Claims tagged with "Elections"

View all claims tagged with "Elections"

Clear Filter

Subject Tag

Extracted Claims (416)

HSI—which normally handles human trafficking, drug dealing, and child exploitation—has been ordered to start interrogating people suspected of voter fraud as part of a "surge" starting on September 1,... 1.000

👤 document leaked to CNN 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Law Enforcement , Elections

Simplified: A document leaked to CNN states that Homeland Security Investigations was ordered to begin interrogating people for voter fraud in a "surge" starting...

2 sources

2 weeks ago
Earlier this month, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Alex Padilla (D–Calif.) published evidence from an unnamed whistleblower showing that the initiative is "knowingly sweeping known U.S. citizens" fo... 1.000

👤 Sens. Chuck Schumer and Alex Padilla 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government , Elections

Simplified: In September 2026, Senators Chuck Schumer and Alex Padilla published whistleblower evidence that the Unlawful Voter Initiative knowingly investigates...

1 sources

2 weeks ago
The Unlawful Voter Initiative is a program by the Trump administration to hunt down noncitizens illegally voting in U.S. elections. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Immigration , Elections

Simplified: The Unlawful Voter Initiative is a Trump administration program to find noncitizens illegally voting in U.S. elections.

2 sources

2 weeks ago
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is running a program that "harasses and coerces American citizens exercising the fundamental right to vote," according to a lawsuit filed last week by several... 1.000

👤 Lawsuit by several institutions in California 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Law , Elections

Simplified: A lawsuit filed in mid-September 2026 by several California institutions alleges a Department of Homeland Security program "harasses and coerces Ameri...

2 sources

2 weeks ago
Exit polls from the 2016 election showed a 9-point swing away from Democrats among non-college-educated voters. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Exit polls from the 2016 U.S. presidential election showed a 9-point swing away from the Democratic party among non-college-educated voters.

1 sources

2 weeks ago
So while I'm happy to concede that libertarians have failed to achieve significant success at the ballot box, it does not look to me as if libertarianism itself is suffering a strange death. 0.900

👤 Robby Soave 📋 Opinion Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Libertarianism

Simplified: Libertarians have failed to achieve significant success at the ballot box.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
He is correct to point out that one of the most prominent libertarian-identifying members of Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.), lost reelection due to disagreements with President Donald Trump... 1.000

👤 Robby Soave 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , People

Simplified: Representative Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) lost his reelection bid because of disagreements with President Donald Trump.

1 sources

2 weeks ago
She has raked in millions of dollars from donors and came in first in the state’s open primary on Aug. 18 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Mary Peltola came in first in Alaska's open primary on August 18, 2026.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
In 2024, she lost re-election to Nick Begich III, a Republican, despite her general alignment with Alaska’s independent-minded voters. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: In 2024, Mary Peltola lost her re-election bid for the U.S. House to Republican Nick Begich III.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Ms. Peltola, 53, a former state legislator, stunned the political establishment with an upset win in a special House race in 2022 to succeed Don Young, the longtime Republican congressman who had died... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Biography

Simplified: Mary Peltola, a 53-year-old former state legislator, won a special U.S. House race in 2022 to succeed Republican congressman Don Young, who had died t...

1 sources

2 weeks ago
Planned Parenthood, whose political arm had endorsed Ms. Peltola’s previous campaigns, did not endorse her this year. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Endorsements

Simplified: Planned Parenthood's political arm, which endorsed Mary Peltola's previous campaigns, did not endorse her for her 2026 Senate race.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Ms. Peltola won a full term that fall. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Mary Peltola won a full term in the U.S. House in the fall of 2022.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Even former Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican running against her for the seat, spoke of her warmly during the campaign, telling a crowd, “I love her dearly.” 1.000

👤 Sarah Palin 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: During the 2022 special House race in Alaska, Republican candidate and former Governor Sarah Palin told a crowd regarding her opponent Mary Peltola, "...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Bonta, in his own remarks last month in the marble lobby of the courthouse, said, “Why are we here? Because we have a sheriff who seized 650,000 ballots, started opening and counting ballots, 12,5... 1.000

👤 Rob Bonta 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Elections , California

Simplified: In August 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated that Sheriff Chad Bianco had seized 650,000 ballots, began opening and counting 12,500 of...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
The gerrymander plan, backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, was California’s response to Texas’s redrawing its district maps to improve the chances of Republicans winning more congressional seats. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , California

Simplified: The 2025 gerrymander plan in California, known as Proposition 50, was backed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
“It involves the unlawful removal and handling by armed deputies of over 1,000 boxes of documents — and not just any documents, but the most precious documents of the citizenry in a democracy: their v... 1.000

👤 Goodwin H. Liu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Elections , California

Simplified: In a concurrent opinion published on September 24, 2026, Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote that the case involved "the unlawful removal and handl...

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Bianco said he began his investigation after complaints by activists in the county that stretches from the suburbs east of Los Angeles to the Arizona border. 1.000

👤 Chad Bianco 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , California

Simplified: Sheriff Chad Bianco said he began his investigation into the 2025 special election after receiving complaints from activists in Riverside County.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
In June, he finished a distant fourth and failed to advance to the general election. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , California

Simplified: In the June 2026 California gubernatorial primary, Chad Bianco finished fourth and did not advance to the general election.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
The proposal, known as Proposition 50, passed with 64 percent of the statewide electorate voting in favor. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , California

Simplified: In California's 2025 special election, the proposal known as Proposition 50 passed with 64 percent of the statewide electorate voting in favor.

0 sources

2 weeks ago
Mr. Bianco was running for governor at the time he began his investigation. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , California

Simplified: Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was a candidate for governor of California at the time he began his investigation into the 2025 special election.

0 sources

2 weeks ago