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PolygraphElection 2026

The Jim Acosta Show

9 episodes of The Jim Acosta Show used one of six fraud phrases between Aug 27 and Oct 20, 2026. From the report Fraud talk on podcasts; see all shows.

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The Jim Acosta Show cover art
Lean
Left
Size
Top 34% of charting podcasts
Category
News
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The show on Apple Podcasts ↗

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 fraud8 (89%)
  • election fraud2 (22%)
  • stolen election1 (11%)

Share of the show’s 9 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
  • The Jim Acosta Show13 statements0% assert fraud69% rebut it
  • Left-leaning shows in the sample671 statements13% assert fraud60% rebut it

Polygraph reading of the sampled segments. Source: Particle

Episodes

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

  1. Trump Prepares to Deny Election Results. My conversations with Election Attorney Marc Elias and Dem Pollster John AnzalonePhrases: voter fraudelection fraud
  2. Trump Election Eve Dirty Tricks Begin - My Discussion with Ty Cobb and TN Congressional Candidate Justin PearsonPhrases: voter fraud
  3. Can Dems Win Senate Seats in the Deep South? Dem Guru James Carville and Arkansas Senate Candidate Hallie Shoffner Say YES!Phrases: voter fraud
  4. Meet MAAP! Our New Interactive Battleground Election Map. We Discuss with UVA’s Larry Sabato plus LA Mayor Karen Bass Reacts to Trump's Nuclear RantPhrases: voter fraud
  5. Trump’s Time Magazine Meltdown. My Discussion with Joe Walsh. Plus Our Wrap of the Week’s Top Stories.Phrases: stolen election
  6. “Evil” - Former Special White House Counsel Ty Cobb Hammers Trump for Election Meddling, CorruptionPhrases: voter fraud
  7. Hunter Biden on Mobilizing for Midterms and Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Stopping Trump’s CorruptionPhrases: voter fraud
  8. DHS Election Fishing Expedition - Our Discussion with Fmr. DOJ Official Liz Oyer and Ex-National Security Official Olivia TroyePhrases: voter fraudelection fraud
  9. Stopping Trump’s Election Plotting with Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias plus Justin Wolfers on Trump’s “Dumb” Trade WarPhrases: 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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