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Friday, May 15, 2026

Claims that the 2020 election was stolen are still false - PolitiFact

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  • The blog post’s assertions rest on the testimony of a conservative poll-watching organization called True the Vote. The group told Wisconsin Assembly members that they weren’t alleging that the votes were illegal, but that the process was abused.

  • Gateway Pundit assumed that all of the mail-in ballots that True the Vote raised questions about are illegal and should be thrown out, and that all of them were for Biden.

  • Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and allegations of a rigged election have been refuted by audits, judges, and officials in Trump’s administration.

The Gateway Pundit, a conservative blog that has promoted false claims about President Donald Trump winning the 2020 election is again saying that Trump won in key states.

Trump lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden, and allegations of a rigged election have been refuted by audits, judges, and officials in Trump’s administration.

A headline in the Gateway Pundit on April 24 said: "A STOLEN ELECTION: State Totals Minus Illegal Ballot Trafficking Numbers Give President Trump Decisive Victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI."

The post claims: "President Trump won in a blowout. Now we have the proof."

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The article is written by editor Jim Hoft, who uses testimony from True the Vote, a national conservative...



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