In March 2026, the President signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to create a national voter list using federal data sources.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
The March 31, 2026 executive order did direct the Department of Homeland Security, working with the Social Security Administration, to compile a nationwide list of eligible voters for each state, so the core claim holds.
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… That's a real problem, America. Yes, I agree. I'm even more confident about the 2026 elections than maybe many of you are, and hopefully, it will, persuade you that we're in good shape heading into November. So, as you know, back in March, after the primaries had already started, the president signed his second executive order with regard to mail voting. And in essence, what this did is it told the Department of Homeland Security, for the first time in American history, to create a national voter list using federal data sources, which are ill-suited for creating a national voter list, and Congress has not authorized a national voter list. …
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Supports. AP reported that President Trump signed an executive order on March 31, 2026 calling on DHS, with the Social Security Administration, to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters.[1]
Supports. The White House fact sheet says the order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit a State Citizenship List to each state.[3]
Supports. Reuters describes the March executive order as directing DHS to compile and transmit to the states a list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state.[2]
Context. Democracy Docket reports that DHS merged Social Security Administration data and other federal data into the SAVE system, which is consistent with the claim's reference to federal data sources.[4]
Context. Extraction check: the post's 'for the first time in American history' assertion was dropped from the extracted claim. The sources do not address it, so it is not part of the graded claim.
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter listapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Trump is building a national voter registry, threatening state ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
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