Polygraph

PolygraphElection 2026

NBC Meet the Press

7 episodes of NBC Meet the Press used one of six fraud phrases between Aug 28 and Oct 28, 2026. From the report Fraud talk on podcasts; see all shows.

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NBC Meet the Press 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
  • voter fraud5 (71%)
  • election fraud3 (43%)

Share of the show’s 7 episodes. An episode can use more than one phrase. Source: Particle

In the stance sample

2 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
  • NBC Meet the Press5 statements0% assert fraud40% rebut it
  • Left-leaning shows in the sample671 statements13% assert fraud60% rebut it

Few statements: one more or less moves these shares a lot. Polygraph reading of the sampled segments. Source: Particle

Episodes

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

  1. Meet the Press NOW — October 28Phrases: election fraud
  2. Meet the Press NOW — October 27Phrases: voter fraud
  3. Meet the Press NOW — October 26Phrases: voter fraud
  4. Meet the Press NOW — October 21Phrases: election fraud
  5. Here’s the Scoop, Election Edition: Can You Trust the Vote?Phrases: voter fraudelection fraud
  6. Meet the Press NOW — September 4Phrases: voter fraud
  7. Meet the Press NOW — August 28Phrases: voter fraud

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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