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Search results for "Trump has a plot to rig midterm elections"

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Fact-checks (23379)

X posts stated on July 28, 2022 in a tweet:
Pens provided by Maricopa County are part of a plot to rig the Arizona primary.
By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2022
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
Instagram posts stated on November 06, 2022 in an Instagram post:
"They’re trying to rig the election again! Do not trust the Soros funded voting machines!!!”
By Jeff Cercone• November 8, 2022
Jim Marchant stated on October 08, 2022 in a rally:
“President Trump and I lost an election in 2020 because of a rigged election.”
By Amy Sherman• October 10, 2022
Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in a rally:
Ranked choice voting in Alaska is a “total rigged deal.”
By Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022
Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Democrats used “47 million mail-in ballots” to steal “every election in the country.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2022
Todd Rokita stated on April 03, 2018 in an ad:
"Luke Messer? He plotted with the Never-Trumpers to steal the nomination from President Trump."
By Manuela Tobias• April 13, 2018
Alex Jones stated on October 24, 2018 in in a blog post:
Says explosive devices mailed to prominent Democrats and Trump critics confirm the "deep state (is) launching false flag against (mainstream media)/Dems to blame Trump & pro-America forces."
By John Kruzel• October 25, 2018
Lou Dobbs stated on November 15, 2018 in on Fox Business Network:
"We are watching, you know, millions of illegal immigrants cross our borders, and many of them voting in the past election that's what, just a couple weeks ago."
By John Kruzel• November 16, 2018
Katie Porter stated on March 07, 2024 in a post on X:
Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2024
Instagram posts stated on February 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic” plotting to “blame REPUBLICANS AND MAGA” for reform delays.
By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2024
Donald Trump stated on January 23, 2024 in a speech in New Hampshire:
Democrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election.
By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2024
Hillary Clinton stated on October 24, 2016 in a rally in New Hampshire:
Says Donald Trump is "the first person running for president, Republican or Democrat, who refused to say that he would respect the results of this election."
By Lauren Carroll• October 25, 2016
Instagram posts stated on November 17, 2022 in a post:
The Arizona gubernatorial race was a “fraudulent election.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2022
Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Map proves the Pennsylvania Senate election was rigged.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2022
Bloggers stated on November 06, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says MSNBC called the Florida governor’s race for Andrew Gillum before Election Day.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 6, 2018
Social Media stated on February 24, 2025 in in social media posts:
Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
By Jeff Cercone• February 26, 2025
Joe Biden stated on January 11, 2022 in a speech on voting rights in Georgia:
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
By Amy Sherman• January 13, 2022
Donald Trump stated on August 20, 2020 in comments in Scranton, Pa.:
“So this is just a way they’re trying to steal the election, and everybody knows that. Because the only way they’re going to win is by a rigged election.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 24, 2020
Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in an Instagram post:
John Fetterman “is suing for the right to cheat and steal the election.”
By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022

Articles (7755)

Trump’s cascade of falsehoods about voting by mail

By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2020

We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit

By Jeff Cercone• November 9, 2022

Why the ‘stop the steal’ Arizona Republicans are wrong about 2020

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• August 3, 2022

QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence

By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022

Trump's actions could affect the 2026 midterm elections. What will it mean for voters?

By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025

The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman• January 6, 2022

Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom'

By Tom Kertscher• November 15, 2022

How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims

By Madison Czopek• November 15, 2022

Fact-checking Trump’s rally with Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, but not Ron DeSantis

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 7, 2022

Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races

By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022

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

By Jeff Cercone• April 17, 2023

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg• November 21, 2018

The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do.

By Amy Sherman• May 7, 2024

Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2022

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

By Sevana Wenn• July 6, 2023

Trump and his allies lack evidence for claim about 'rigged' California recall

By Amy Sherman• September 13, 2021

The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time

By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2022

Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging

By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman• April 20, 2016

Donald Trump’s misleading complaints about election rigging in Florida

By Alan Gathright, Amy Sherman• April 21, 2016

Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll

By Josie Hollingsworth• December 16, 2020