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Voting

6 checks on the record, newest first.

Verdict mix: 4 True · 1 Mostly True · 1 False

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Voting

In-person early voting is underway in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Verdict: True
In-person early voting began in Virginia on September 20, 2024, confirming the claim.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 21, 2026
Voting

In-person early voting is underway in Minnesota

Verdict: True
In-person early voting has officially begun in Minnesota.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 21, 2026
Voting

The Department of Homeland Security asked the Department of Justice to investigate the transfer of private state voter data to a nonprofit tied to Mark Zuckerberg.

Verdict: True
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent a letter to DOJ asking it to investigate whether state voter/driver data was improperly transferred to nonprofits including ERIC and CEIR, groups tied to Zuckerberg-linked funding, matching Trump's claim.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 7, 2026
Voting

Trump described New Mexico as one of the states with the greatest history of election/vote cheating.

Verdict: True
Trump's own Truth Social post, archived by trumpstruth.org, directly describes New Mexico as 'one of the great vote cheating states of all time.'The Baseline automated desk · Sep 7, 2026
Voting

"9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE Act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10."

Verdict: Mostly True
Survey research supports roughly this share: studies estimate that about 9% of voting-age citizens, on the order of 20 million people, lack a current government-issued photo ID. Estimates vary by survey and by how ID is defined.PolitiFact, University of Maryland · Mar 18, 2026
Voting

"By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote."

Verdict: False
No federal law ties Medicaid enrollment to voting rights. The National Voter Registration Act requires agencies including Medicaid offices to offer voter-registration services, but signing up for Medicaid does not register anyone or grant the right to vote.PolitiFact, National Voter Registration Act · Jan 14, 2026
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