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The Trump administration is offering one million dollars to anyone whose tip leads to a voter fraud conviction.

Posted by The Parnas Perspective, Checked

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The Parnas PerspectiveOct 26, 2026
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Multiple outlets (NBC, Reuters, USA Today, ABC, Newsweek, France24, UPI) report that Trump announced on Truth Social on 2026-10-26 a $1 million reward for anyone whose voter fraud report leads to an arrest and conviction, which matches the claim.

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… Republican early voting is up just 2.6%. And so the president's efforts to suppress early vote amongst Democrats by going after folks in the courts and more isn't working. So what is he doing? He's offering a million dollars. Trump is now offering a million dollars to anyone whose tip leads to a voter fraud conviction, even as his administration continues to lose in court on election fraud, saying, quote, anybody reporting voter fraud in the past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm election will be paid a million dollars upon the arrest and conviction of those that …
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What we found

Supports. Trump posted on Truth Social on Oct 26, 2026 that anyone reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections 'will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud.'[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Supports. Reuters reports Trump said on camera that his administration 'will pay $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud' that results in an arrest or conviction.[3][10]

Context. Sources state Trump did not specify where the money would come from, which agency would administer it, or how people would apply; this does not contradict the offer itself.[2][4][6][7][8]

Context. ABC and NBC note the offer is separate from a $25 million government fraud whistleblower program announced Oct 20, which has a different structure.[1][2][6]

Sources

10 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 8 not rated

  1. 1Live updates: Trump and Vance announce $25M whistleblower program to invite reports of government fraudapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Trump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips that lead ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Trump offers $1M rewards for reporting voter fraud in midtermsrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Trump Offers $1M for Election Fraud Convictions Week Before ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  5. 5Trump announces $1 million voter fraud 'reward' that critics ...cleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Trump offers $1M reward for voter fraud tips that result in ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  7. 7Trump offers $1 million for tipoffs leading to vote fraud conviction as ...france24.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  8. 8Trump announces $1M reward for reporting voter fraudyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  9. 9Trump offers $1 million for voter fraud tips as midterms loomkmbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  10. 10Trump offers $1M rewards for reporting voter fraud in midtermsusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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