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Did the RNC Block Challengers to Trump’s Re-Election?

29 January 2019 - The Republican National Committee passed a resolution supporting President Trump at a winter 2019 gathering but didn't completely preclude an intra-party challenge.

Did the DHS Find That 12 Million-Plus Votes for Trump Were Never Counted?

30 January 2019 - And if so, does he get an extra year in office to make up for it?

Did Texas Discover 58,000 Cases of Voter Fraud by Non-Citizens?

27 January 2019 - "Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice."

Does This Video Prove Martin Luther King Was a Republican?

23 January 2019 - The civil rights icon was never a vocal advocate of either major political party, both of which have evolved considerably since his lifetime.

Did 33 Republicans Who Voted to Repeal Obamacare Lose Their Congressional Seats?

6 December 2018 - Voting to repeal Obamacare may or may not have doomed the re-election chances of many Republicans in Congress.

Were Some Voters’ Absentee Ballots Returned as ‘Undeliverable’?

18 November 2018 - Reports out of Ohio and Georgia claimed that ballots mailed in government-provided envelopes were rejected by the USPS.

Were 53,000 Dead People Found on Florida’s Voter Rolls?

16 November 2018 - Zombie voters, or zombie claims?

Did a Broward County Employee Witness Elections Staff Filling Out Blank Ballots?

14 November 2018 - A temp worker signed an affidavit in 2016 stating she saw elections officials filling out blank absentee ballots.

Did Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz Register to Vote as a Republican from Jail?

13 November 2018 - Cruz, who has confessed to the shooting but has yet to be convicted, has a constitutional right to vote and used that right to vote as a Republican in July 2018.

Would a Proposal by President Trump Exclude Overseas Military Votes in Florida’s Elections?

13 November 2018 - If it was carried out, the president's call to finalize the preliminary election results before 16 November would discount ballots cast by Floridians overseas.

Were Democrats Allowed to Vote Twice in Maryland’s Midterm Election?

12 November 2018 - A caller on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Internet talk show claimed he overheard poll workers encouraging voters to vote a second time.