CBS News is fact-checking President Trump's speech on election security Thursday night, in which he raised new allegations regarding China's access to U.S. voter data and claimed that the "deep state" in the U.S. intelligence community sought to "actively suppress and downplay" China's actions. He also made accusations about voter registration fraud in the U.S.

Here are some of the claims and CBS News' ratings and context for Mr. Trump's statements:

Misleading: Trump claims China "carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history" during 2020 election

"First, they show that over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history."

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By Gabrielle Ake

False: Trump claims U.S. election system "falls catastrophically short" of standard where "cheating and interference are not just difficult, but virtually impossible."

"Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, that vote will be counted accurately in a system, and that is to make that system secure — one where cheating and interference are not just difficult, but virtually impossible. Unfortunately, the system we have today falls catastrophically short of that standard."

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By Layla Ferris

Lacks evidence: Trump claims voting machines "vulnerable and they're easily compromised, and people within our government knew that."

"They're...

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