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@SpeakerJohnson

Speaker Mike Johnson

56th Speaker of the House | Christian, husband, dad, Constitutional law attorney & small biz owner.

Scores

Average score

Mostly holds65

Claims checked

179across 37 checks

False

2916% of claims

Mixed

4726% of claims

True

8849% of claims

Can’t tell

158% of claims
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False80% confidence6 sourcesOct 28, 2026The Democratic Party opposes election security measures.The claim that the Democratic Party opposes election security measures is contradicted by sources showing Democrats have sponsored and advanced election security legislation (H.R. 1 and the SAFE Act) and created a DNC cybersecurity unit and election-protection programs. Democrats did oppose the SAVE America Act, which Republicans framed as an election security bill, and Democrats such as Sen. Padilla dispute that framing, so the claim may stem from that dispute. The extracted claim matches the passage's wording, and as of 2026-10-28 the sources show no change in this picture.False85% confidence8 sourcesOct 28, 2026Democrat officials have allowed illegal aliens to vote in elections in many states across the country.The claim that Democratic officials have allowed illegal aliens to vote in many states is contradicted by the sources: illegal aliens cannot vote in federal elections, no state allows noncitizens to vote in statewide elections, and the only noncitizen voting is in a handful of local jurisdictions (about 21 local governments in California, Maryland, Vermont, and D.C.), which the sources describe as limited to certain local elections such as school boards. As of 2026-10-28 the record does not show Democratic officials allowing illegal aliens to vote in many states; the extracted claim also widens the speaker's 'ALLOWED this to happen in many states' into an assertion about illegal aliens specifically, which the sources do not support.

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