Donald Trump stated that anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterm election will be paid 1 million dollars upon the arrest and conviction of those who created the fraud.
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The DSR NetworkOct 27, 2026
Multiple reliable outlets, including Reuters, NBC News and The New York Times, directly quote Trump's October 26, 2026 Truth Social post promising $1 million for reporting voter fraud that leads to arrest and conviction, covering both past elections and the 2026 midterms. The extracted claim matches the post's wording, and the sources do not dispute that he made the statement.
What was said
… ballot was at plus eleven for us, and average, so things have the battlefield underneath him is deteriorated in the last few weeks, and I think they are legitimately now starting to panic. Well, Trump also had this insane tweet where he said this, quote: "Anybody reporting voter fraud in the past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm election will be paid 1 million dollars upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the fraud." Now, so, if you're Donald Trump and you think that millions and millions and millions of people are voting illegally, that means he's gonna pay out a shitload of money, isn't he? …
The DSR Network · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters (Portuguese edition) reports that Trump wrote on Truth Social that anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms would receive US$1,000,000 after the arrest and conviction of those responsible.[1][4]
Supports. NBC News and The New York Times both quote the post's wording, that anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm will be paid $1 million upon the arrest and conviction of those who created the fraud.[2][3]
Context. Multiple outlets note that Trump did not say where the money would come from or how tips would be submitted, and the White House gave no further details. These are unaddressed side details and do not contradict the claim that he made the statement.[2][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Trump oferece US$1 milhão por denúncias que levem a condenações por fraude eleitoralreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump dangles US$1 million reward for reporting voter fraudnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump Offers $1 Million for Tipoffs That Lead to Voter Fraud ...usnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump announces $1M reward for reporting voter fraudupi.com · not rated · cited for: context
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