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True88% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026David Becker and Christopher Krebs appeared together in an interview on July 19, 2026.A CBS News transcript and program listings confirm that David Becker and Chris Krebs appeared together on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026, matching the claim. The post's reference to "the last interview in July" is consistent with that broadcast, so the extraction is faithful.True60% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Eight of the 23 judges who decided the DOJ voter data cases were appointed by Donald Trump.Said by CThe claim's core figure of eight Trump-appointed judges matches ProPublica's October 2026 count (eight of 26 judges with final rulings) and Becker's August count (eight Trump appointees among twenty courts). The 23-case denominator matches the post's September 16 snapshot but no source states it directly, and ProPublica's later count of 26 reflects a different date, not a contradiction.True85% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Colorado sent 29,997 postcards to ineligible citizens due to a system integration with ERIC.Colorado's secretary of state's office mistakenly mailed about 30,000 noncitizens postcards encouraging voter registration, blaming a database glitch from matching an ERIC name list against driver's license records. The exact figure of 29,997 is not in the sources but is consistent with 'about 30,000'; the claim's phrase 'ineligible citizens' should read 'noncitizens', and the post's claim of intentional inflation of the rolls is not supported and was rejected by AFP as misleading.True95% confidence9 sourcesSep 16, 2026A Trump-appointed judge in Georgia blocked a subpoena for Fulton County election workers' information.Said by CMultiple sources report that U.S. District Judge William M. Ray II, appointed by Trump, quashed a Justice Department grand jury subpoena on July 7, 2026 seeking names and personal contact information of Fulton County 2020 election workers. The claim matches the passage's wording and the ruling predates the September 16 post.True90% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026A federal warrant was issued in Fulton County, Georgia, in January regarding the 2020 election.Said by CMultiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources report that the FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton County election office in Union City on January 28, 2026, seeking records related to the 2020 election, and NPR obtained a copy of the warrant. The exact issuance date is not separately reported, but execution in January supports the claim, and the claim faithfully tracks the passage.True95% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Federal law requires election records to be retained for 22 months.The claim that federal law requires election records to be retained for 22 months is directly confirmed by the U.S. Code text of 52 U.S.C. § 20701, the DOJ's own guidance, the EAC overview, and CRS. The claim matches the passage's question-and-answer exchange ('What's the record retention requirement for under federal law? 22 months.'), so the extraction is faithful and the claim is graded on its content.True93% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Supreme Court ruled that states can choose to have mail-in ballots delivered after Election Day if they were voted on or before Election Day.Said by CThe Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. RNC (June 29, 2026) that states may count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received afterward, upholding Mississippi's five-day grace period. The claim's wording about ballots being cast on or before Election Day matches the sources' 'postmarked by Election Day' standard, and the post's report that Mississippi won is accurate.True72% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026Fox News advised their network not to talk about Donald Trump's speech on the day after it occurred.Said by CMultiple sources report that Fox issued internal guidance to avoid promoting or covering Trump's July 16 speech, and that Fox largely skipped coverage the morning after. The guidance quoted in the reporting was addressed to Fox Business staff rather than the whole network, and it said "don't promote or push" the speech rather than literally "don't talk about" it, so the claim's scope is somewhat broader than the record.True65% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Department of Justice sent a letter to state election officials last week instructing them to hold onto evidence.Said by CAn AP report published September 10, 2026, says the DOJ sent letters to 29 states and DC instructing election officials not to destroy 2024 election records, which matches the claim's 'hold onto evidence' instruction within the week before the September 16 post. The sources do not confirm the post's 'we're investigating you' wording, and the later October letters postdate the post and are not the basis for this verdict.True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Department of Homeland Security issued a letter on July 18th claiming that California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey collectively had 250,000 potential non-citizens on their voter lists.Said by CDHS did claim that California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey collectively had over 250,000 potential non-citizens on their voter rolls, in a July 2026 release and letters, and the four state figures sum to about 256,000. The sources date the letters to July 16–17 rather than July 18, a peripheral detail that does not change the core assertion.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 202647 states offer early voting.Said by CMultiple sources dated before or near 2026-09-16 report that 47 states offer early in-person voting to all voters, with Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire as the exceptions. The claim is consistent with these figures, and the extraction matches the passage's wording.True85% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026Three-fourths of the states offer mail voting without an excuse.Said by CAs of 2026-09-16, 37 states plus DC allowed no-excuse mail voting, about 74% of the 50 states, which matches 'three-fourths.' Other sources report 36 to 37 states depending on how all-mail states are counted, and none contradicts the claim.