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True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026The most recent continuing resolution postponed a rule by the Office of Management and Budget to hold political appointees accountable for grant money.Said by BMultiple sources, including AP, the Rutgers Bloustein School, Ballotpedia, and ASME, report that the stopgap continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) delayed an OMB proposed grantmaking rule that would give political appointees more say over federal grants. The claim's core assertion is supported; its framing as holding appointees 'accountable' is a characterization the sources do not use, since they describe the rule as expanding appointee control.True90% confidence4 sourcesOct 21, 2026Gallup released a poll last month stating that 89% of adults in the U.S. believe that corruption is widespread.Gallup's September 2, 2026 release reported that 89% of U.S. adults say government corruption is widespread, which matches the claim's figure and timing ("last month" relative to the October 21 post). The claim drops the word "government", but the post itself says only "corruption is widespread", so this is faithful to the passage.True60% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026California adheres to federal law passed by Congress in the 1990s, specifically 52 USC 20504(c)(2) Section 5 of the NVRA.The claim's core, that California adheres to the NVRA, is supported: the Secretary of State's manual applies 52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2)'s confidentiality rules to DMV registrations, state code requires compliance with Section 20504, and a DOJ filing does not suggest California fails to follow federal voter-registration law. A 2019 state review found past DMV-to-SOS transmittal lapses, but those concern subsection (e) timeliness, not the (c)(2) provision the claim cites, and the claim's wording is the Newsom press office's own rebuttal, so it is not independent corroboration.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026Los Angeles election officials stated in a federal court that they have no independent way to verify voter citizenship beyond voter attestation.Multiple sources report that a Los Angeles County assistant registrar told the federal court in filings (around Oct 20-21, 2026) that the office has no information beyond the voter's own attestation to determine citizenship, which matches the claim. The claim is accurately extracted from the post, and the statement was made as of the claim's date; later coverage on Nov 2 reflects ongoing litigation, not a change to the claim.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026California has not acted on a list of 20,000 suspected non-citizens or agreed to set aside their ballots.As of 2026-10-21, sources show California declined to act on the DOJ's list of roughly 20,000 suspected noncitizens and did not agree to set aside those ballots; the state called the request 'outrageous' and later opposed it in court. Local officials did review the list and called it unreliable, and the state demanded details on how individuals were identified, but neither amounts to setting aside ballots. Later court rulings against the DOJ's set-aside demand do not change the verdict for the 10-21 date.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026Federal law 18 U.S.C. 611 makes it unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held for the purpose of electing a candidate for federal office.The claim matches the text of 18 U.S.C. 611(a), which makes it unlawful for any alien to vote in an election held solely or in part for electing a candidate for President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Senate, House, D.C. Delegate, or Resident Commissioner. The extraction drops the 'solely or in part' qualifier and the statute's exceptions, but these do not change the core assertion. The primary statute text and fact-checkers Snopes and LeadStories confirm it.True90% confidence9 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Social Security Administration database is used to verify voter citizenship and identity.Sources as of late 2026 show the Social Security Administration's data is used to verify voter citizenship and identity: the expanded DHS SAVE system, which draws on SSA records, was allowed to operate by the Supreme Court on 2026-09-25, and SSA's HAVV system has long been used by states to verify voters' identities. The claim is technically about SAVE drawing on SSA data rather than a single SSA database, and critics dispute its accuracy, but no source contradicts the core assertion; the post itself matches the extracted claim.True75% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026A judge blocked the Social Security Administration from using the SAVE database to verify eligibility for payments on June 22.Said by AMultiple sources, including a court opinion, confirm that on June 22, 2026, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan set aside and blocked the modified SAVE database, which pulled in Social Security data. The sources frame the block as a bar on the government's use of the database for voter-citizenship checks rather than specifically on SSA payment eligibility, but the post itself ties the SAVE block to SSA, so the core assertion holds.True85% confidence9 sourcesOct 21, 2026The D.C. Circuit appellate court denied an appeal to allow the Social Security Administration to continue using the SAVE database for eligibility verification.Said by AThe D.C. Circuit's 2-1 order of September 4, 2026 denied the government's emergency request to stay Judge Sooknanan's June ruling, which had blocked the revamped SAVE system, so the core assertion holds. The claim calls this an 'appeal' and attributes the request to SSA, though sources frame it as a stay motion by DHS/the Justice Department involving SSA data; these are minor imprecisions. The Supreme Court later stayed the block on September 25, which does not make the D.C. Circuit's earlier denial false.True68% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Social Security Administration database contained 17 million records of deceased individuals listed as living.Said by AThe SSA's primary press release and Reuters both report that the agency added 17 million dates of death to records that previously lacked them, which matches the claim's 17 million figure as of the October 21 posting. The phrase 'listed as living' is a reasonable reading of 'no death date on file', but sources also stress that a missing death date does not mean the person was alive or receiving benefits, so the characterization is contestable.True90% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Social Security Administration database contained 25 million records missing citizenship information.Said by AReuters and The Hill, both published on 2026-10-20/21, report that the SSA updated about 25 million records that previously lacked citizenship information, which matches the claim as of the 2026-10-21 post date. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post, and no source contradicts it. The sources say the records lacked the information, not that they were shown to belong to non-citizens.True75% confidence5 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced a project regarding voter rolls in April 2025.Said by 3BDHS, USCIS and DOGE announced an overhaul of the SAVE citizenship-verification database on April 22, 2025, which sources describe as a tool to check voter eligibility and voter rolls. The claim's April 2025 date and DOGE's role are supported, though the sources tie the project to voter rolls only through the announcement's 'voting illegally' framing and later SAVE use.

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