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Bulwark Takes

15 episodes of Bulwark Takes used one of six fraud phrases between Jul 31 and Oct 11, 2026. From the report Fraud talk on podcasts; see all shows.

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Bulwark Takes cover art
Lean
Leans left
Size
Near the top of the podcast charts
Category
Commentary
First and last
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Episodes over time

Episodes per week One episode

Weeks run Monday to Sunday; the last, from Oct 26, runs to Wednesday Oct 28 and is drawn in outline. Source: Particle

Phrases

Episodes that used each phrase
  • election fraud7 (47%)
  • voter fraud6 (40%)
  • rigged election4 (27%)
  • stolen election4 (27%)

Share of the show’s 15 episodes. An episode can use more than one phrase. Source: Particle

In the stance sample

4 segments of this show were drawn for the report's stance sample. Every statement about fraud by anyone on air was read for what the speaker does with it: asserts that fraud happens, reports it, asks about it, or rebuts it. A stance is what was said, not a verdict on the claim.

Statements about fraud, by stance Asserts Reports, asks or unclear Rebuts
  • Bulwark Takes12 statements25% assert fraud67% rebut it
  • Left-leaning shows in the sample671 statements13% assert fraud60% rebut it

Polygraph reading of the sampled segments. Source: Particle

Episodes

15 episodes that used a fraud phrase, newest first, with the phrases each one used.

  1. Ron Brownstein: It's MUCH Worse for Trump Than 2018 | Bulwark on SundayPhrases: stolen election
  2. BREAKING: Supreme Court REJECTS Trump's Mail-In Ballot RestrictionsPhrases: voter fraudelection fraudrigged election
  3. Republicans’ "Anti-Communist" Obsession Backfires SpectacularlyPhrases: rigged election
  4. MAGA Mondays: Trump’s Handpicked Prosecutor QUITS After Just Five MonthsPhrases: election fraudstolen election
  5. America’s Most Powerful People Are Caving to Trump (w/ Richard North Patterson) | Bulwark on SundayPhrases: voter fraud
  6. Trump Spent the Weekend Posting Truly Unhinged Stuff | Morning ShotsPhrases: rigged election
  7. Fox News FIRES Maria Bartiromo After She Secretly Helped TrumpPhrases: election fraud
  8. Trump’s Election Crackdown Has a Problem: Voters Are Fighting BackPhrases: voter fraud
  9. Trump Said He’d Target Illegal Immigration. That Was a Lie. (w/ Doug Rand)Phrases: voter fraud
  10. Receipts Live: Trump Has Absolutely No Idea How Trade with Canada WorksPhrases: voter fraud
  11. Receipts Live: Markets Turn on Trump, Bessent Flails, and Stephen Moore Drools on Live TVPhrases: voter fraudelection fraud
  12. Morning Shots Live: Trumpworld Erupts When Reporter Asks About Natalie HarpPhrases: stolen election
  13. Republicans Found a Way to Blow Georgia AgainPhrases: election fraud
  14. Mike Lindell Burned It All Down for Trump... and Lost AnywayPhrases: election fraudstolen election
  15. Trump’s Obsession Is Tanking Republicans’ ChancesPhrases: election fraudrigged election

Episode titles as published; a title links to the show’s own page for the episode where its feed gives one. Source: Particle

About this show's numbers

The episodes are this show’s English-language episodes from July 27 to October 28, 2026 that used one of six exact phrases: voter fraud, election fraud, rigged election, stolen election, illegal voting or noncitizen voting. An episode counts once even when it used several. Episodes and lean ratings come from Particle.

Size is the show’s rank on Apple Podcasts charts on October 28. Lean is the show’s rating where we checked it: this show has one. Category is the first one the show lists in its own feed. Cover art comes from the show’s own feed.

A mention is not an endorsement: shows that rebut fraud claims use the same phrases. The stance sample, where a show has one, says which. Back to the report.

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