Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Mail-In Ballots and Fraudulent Voting
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump and GOP lawmakers have repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud and issues with mail-in ballots, but evidence does not support these assertions.
- Trump has escalated attacks on mail-in voting through public statements, executive orders, and lawsuits, often using misleading comparisons and debunked claims.
- The Justice Department under Trump has selectively used data to criticize state voter roll maintenance and pushed false claims about noncitizen voting in Congress.
- Studies, including a 2025 Brookings Institution analysis, show that documented mail-in ballot fraud is extremely rare, with only four cases per 10 million mailed ballots.
- A Heritage Foundation database recorded 289 absentee ballot fraud cases over more than four decades, indicating fraud is not widespread or systemic.
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