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Mixed50% confidence3 sourcesOct 15, 2026Donald Trump's current approval rating among the Mega GOP is 98%.Said by 6AThe 98% figure matches a CNN analysis by Harry Enten reporting 98% approval among MAGA Republicans in September, but it is a different subgroup and an earlier date than the claim's October 15 framing. Mainstream polls of all Republicans in October put approval at roughly 75-83%, so the figure holds only under the MAGA-subgroup measure and fails under the broader Republican measure.Mixed50% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026By age 60, many people have lost about half of their collagen.Said by BSources give competing estimates of collagen loss by age 60, ranging from about 30% to 'more than half', so 'about half' falls inside the range and is not cleanly confirmed or refuted. The extraction faithfully matches the post's wording ('so many people have lost about half of it').Mixed60% confidence10 sourcesSep 16, 2026The highest turnout in a modern American midterm election was 50% in 2018.Said by CThe 2018 midterm is the highest midterm turnout since 1914, but the reported rate depends on the measure: the U.S. Elections Project gives about 50.1–50.3% of eligible voters (so the claimed 50% fits), while the Census Bureau and EAC report 53–53.4% of the citizen voting-age population and BBC reports 49.2% of the voting-age public. The claim's 50% falls within that range, so its exact figure depends on which measure is used. The post's 'modern' framing and the 2018-as-highest point are consistent with the sources.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed60% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Justice Department sent a letter to Michigan demanding the state turn over all evidence relating to the 2024 election in Wayne County.Said by CThe DOJ did send a letter demanding all 2024 Wayne County ballots, ballot receipts, and envelopes, but it was addressed to the Wayne County Clerk, not to the state of Michigan. The claim's wording that the demand went to the state, which was asked to turn over its evidence, is therefore inaccurate on the addressee, though the underlying demand is confirmed.Mixed60% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026David Becker's NGO received $70 million.Said by AThe claim's referent is clear: Becker founded and directs CEIR, and the post says 'his' NGO received $70 million. Sources conflict on the amount: a Mullin letter reported by several outlets says CEIR received 'over $70 million' from the Chan Zuckerberg foundation, while CEIR's own account and a PolitiFact piece cite nearly or about $65 million. The claimed figure sits at the edge of that range, and the claim does not address the 'still is' timing beyond the 2020 funding.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed60% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026The 2018 midterm election had the highest turnout of any election ever at 50%.Said by BRead as the post's midterm-only claim, the record supports it: 2018 had about 50% turnout, the highest midterm rate since 1914. Read literally as 'highest turnout of any election ever,' it is contradicted, since PolitiFact reports 2020 overall turnout at 66.7%. The post's own speakers are unsure which scope was meant, and the reported 2018 figures vary by measure (about 49 to 53%).Disputed in the post.Mixed60% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026Twelve attorneys general from Republican states filed litigation arguing the President of the United States can dictate election policy to the states.Said by CThe record supports the count: 12 states intervened in the Supreme Court litigation backing Trump's election executive order, and CNN describes Republican AGs pressing courts to back his mail-voting rules. But the record contradicts the claim's characterization of their argument: the 12 states argued only that the plaintiff states lack standing and that the claims are not ripe, not that the President can dictate election policy to the states. The filing also calls the order an intra-branch directive that changes nothing about elections in any state. The claim also says they 'filed' litigation, when they intervened in cases brought by others.Mixed85% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026Judge Tawani rescinded her injunctions on a Tuesday following a Supreme Court order issued on a Monday in the second to last week of August.Said by CThe Supreme Court order was issued on Monday, August 24, 2026, and Judge Talwani rescinded her injunction afterward, which supports the core sequence. However, multiple sources (AP, Jurist, WBUR, Axios) report that she vacated or canceled the injunction on Wednesday, August 26, not Tuesday, so the claimed day is contradicted.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.Mixed60% confidence8 sourcesSep 16, 2026The United States has never canceled or postponed a federal general election in its 250-year history.Said by CRead as a claim that no national federal general election has ever been canceled or postponed, the sources support it: every source says no nationwide election was ever delayed. Read literally, as 'never' for any federal general election, it is contradicted by the 2026 CRS report, which describes the 2018 Northern Mariana Islands postponement after Typhoon Yutu as a postponed federal general election that included a U.S. House Delegate contest. The claim's absolute 'never' is therefore not accurate as stated, though the CRS calls the case the only one in modern history and it occurred in a territory.Mixed55% confidence5 sourcesSep 16, 2026The owner of a company involved in signature processing was arrested at 5 a.m. following the California primary.Said by 5CThe sources support the core of the claim: James Brass, who controlled Pinnacle Brass, a company tied to petition signature gathering, was arrested on September 10, 2026, roughly three months after the June primary. However, the sources do not connect the arrest to the primary itself, since the charges concern initiative petitions, and the NY Post (tier3) says Brass was arrested around 6 a.m. after leaving his home around 4:45 a.m., which conflicts with the claimed 5 a.m. arrest time.Mixed50% confidence6 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Supreme Court issued a 7 to 2 decision regarding Executive Order 14399.Said by 5CThe September 14, 2026 Supreme Court order that left the USPS mail-ballot rule blocked is reported as a 7-2 split, but the Court published no vote breakdown and that tally is inferred from the Alito/Thomas dissent. Other sources describe the August 24 Executive Order 14399 ruling as 6-3 with three dissents, and an unrated outlet describes the September ruling as 6-3, so the vote count depends on which decision is meant.Mixed55% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 202671% of Democrats support voter ID requirements.Said by CThe 71% figure matches a Pew Research Center survey from August 2025 (83% overall, 71% of Democrats), which Politifact and a Senate GOP research post both cite. Other polls near the claim date put Democratic support for voter ID between 63% and 70%, and AP-NORC (Oct 2026) reports only that a majority of Democrats favor it, so 71% sits at the top of a range and rests on a year-old poll.