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Voting laws and restrictions

The impact of persistent, false allegations of election fraud on voting laws and turnout.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 25, 2026
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What is the evidence for election fraud during the US 2024 election?

The factual record for the shows isolated, documented instances of — local arrests, state investigations and a handful of legal challenges — but no vetted evidence that widespread fraud altered the na...

Jan 26, 2026
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How many cases of voter fraud were prosecuted in the 2020 US elections?

The short, evidence-based answer: there were dozens to a few hundred investigated or alleged instances tied to the , but confirmed criminal prosecutions and convictions related specifically to alterin...

Jan 24, 2026
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Was tgere voter fraud in 2020

Yes—there were isolated, proven instances of , as there are in most elections, but exhaustive reporting, court rulings, statistical analyses, and statements from specialists found no evidence of wides...

Jan 22, 2026

Who were the top witnesses in the January 6 committee hearings?

Select Committee's most consequential witnesses combined frontline law-enforcement testimony with insider and campaign revelations: former White House aide and multiple officers were focal figures, wh...

Jan 22, 2026

How many voter fraud prosecutions occurred after the 2020 election?

The most comprehensive public reporting found that formal referrals and investigations tied to alleged were very small in number and overwhelmingly declined by prosecutors — counted just under 475 pot...

Jan 27, 2026

What effects did past impeachment efforts have on midterm turnout and party performance?

Past have had mixed and context-dependent effects on midterm turnout and party performance: sometimes they galvanized opposition voters and reshaped congressional control, while at other times they pr...

Jan 27, 2026

Amount of fraud in 2020 election that has been verified

Verified instances of voter fraud tied to the were vanishingly small compared with the tens of millions of ballots cast: major post‑election reviews and reporting projects found fewer than 475 potenti...

Jan 25, 2026

Did any state violate federal election statute in 2020?

The question of whether any state violated a federal election statute in produced many lawsuits and partisan claims, but available reporting shows courts and federal authorities did not sustain a find...