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Was Maricopa County Elections Database Deleted?
In his July 16 address, Trump revisited long-running claims about mail ballots, voting machines, noncitizen voters and the 2020 election.
by Aleksandra Wrona , May 17, 2021
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U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned the integrity of U.S. elections for years, repeatedly promoting false or unsupported claims about how Americans register, cast ballots and count votes. Many of those claims intensified after he lost the 2020 presidential election to former President Joe Biden.
During a primetime White House address on July 16, 2026, Trump returned to those themes, alleging vulnerabilities in voting systems, Chinese access to voter data and large numbers of noncitizens and dead people on voter rolls. He also called mail-in ballots "inherently corrupt" and urged Congress to pass new voting restrictions ahead of the midterm elections.
Below are 16 of Trump's election integrity claims that we've investigated over the years:
By Aleksandra Wrona
Aleksandra Wrona is a reporting fellow for Snopes, based in the Warsaw, Poland, area.
Trump said US is only country that allows mail-in ballots. Here's the truth
Feb. 23, 2026
At least 31 other nations allow in-country postal voting, either for all voters or for some.
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Did Dominion Voting Systems Delete 2.7M Trump Votes?
Nov. 13, 2020
The president of the United States continues to spread debunked claims of voter fraud.
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Debunking Trump Tweets: Fraudulent 'Vote Dumps' Gave Biden the Election
Nov. 30, 2020
Do not attribute to conspiracy what can easily be explained by demographics.
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Did Pennsylvania Record Many More Mail-In Votes than Ballots Requested?
Nov. 27, 2020
A repeated election fraud claim by Trump about the number of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania bea ...
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Did Texas Discover 58,000 Cases of Voter Fraud by Non-Citizens?
Jan. 27, 2019
"Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice."
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Do Mail-In Ballots Increase Risk of Voter Fraud?
May 26, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly made the claim as states scrambled to establish new elect ...
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Did Americans Vote After Polls Closed in the 2020 Election?
Nov. 20, 2020
Many states have different rules when it comes to submitting and processing ballots.
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Despite Trump's Claims, Large Numbers of Noncitizens Don't Vote in US Elections
Oct. 16, 2024
The idea that large numbers of noncitizens vote in U.S. elections has been disproven.
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Debunking Trump Tweets: Popular Vote Totals Indicative of 'Rigged Election'?
Dec. 16, 2020
Understanding the U.S. presidential election process is key to explaining its results.
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Debunking Trump Tweets: Biden's 143K Vote 'Dump' in Wisconsin
Nov. 18, 2020
Voting spikes did occur in Wisconsin and other states as ballots were being counted, but for ord ...
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Were Millions of Mail-in Ballots Wrongly Sent to People Who Didn't Request Them?
Nov. 20, 2020
Some states automatically send mail-in ballots to all registered voters ... because they registe ...
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Did Detroit Record More Votes Than Eligible Voters in 2020?
Nov. 28, 2020
A repeated election fraud claim by Trump about the number of voters in Detroit bears no relation ...
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Trump's 'Major Fraud' Speech, Fact-Checked
Nov. 4, 2020
"This is an embarrassment to our country," Trump said, before falsely claiming he had already wo ...
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Debunking Trump Tweets: Should Georgia Conduct a Ballot Signature Audit?
Nov. 30, 2020
It’s unlikely the Georgia Secretary of State’s office will further examine absentee voter signat ...
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Debunking Trump Tweets: 20,000 Dead Voters in Pennsylvania
Nov. 19, 2020
There is currently no proof provided that any deceased Pennsylvanian has voted in the 2020 election.
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Was Maricopa County Elections Database Deleted?
May 17, 2021
In May 2021, former President Donald Trump made more false claims of electoral fraud, this time ...
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