Index/People/Brad Raffensperger

Brad Raffensperger

Secretary of State of Georgia since 2019

Fact-Checks

14 results

Dec 21, 2025

315000 ballots

Fulton County officials acknowledged at a December 9, 2025 hearing that roughly 315,000 early-vote tabulator tapes from the 2020 general election lacked the required poll-worker signatures yet were ne...

Nov 20, 2025

What were the findings of the Georgia Secretary of State and Fulton County investigations into ballot handling?

Investigations by Georgia’s Secretary of State and by Fulton County into ballot handling have repeatedly found no evidence of widespread ballot-stuffing or illegal coordinated ballot harvesting; a Sta...

Oct 10, 2025

What are the specific charges against Trump in the Georgia election interference case?

The available materials show that Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted in Georgia in August 2023 on allegations that they participated in a coordinated scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential res...

Jan 19, 2026

What evidence did the House Jan. 6 committee present linking Trump to attempts to overturn the 2020 election?

The House Jan. 6 committee presented a multi-part body of evidence it said linked Donald Trump to a coordinated effort to overturn the 2020 election—ranging from repeated public falsehoods and pressur...

Jan 16, 2026

What charges did the Fulton County indictment against Donald Trump allege and what is the case status?

The Fulton County indictment returned August 14, 2023, accuses former President Donald J. Trump and 18 co-defendants of taking part in a sprawling scheme to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential electi...

Nov 15, 2025

How does the Georgia election interference case differ from other Trump investigations?

The Georgia case is a state racketeering-style prosecution that accuses Donald Trump and 18 co‑defendants of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential result in Georgia, including a RICO count and ...

Jan 19, 2026

What are the specific 34 charges in the Georgia indictment of Donald J. Trump?

The premise that the Georgia indictment against Donald J. Trump contains “34 charges” is incorrect: the Georgia grand jury returned a 41‑count indictment on August 14, 2023, and that indictment charge...

Jan 12, 2026

Which 2022 state redistricting lawsuits involved federal intervention by the Biden administration?

The Biden administration, through the U.S. Department of Justice, directly intervened in high-profile 2022 redistricting litigation chiefly by filing a federal lawsuit against Texas challenging its co...

Jan 7, 2026

What legal findings did the committee make about Trump's intent and coordination regarding the riot?

The House Select Committee concluded that former President Donald Trump engaged in premeditated efforts to overturn the 2020 election and that those actions formed part of a “multi‑part conspiracy” ti...

Jan 4, 2026

What specific transactions or votes are cited in claims that Burt Jones 'profited off taxpayers,' and how have independent fact-checks assessed those claims?

Television ads, mailers and texts paid for by an anonymous group calling itself “Georgians for Integrity” have accused Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones of “profiting off taxpayers,” but the campaign report...

Jan 4, 2026

Did trump admit to paying for votes in the 2020 election?

No. There is no record in the provided reporting of former President Donald Trump admitting that he paid voters to cast ballots in the 2020 election; what is documented is intense pressure on state of...

Dec 3, 2025

What were the charges, evidence, and sentences in Trump’s convictions or indictments?

Donald Trump faced four major criminal prosecutions between 2023–2025 that, together, produced 88 counts across jurisdictions; a Manhattan jury convicted him of 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying bu...

Nov 23, 2025

Who sets the date for a special election in Georgia and what is the governor's authority and timeline?

Georgia law and practice show two different authorities can “call” — i.e., set — special election dates depending on the office: the Georgia Secretary of State commonly issues formal “calls” for state...