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Contradicted"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"Matches record"Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ)." — Fox News, Brittany Miller, Nov. 10, 2026Matches record"In a review released by the National Park Service in August, the administration acknowledged that the arch would have 'adverse' effects on as many as 42 historic sites." — CNN, Aleena Fayaz, "Kennedy family sues to block Trump's arch," Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"So it can't be a Learjet. A Learjet would take up half the bloody road. That's not taking up half the road. It is a drone or a missile." — unnamed Facebook user in a Nov. 2, 2026 video, as quoted by AAP FactCheck; the post had been viewed more than 920,000 timesMatches record"In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct." — Robert Schmad, Fox News, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting Justice Sonia Sotomayor's wish to see the ruling overturnedMissing context"He failed to win the speakership when he topped out at 200 votes – shy of the 218 required – and the conference removed him as its nominee, eventually landing on now-Speaker Mike Johnson." — Aaron Blake, CNN analysis, "Jim Jordan's long, fraught path to lead the House GOP," live updates, Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"Abdul El Sayed has failed the background check required for classified Senate briefings. The denial blocks him from any session that involves sensitive national security information." — X account @TrumpNews_Baby (posting as "Jonathan Gregory"), Nov. 8, 2026, in a wire-style post viewed about 2.7 million timesMatches record"Following investigations, France is now in a position to attribute these destructive actions to Iran: they were carried out by SHAHID KAVEH, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the ministry continued. — Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting that France's foreign ministry said Oct. 11-12 attacks hit the refrigeration controls of more than 700 retail sites

“"Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. ... Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!" — President Donald Trump, Truth Social, Nov. 9, 2026”

Unverifiable

The claim: “"Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. ... Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote. It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!" — President Donald Trump, Truth Social, Nov. 9, 2026”

Why we rated it this way: The archived post confirms Trump wrote these words, but it names no state, county, race, ballot batch, vote total or voting machine, so there is nothing in it that can be checked against an official count. Results are still being finalized: Mississippi counties have until Nov. 13 to certify and Virginia certifies in early December, and no certified result or official finding cited in the post shows early votes or machines changing an outcome. The Guardian notes that last week Trump told The New York Times he was "absolutely willing" to accept the midterm results.

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What would change our rating: Trump or the White House identifying specific jurisdictions and early-vote batches, or an election official, audit, recount or court finding that early-vote counts or voting machines produced wrong totals, would let this be graded as matching or contradicting the record.

The Guardian, "Trump attempts to cast doubt on Democrats' midterm election victory, questioning early vote numbers and ballot machines – live," Nov. 9, 2026

Our read

The archived post confirms Trump wrote these words, but it names no state, county, race, ballot batch, vote total or voting machine, so there is nothing in it that can be checked against an official count. Results are still being finalized: Mississippi counties have until Nov. 13 to certify and Virginia certifies in early December, and no certified result or official finding cited in the post shows early votes or machines changing an outcome. The Guardian notes that last week Trump told The New York Times he was "absolutely willing" to accept the midterm results.

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Midday Check. President Trump posted that the midterms weren't honest, blaming huge early-voting dumps and voting machines. His post names no state, no race, no vote count and no machine, so there's nothing in the record to check it against, and states are still certifying results. Verdict: unverifiable.

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