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Voting by mail necessarily means cheating

FalseStatement: 2026-03-23Record reviewed: 2026-10-17

Claim summary

Voting by mail necessarily means cheating

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March 23, 2026 in remarks at a Memphis event

What the evidence shows

Investigations and research do not establish widespread fraud as an inherent consequence of mail voting. Verification procedures exist, and isolated illegal votes do not support a categorical allegation.

PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire. The tracker groups this as False.

Sources and attribution

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