Voter Fraud Rumors

As the world waited for the final 2020 U.S. election results, claims of voter fraud in Michigan, Wisconsin, and other states flooded the Snopes inbox.

Ruby Freeman Was Not Arrested by the FBI

29 August 2022

Election-fraud fan fiction spun out of control in 2020.

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Did Pennsylvania Record 205,000 More Votes Than Voters?

13 July 2022

Pennsylvania officials warned of "the dangers of uninformed, lay analysis combined with a basic lack...

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A U.S. House committee presented its findings from a months-long investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, in June 2022.

The Jan. 6 Committee Hearings in Fact Checks

22 June 2022

Within Snopes' fact-checking archives is evidence regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and Trump's voter-fraud...

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions

1 July 2021

The ruling was split 6-3.

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No, Maricopa County Ballots Weren’t Destroyed in a Chicken Farm Fire

19 May 2021

Conspiracy theories abounded during a partisan recount of Arizona's 2020 presidential election results.

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Barry Morphew, a Colorado man accused of murdering his wife Suzanne, who has been missing since May 2020, is also accused of submitting her mail-in ballot with a vote for former U.S. President Donald Trump in November 2020.

Did a Man Forge His Dead Wife’s Vote for Trump?

17 May 2021

Barry Morphew has been charged with first-degree murder in the case of his missing wife,...

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In this April 20, 2021, photo, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters following a GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has set a Wednesday vote for removing Cheney from her No. 3 Republican leadership post after Cheney repeatedly challenged former President Donald Trump over his claims of widespread voting fraud and his role in encouraging supporters' Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP Ousts Trump Critic Liz Cheney from Top Post

12 May 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney has told Republicans she intends to remain in Congress and seek reelection...

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Surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session, Friday, April 30, 2021, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DeSantis Signs GOP-Drafted Florida Voting Bill, Legal Fight Begins

6 May 2021

“Right now I have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the...

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FILE - In this April 21, 2021, file photo, people opposed to Texas voter bills HB6 and SB7 hold signs during a news conference hosted by Texas Rising Action on the steps of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Republican lawmakers around the country are pressing ahead with efforts to tighten voting laws, despite growing warnings from business leaders that the measures could harm democracy and the economic climate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Despite Business Warnings, GOP Moves Ahead with Voting Bills

5 May 2021

The statement stopped short of stating opposition to the specific legislation proposed in Texas. Nonetheless,...

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Is This an April 2021 Video of Trump Complaining About 2020 Election Results?

2 May 2021

The former president's remarks were captured at a $2,900 per person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen as sundown in Washington. The Supreme Court says it will not hear a case out of Pennsylvania related to the 2020 election, a case that had lingered while similar election challenges had already been rejected by the justices. The high court directed a lower court to dismiss the case as moot. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court Rejects Lingering 2020 Election Challenge Case

19 April 2021

The high court directed a lower court to dismiss the case as moot.

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Leaders of GM, Ford Among Objectors to Voting Restrictions

13 April 2021

The businesses issued a joint statement saying they are united for principles such as equitable...

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