TCT-E-05 · Elections
Lancaster County “caught” 2,600 fraudulent votes
Statement and context
“We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold.” — 2024-10-29, Allentown, Pennsylvania campaign rally (referring to Lancaster County).
“We caught them with 2,600 votes. We caught them cold.” — 2024-10-29, Allentown, Pennsylvania campaign rally (referring to Lancaster County).
What the evidence shows
County officials were reviewing roughly 2,500 voter-registration applications for possible irregularities; these were not votes or ballots. Officials had not concluded that all applications were fraudulent. Pennsylvania explains the distinction between registration claims and ballots in its election-claim guide.
False. The items were applications under review, not 2,600 “votes” caught.
Sources and attribution
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