The Supreme Court returned for its 2022-2023 term in October prepared to hear new cases, including those that involve the power of state legislatures, discrimination against LGBTQ people and race-conscious admissions policies at colleges.
But one ongoing Supreme Court case has garnered considerable attention on social media: Moore v. Harper. A viral Facebook video claims the case may result in former President Donald Trump being reinstated to the nation's highest office.
"Breaking! President Trump could be reinstated immediately by this Supreme Court decision!" reads the Oct. 5 post's caption.
The video, which has been viewed more than 20,000 times, includes screenshots of posts from Trump's Truth Social account, one of which mentions Moore v. Harper but doesn't make the claim in the video caption. Similar posts have amassed hundreds of views on Facebook and Rumble.
But the claim is baseless.
There is no mechanism for Trump to be reinstated as president, according to experts. Constitutional law experts told USA TODAY Moore v. Harper has nothing to do with the 2020 election.
USA TODAY reached out to the social media users who shared the claim for comment.
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