that it takes some states days to count 2 million votes while Florida results were available on election night.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

A photo shows "a Trump rally in downtown Philly yesterday."

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

Delayed election results are proof of fraud.

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esElections & voting

Mapa con los datos sin procesar del servidor incautado por el ejército de EE. UU. muestran que Trump ganó las elecciones de EEUU

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactElections & voting

“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

“Revolucionarios Comunistas de América” marcharon a favor de Kamala Harris.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire