SCOTT PRESLER: Influencer Accused Of Letting Nonresidents Vote

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1. 1TrueDonald Trump stated that Starlink access has been restored in Ukraine.Trump did state that Starlink access in Ukraine had been restored: on October 22, 2026 he said Elon Musk had restored it ('he put it back'), as reported by Reuters, the BBC, NBC and the Washington Post. Ukrainian officials disputed that service was fully restored at the time, but the claim concerns what Trump said, which the sources confirm, and the extraction matches the passage.6 sources →
2. 2TrueUkrainian officials and soldiers report that Starlink restrictions remain in place, limiting drone operations and battlefield communications.As of 2026-10-23, Ukrainian officials and soldiers said Starlink/Starshield restrictions remained in place and were hampering drone operations and military communications, despite Trump's claim that access had been restored. The restrictions were reported as lifted on Saturday 2026-10-24, which is after the claim date and does not make it false.7 sources →
3. 3TrueThree people unrelated to Scott Presler used his Pennsylvania home address to cast ballots in the 2024 election.The Bulwark's review of voter registration records found three people outside the Presler family used his Beaver County, PA address to vote in 2024, and a PAC statement to The Bulwark acknowledges that others used the home as their registration address. Most other outlets repeat the Bulwark's findings, so the evidence traces back to one investigation, and the legal question of whether those voters met residency rules is not what the claim asserts.9 sources →

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4. 4Can’t tellHeather Langley, who used Scott Presler's address for voter registration, voted in Florida in 2020 and in April 2025.The claim departs from the passage: the post refers only to an unnamed "consultant" who voted in Florida in 2020 and April 2025, and the name Heather Langley is supplied by outside reporting, not the post. Sources do substantively support the facts about Langley (Florida votes in 2020 and April 2025, and use of Presler's Pennsylvania address), but under the extraction-fidelity rule the verdict is unverifiable.4 sources →

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5. 5Can’t tellIn July 2024, Scott Presler accused a Pennsylvania homeless shelter of allowing more than 500 people to use its address to vote.The claim departs from the passage: the post says only "In July" and gives no year, so the added "July 2024" is not in the post. Sources confirm Presler publicly attacked a Pennsylvania homeless shelter over 500 registered voters at a 100-bed shelter, but the sources place that in July of the post's own year (2026) and do not establish the 2024 date.3 sources →

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6. 6TrueHeather Langley was described as a business and political consultant based in New Iberia, Louisiana, in a November 2024 article for Nola.com.A Nola.com guest column by Heather Langley, dated November 1, 2024, carries a bio describing her as a New Iberia-based business and political consultant, which matches the claim. Other sources repeat the claim or discuss her Louisiana ties, but the primary article itself is the direct support.5 sources →

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7. 7TrueFederal Election Commission records indicate Heather Langley once resided in Crestview, Florida.Several outlets report that federal campaign finance records, as reviewed by The Bulwark, list a Crestview, Florida address for Heather Langley, and the extraction matches the passage. However, every report traces back to that single Bulwark review, and no source shows the FEC filings directly, so confidence is capped.5 sources →

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8. 8TrueIn August and October 2024, Langley referred to Louisiana as her home state.Multiple outlets (Mediaite, Raw Story, The Advocate, LGBTQ Nation) report that Langley referred to Louisiana as her home state in 2024 posts, and Mediaite specifically gives August and October 2024. The month detail comes mainly from one underlying report (The Bulwark/Mediaite), and no source reproduces the posts themselves, so confidence is moderate.7 sources →

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9. 9TrueThree people named Langley, Alfred Ashley, and Joseph Albert Petrilla used Scott Presler's Pennsylvania home address to vote in the 2024 election.Multiple outlets, citing The Bulwark's review of voter registration records, report that three people outside the Presler family voted from his Beaver County, Pennsylvania address in 2024, and Alfred Ashley is confirmed as one of them. Sources reporting Joe Petriella (spelled Petriella) support the Petrilla name with a minor spelling difference, but no source names Langley, so that identification rests on the post's own text and is unconfirmed.6 sources →

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10. 10Can’t tellScott Presler spends limited time at his Beaver County home.The claim is a hedged inference that the post attributes to Hartnett ('appears to spend limited time'), and the extracted claim drops that qualifier. No source measures how much time Presler spends at the Beaver County home. Sources show he bought the home, voted there, and is described as residing there, and one notes a Virginia family home on campaign filings, but none establishes limited time there.3 sources →

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11. 11OpinionScott Presler uses voter fraud as fodder for clicks, and he has more explaining to do over the voter registrations at his home address.A judgement, not a statement of fact. It has no true or false answer.

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12. 12Can’t tellAmerica is facing six threats: false peace, open borders, socialism, the war on the family and the sanctity of life, the persecution of the church, and the rise of Islam and anti-Semitism.The claim is the speaker's opinion that America faces six greatest threats, which is a characterization rather than a checkable fact, and no source evaluates whether these are threats. The extraction is faithful to the post, which also says 'six'; the sources' book listing and video describe the same series as 'seven' greatest threats, but that only shows a different count in a promotional product, not a factual error by the claimant.7 sources →

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13. 13TruePastor Matt Hagey authored the book titled The Assault on Freedom.Sources identify the author of The Assault on Freedom as Pastor Matt Hagee of Hagee Ministries, and the claim's 'Hagey' spelling is a misspelling of the same person, not a different referent. Both supporting sources come from the ministry itself, so confidence is capped.2 sources →

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14. 14FalseThe film Network was released in 1978.Network was released in 1976, not 1978. The BBC, AFI Catalog, Wikipedia, IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes all give 1976 release dates (Wikipedia and IMDb say November 27, 1976). The 1978 date in the post matches only a CBS television broadcast reported by the Washington Post, not the film's release.7 sources →

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15. 15MixedDonald Trump stated he spoke with Elon Musk and that Musk told him Starlink service had been restored in Ukraine.Sources show Trump said Musk had restored Ukraine's Starlink access, but he declined to say whether he spoke with Musk, so the claim that he stated he spoke with Musk is contradicted. Nothing in the sources reports Musk telling Trump the service was restored, and Ukrainian officials disputed restoration as of 2026-10-23; a later Ukrainian defense ministry statement (2026-10-25) said access was restored, after the claim date.7 sources →

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16. 16TrueUkrainian drone units and the Ukrainian government claim that Star Shield connections are failing in most of Ukraine.As of 2026-10-23, Ukrainian drone units and government officials said Starshield connections continued to fail in most of the country when drones flew above about 100 mph, which matches the claim. The claim is graded as of that date; Reuters reported on 2026-10-24 that service had been restored, a later change that does not affect the verdict.4 sources →

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17. 17MixedUkrainian drone units were tested successfully at speeds of nearly 150 miles per hour prior to the Star Shield slowdown.The claim matches the passage faithfully. Sources show Starshield-connected units operated at speeds far above 150 mph before the October 14 cap (up to about 292 mph, per one outlet), so a pre-slowdown figure near 150 mph falls inside the documented range. No source, however, reports a successful test at about 150 mph specifically, and the one European test cited was at about 112 mph. The claim therefore understates the documented pre-slowdown capability without any source contradicting it outright.3 sources →

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18. 18TrueVolodymyr Zelensky stated that Starlink service has not been fully restored in Ukraine.As of 2026-10-23, Zelensky did say Starlink speeds had not been fully restored: The Hill reports he said on Friday that the speed limits were still in place, and ABC News quotes him on Oct. 23 saying the network was still not fully working. The restoration Zelensky announced came on Oct. 24, after the claim date, so it does not make the claim false.7 sources →

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19. 19TrueSirai Ah Bereskovinov, defense technology advisor to Zelensky, stated that there has been no lifting of restrictions on Starlink.On 2026-10-23, Serhii Beskrestnov (the adviser the claim garbles as 'Sirai Ah Bereskovinov') told Euronews that there was 'no indication that the Starlink restrictions have been lifted,' which matches the claim. The later restoration announcements (Oct 24 to 30) post-date the claim and do not make it false, and the extraction faithfully matches the passage.6 sources →

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20. 20TrueSpaceX imposed speed restrictions on Starlink on October 14.Multiple independent reliable sources (Reuters, BBC, AP, Snopes, a Senate IG letter) report that SpaceX imposed speed restrictions on Starlink/Starshield in Ukraine overnight into October 14, 2026, so the claim's core and date are supported. The post's 'back on October 14' matches the sources' date; the dispute over who ordered the restriction is a separate issue not part of this claim.8 sources →

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