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True95% confidence7 sourcesOct 26, 2026The midterm elections are scheduled for November 3, 2026.Multiple tier1 and other sources, including Reuters, BBC, and the European Parliament research service, state that the 2026 US midterm elections are on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The post's passage ('Midterms are Tuesday, Nov 3') matches the claim, and no source contradicts the date.True70% confidence8 sourcesOct 26, 2026Approximately 30 million Americans have already voted in the 2026 midterm elections.Said by AThe claim matches the record as of the claim's 2026-10-27 date: a fact-check piece published 2026-10-26 reports that the University of Florida Election Lab counted about 30 million early votes, and the trajectory from about 21 million (Oct 23) to 23 million (Oct 23, IBTimes) to 43 million (Oct 29-30) is consistent with that figure. Later sources show the total rose well past 30 million, but that does not make the claim false as of its date.True70% confidence4 sourcesOct 26, 2026Virginia early voting is up 80% from four years ago.Said by AThe claim matches the same-point comparison reported by the Virginia Public Access Project: Pilot Online reports 1,330,832 early voters as of Oct. 28, 2026, a 79% increase over 745,082 at the same point in 2022, and 12 On Your Side reports an 86% increase. The post's 'about 80%' is within that range, though the figures are from Oct. 27-28 rather than the Oct. 26 posting date and trace back to one data source.True60% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026In Texas, 4.5 million ballots have been cast compared to 3 million at this point in 2022.Said by AThe 4.5 million figure matches sources from the posting date (about 4.5 million Texans had voted by Oct. 25–26). The 3 million comparison is not stated directly, but The Texan's report that first-week turnout ran about 45% above 2022 implies roughly 3.1 million, and KERA's 2022 same-point turnout rate implies a somewhat higher figure, so 3 million is within rounding of the record. The extraction matches the passage.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 26, 2026In North Carolina, early voting among registered Democrats is up 47% and among unaffiliated voters is up 60%.Said by ATwo October 24–25 reports of a Catawba College analysis by Michael Bitzer put registered Democrats' early voting up 47% and unaffiliated voters' up 60% versus the same point in 2022, matching the claim as of about October 22, close to the October 26 posting date. The figures trace back to that single analysis, and later November snapshots show different comparisons, such as Democrats up 32% by the final tally, so confidence is capped.True85% confidence10 sourcesOct 26, 2026The Trump administration is offering one million dollars to anyone whose tip leads to a voter fraud conviction.Said by AMultiple 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. Sources say the funding source, administering agency, and application process were not specified, which is a detail gap rather than a contradiction, and the claim's 'Trump administration' framing is consistent with Reuters and USA Today describing it as 'his administration' paying.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 26, 2026The Trump administration has lost 26 lawsuits seeking un-rejected voter rolls from states.Said by AMultiple sources from October 2026 report that the Justice Department lost 26 suits seeking unredacted state voter rolls, with The Atlantic, ProPublica and California's filing all giving the figure of 26 losses. The claim's "un-rejected" is a garbled "unredacted," and dropping the post's "all" is a faithful paraphrase, since sources also note several cases remain pending.True90% confidence3 sourcesOct 26, 2026A federal judge reinstated Maureen Comey in the Southern District of New York.Said by AMultiple sources, including AP and CBS, report that Judge Jesse Furman ruled on October 26, 2026 that Maurene Comey's firing from the Southern District of New York was unlawful and ordered her reinstated with back pay. The claim's spelling 'Maureen' differs from the sources' 'Maurene', but it refers to the same person, and the ruling was retroactive, which is a detail rather than a contradiction.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 26, 2026Congressman Thomas Massie will force an impeachment vote on Pete Hegseth on November 9th.Said by AOn 2026-10-26 Massie told Roll Call he would force a House vote on impeaching Hegseth 'soon after we return' in the week of Nov. 9, so the core assertion holds. The sources give the week of Nov. 9 rather than a fixed vote date on the 9th, and the plan is conditional on Hegseth still being in office.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026James Comey is facing charges of unlawfully possessing, accessing, controlling, and disseminating national defense information to a journalist.Said by AMultiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources (Reuters, AP, NBC, Forbes, HuffPost) report that the Justice Department charged Comey with transmitting and conspiring to transmit national defense information to a New York Times reporter, so he faces charges tied to national defense information shared with a journalist as of 2026-10-26. The sources charge transmission and conspiracy rather than the 'possessing, accessing, controlling' wording, which is a minor imprecision, not a contradiction; the charge is a criminal information, not an indictment, and Comey denies wrongdoing.True60% confidence5 sourcesOct 26, 2026Five governors in Ohio have stated that the opponent's use of Dr. Amy Acton's personal history is not right.Sources show multiple governors from both parties criticized Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, and Acton is quoted as citing 'five governors' in support, though the quote is truncated and the count rests largely on her own statement. The claim is graded as of 2026-10-26; the sources reflect criticism in place by then, and the post's 'on both sides' framing matches the bipartisan backlash reported.True60% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026Nikki Minaj has a chance of being appointed press secretary.Said by AThe claim is that Minaj has some chance of becoming press secretary, and sources confirm that prediction markets gave her a nonzero chance: Polymarket had about 8% on October 26 (Mediaite) and Kalshi about 4% (Independent), though no appointment was announced and the Independent reported her Polymarket odds falling to 2% on October 27. The extraction faithfully matches the post, and the claim is graded as of October 26.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.