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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

During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactElections & voting

The “3 red stripes” in Joe Biden’s campaign logo refer to a Chinese socialist slogan.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

"Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

Group “identifies 12,547 illegal votes” in Georgia's 2020 election results, “exceeds margin of victory in the state.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

On the day of the Dec. 6 runoff, “armed groups of Black Panthers” were “reportedly patrolling certain voting locations” in Georgia.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Video shows Joe Biden was “wearing a wire” during the Sept. 29 presidential debate.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

The ‘Judge’ who took Trump off the ballot in Illinois is a traffic court judge.

Publisher’s rating: Not the Whole Story

PolitiFactElections & voting

A discrepancy in the number of ballots and voters in the 2022 general election in New York “appears to be a federal crime.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

"The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Claims that "widespread illegal ballot harvesting" elected Georgia's two Democratic U.S. senators.

Publisher’s rating: No Evidence

PolitiFactElections & voting

Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received only 3,444 votes in the Nevada caucuses.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

"Almost ZERO ballots rejected in Georgia this election. In years past, close to 4%. Not possible."

Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

"I did no advertising. I did nothing [to promote the "Save America" rally]. ... We didn't do anything. This just happened."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies"

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactElections & voting

"Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats)”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactElections & voting

Donald Trump tweeted, “I have it on good authority that the real reason for the delayed results from the #IowaCaucus is they are trying to hide the fact that the winner was @VerminSupreme. This is one time I hope the DNC is actually successful, as Vermin is the only candidate that is smart (and crazy) enough to possibly beat me!”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactElections & voting

Philadelphia is “clouding the vote counting in a shroud of darkness.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgElections & voting

"It’s clear this guy wants another January 6," pointing to former President Donald Trump's comments on a "bloodbath" if he isn't elected.

Publisher’s rating: Out of Context