8 People 23152 Fact-checks 7471 Articles People (8) Left Action California Republican Party Miss California USA Oregon Ballot Measure 81 Election Integrity Project California California Together, No On Proposition 1 Ohioans Against Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty Fact-checks (23152) Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats. By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024 Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Ballots recovered from a Santa Clara County, California, ravine are evidence of “how the left cheats to win.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 18, 2022 Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election." By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2026 Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4. By Chris Nichols• November 11, 2020 Kevin Sorbo stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet: “So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.” By Bill McCarthy, Chris Nichols• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols, Amy Sherman• July 31, 2020 Public Interest Legal Foundation stated on January 18, 2023 in a report: In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election. By Jeff Cercone• January 26, 2023 TikTok posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” By Tom Kertscher• November 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 04, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Voting in California is “rigged.” By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2025 Robert Uithoven stated on June 06, 2016 in on an episode of Nevada NewsMakers: "If Question 1 were to pass here in Nevada, we would have more restrictive gun laws here in Nevada dealing with the transfer of firearms than they do in California." By Riley Snyder• June 22, 2016 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!” By Chris Nichols• November 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts: Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.” By Chris Nichols• July 28, 2020 Rusty Hicks stated on January 12, 2021 in a press conference: The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup." By Chris Nichols• January 14, 2021 Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode: “Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post: "California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters." By Tom Kertscher• October 22, 2020 Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2021 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged." By Chris Nichols• May 26, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” By Chris Nichols• September 1, 2020 X posts stated on June 07, 2026 in X posts: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7. By Maria Briceño• June 8, 2026 Articles (7471) Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In California By Chris Nichols• October 23, 2020 Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law By Chris Nichols• September 3, 2020 Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 10, 2022 There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts. By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2020 PolitiFact California Guide To Misinformation About The Newsom Recall Election By Chris Nichols• August 16, 2021 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Trump Draws False Contrast Between Absentee, Mail-In Voting, Election Experts Say By Chris Nichols• July 30, 2020 What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2020 One year of fact-checking California, on-air and online By Chris Nichols• December 12, 2016 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 3, 2022 What would happen if Joe Biden or Donald Trump leaves his party’s ticket? By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2024 No Evidence To Support Claims Californians Fraudulently Voted In Nevada Election By Chris Nichols• November 10, 2020 What’s Allowed And What’s Not At Voting Sites In California? By Chris Nichols• October 2, 2020
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Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post: "Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats. By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024 Viral image stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Ballots recovered from a Santa Clara County, California, ravine are evidence of “how the left cheats to win.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 18, 2022 Donald Trump stated on June 07, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election." By Amy Sherman• June 8, 2026 Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.” By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022 Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows California election workers "cheating" by collecting ballots from drop box on Nov. 4. By Chris Nichols• November 11, 2020 Kevin Sorbo stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet: “So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.” By Bill McCarthy, Chris Nichols• February 16, 2021 Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference: Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols, Amy Sherman• July 31, 2020 Public Interest Legal Foundation stated on January 18, 2023 in a report: In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election. By Jeff Cercone• January 26, 2023 TikTok posts stated on November 05, 2020 in a TikTok video: Video showing collection of California ballots on Nov. 4 shows “cheating.” By Tom Kertscher• November 6, 2020 Donald Trump stated on November 04, 2025 in a Truth Social post: Voting in California is “rigged.” By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• November 5, 2025 Robert Uithoven stated on June 06, 2016 in on an episode of Nevada NewsMakers: "If Question 1 were to pass here in Nevada, we would have more restrictive gun laws here in Nevada dealing with the transfer of firearms than they do in California." By Riley Snyder• June 22, 2016 Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is the California model spreading across the country. When you need to flip things blue there’s always some mysterious mail-in ballots lying around that’ll do the trick. Shameful!” By Chris Nichols• November 4, 2020 Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts: Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.” By Chris Nichols• July 28, 2020 Rusty Hicks stated on January 12, 2021 in a press conference: The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup." By Chris Nichols• January 14, 2021 Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode: “Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.” By Loreben Tuquero• August 21, 2025 Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2020 in an Instagram post: "California sends 440,000 ballots to ineligible voters." By Tom Kertscher• October 22, 2020 Breitbart stated on September 13, 2021 in an article: “Polling center tells some Republicans they ‘already voted’" in the California recall election. By Tom Kertscher• September 14, 2021 Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged." By Chris Nichols• May 26, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 31, 2020 in social media posts: California voters who go to the polls to vote in person will be “TURNED AWAY & CANNOT VOTE” unless they change their voting preference to “NO to mail in voting.” By Chris Nichols• September 1, 2020 X posts stated on June 07, 2026 in X posts: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7. By Maria Briceño• June 8, 2026
Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In California By Chris Nichols• October 23, 2020 Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 18, 2020 Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law By Chris Nichols• September 3, 2020 Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2020 The Trump administration is deploying election monitors to California, New Jersey. Is that unusual? By Amy Sherman• October 28, 2025 What you need to know about misinformation on Election Day By Daniel Funke• November 2, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 10, 2022 There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts. By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2020 PolitiFact California Guide To Misinformation About The Newsom Recall Election By Chris Nichols• August 16, 2021 Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020 Trump Draws False Contrast Between Absentee, Mail-In Voting, Election Experts Say By Chris Nichols• July 30, 2020 What To Know Before Voting In-Person In California By Chris Nichols• October 30, 2020 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman• September 22, 2021 Ballot drop boxes have long been used without controversy. Then Trump got involved By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2020 One year of fact-checking California, on-air and online By Chris Nichols• December 12, 2016 How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 19, 2020 Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 3, 2022 What would happen if Joe Biden or Donald Trump leaves his party’s ticket? By Louis Jacobson• June 28, 2024 No Evidence To Support Claims Californians Fraudulently Voted In Nevada Election By Chris Nichols• November 10, 2020 What’s Allowed And What’s Not At Voting Sites In California? By Chris Nichols• October 2, 2020
