Dominion Voting Systems has built VPNs and access into their voting machines that allow for remote access from Serbia.
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Ask Dr. DrewOct 21, 2026
The sources do not show that Dominion built VPN or remote access into its voting machines for use from Serbia. The main evidence cited for it, Dominion's emails, is described in a court filing as concerning office computers and the email server rather than voting machines.
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… We can't get in. We have no access. And even if we had access, there's no mechanism by which we could upload anything or change anything. Meanwhile, their emails show they have built first of all, the main development all takes place in Serbia they have built VPNs and access into these machines. There are virtual machines, virtual computers, in the machines, and they are absolutely engaged, from Serbia, in uploading cartridges of 20,000 ballots at a time. …
Ask Dr. Drew · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. A January 2026 court filing from Dominion's side states that the emails cited as proof of remote access to voting machines are actually about office computers, the company email server, and pre-2020 software security updates, not voting machines.[2]
Contradicts. Reuters reports that a federal probe of Dominion machines used in Puerto Rico found no trace of hacking, and that the broader remote-manipulation theory linked to these machines has been firmly debunked.[1]
Supports. Former Dominion executive Eric Coomer admitted under oath that Serbian employees had the ability to connect to Dominion equipment at the Denver headquarters for troubleshooting, which partly supports the existence of Serbian remote connectivity but not access to voting machines used in elections.[3][4]
Context. Several advocacy and claimant-linked sources (a Substack, a social media post, a sheriff's affidavit reported in the Detroit News, and a letter by Patrick Byrne) assert VPN access and remote Serbian access to voting machines. These are unverified allegations or assertions by interested parties and are not independent corroboration.[5][6][7][8][9]
Sources
9 sources: 1 fact-checker, 8 not rated
- 1Trump, aides chase vote-rigging claims even after latest ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTstorage.courtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Eric Coomer's court admissions reignite unresolved ...rockymountainvoice.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Court Documents Show Dominion Executive Admitted ...thedailydots.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5American Regime Change - Dominion - by John Cartwrightsentimentinspector.substack.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6The SCIF on X: "Translated Dominion emails confirm Serbian ...x.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Dominion says pro-Trump lawyer violated protective order in fighting Mich. bench warrantdetroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8[PDF] I have evidence in my file of Serbian foreign nationalslawrence.sd.us · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Patrick Byrne letter to judge in Byrne v. Dominion.24hourcampfire.com · not rated · cited for: context
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