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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

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Joe Biden “promised his party an African American Vice President. Not a Latino.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Democrats used “47 million mail-in ballots” to steal “every election in the country.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

“In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

“This week the military was moving big equipment into the major big cities preparing for the Maricopa audit results.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Utah voter: “VOTER FRAUD? YOU TELL ME”

Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

From a statement alleging "cheating" in the 2020 election: "Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Secretary of State ... insisted that the Antrim County Clerk simply made a mistake, and this was not a cause to look closer at every county in Michigan."

Publisher’s rating: Hand Recount Verified Results

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

In Pennsylvania, "it was voters in the Democrat counties that were contacted saying, your ballot has been canceled, you need to come fix it," while others in "Republican-leaning counties" had "no opportunity to fix it."

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

PolitiFactElections & voting

“15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactElections & voting

"China was behind the interference and the effort to overthrow our government and the election, election fraud."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

On running against Donald Trump for president.

Publisher’s rating: Full Flop

Maldita.esElections & voting

Maleta con votos entrando en un centro de recuento de Detroit, Estados Unidos

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactElections & voting

Donald Trump is recruiting “excited and enthusiastic MINORITY actors and actresses” to appear at his campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says Joe Biden’s presidential campaign donated $20 million to bail out protesters.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”

Publisher’s rating: True

PolitiFactElections & voting

"Right here in this great state of Georgia, it was the voter suppression, particularly of African-American communities, that prevented us from having a Gov. Stacey Abrams right now."

Publisher’s rating: Not provable

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

"Clark County, Nevada, has a corrupt voting system… Arizona even said 'by the end of the week!' – They want more time to cheat!"

Publisher’s rating: No Evidence

PolitiFactElections & voting

The Washington Times ran a front-page headline that said, “President Gore.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

In Iowa, "they have allowed a little over 300 people to re-vote."

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire