President Donald Trump claims without evidence that foreign countries are hacking voting machines to support the Democrats.

Posted by Your World Tonight, Oct 28, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 5 support
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 70%

Your World TonightOct 28, 2026

Multiple fact-checkers and outlets found that Trump's July 16, 2026 address alleged foreign (Chinese) meddling and voting-machine vulnerability, including attempts to help Democrats, without evidence of altered votes, so the claim that he makes such allegations without evidence is supported.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What we found

Supports. AP found no confirmation in the declassified documents of Trump's claims of mass voter fraud and foreign meddling, describing them as long-debunked allegations.[1]

Supports. FactCheck.org reports Trump offered no evidence that widespread fraud occurred and that one cited document said election systems would be difficult to manipulate on a wide enough scale to alter outcomes.[2]

Supports. The Atlantic reports Trump claimed foreign governments possess the power to hack electronic voting machines to change race outcomes, and that he implied foreign operatives could manipulate votes.[3]

Supports. CNN and CBC report Trump's claims that voting machines are vulnerable to hacking were unproven, and that Solomon acknowledged no evidence any votes were altered.[4][5]

Context. FactCheck.org notes Trump never explicitly claimed a foreign country changed votes, though his speech may have suggested it to some listeners, so the claim's wording slightly overstates his explicit statements.[2]