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• MAGA influencers spread false conspiracy theory about Democratic candidate James Talarico — MAGA influencers, including prominent accounts amplified by Elon Musk, spread a false conspiracy theory that Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was hospitalized in an Ohio mental facility rather than recovering from the flu as he claimed. MAGA influencer Nick Sortor posted that an "Ohio mental hospital CONFIRMS James Talarico was discharged from the facility earlier this week," but the hospital later confirmed Talarico had never received treatment there. Talarico's opponent, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, seeded doubt about Talarico's illness. Talarico's spokesperson JT Ennis called the claim "a lie designed to promote a pathetic conspiracy theory." Texas journalist Tony Ortiz reported that the source of the false audio initially shopped the story to Sara Gonzales of The Blaze and Daily Mail, but it "didn't pass legal so they declined," after which the source gave it to an influencer "because they have lower standards than journalists."

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• Ken Paxton seeded doubt about opponent's illness during Texas Senate race — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing Democratic challenger James Talarico in the Senate race, began sowing seeds of doubt about Talarico's claimed illness, which was then amplified by MAGA influencers. Paxton's campaign questioned whether Talarico was actually ill or hospitalized, contributing to the spread of the false conspiracy theory that Talarico had been in a mental facility.

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• Elon Musk amplifies false conspiracy theory about James Talarico — Elon Musk used his X platform to elevate a false conspiracy theory about Texas Democratic candidate James Talarico, claiming the Talarico campaign was "hiding something big" regarding alleged mental health facility admission. Musk's post garnered over 870,000 views, more than double the impression count of the original post. The episode demonstrates Musk's use of his platform and financial resources—he has spent at least $276 million on midterm Republican efforts since July—to influence the 2026 midterm elections through the spread of falsehoods about Democratic opponents.
• Elon Musk amplifies false conspiracy theory about Democratic candidate — Elon Musk was identified as the most prominent amplifier of the false conspiracy theory about Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, using his own posts and his X algorithm to spread the disinformation. The bulletin notes that Musk continued to amplify the lies despite the hospital confirming Talarico had never been treated there.

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• DHS documents reveal election denier Heather Honey's role in noncitizen voting investigation — Internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by Popular Information reveal that election denier Heather Honey is playing a prominent role in DHS efforts to find evidence of noncitizen voting ahead of midterm elections. The documents detail DHS investigations into nonprofit voter registration organizations and outline plans for potential undercover operations targeting these groups. The revelation raises questions about whether election-fraud investigations are being driven by ideological commitments rather than evidence of actual violations.

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• USPS rejected mail-in ballots from Leon County, Florida over spacing technicality — The United States Postal Service rejected mailed ballots from Leon County, Florida because the words "return service requested" were only 0.236 inches from the election office's return address instead of the required quarter-inch apart—a difference of 0.014 inches. Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley called the rejection "ridiculous." The incident demonstrates how Trump's March executive order directing USPS interference in mail-in voting could be implemented if the Supreme Court lifts an injunction blocking the new postal rules.

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• DOJ sends letters to 30 election officials ordering retention of 2024 records and indicating investigation — Trump's Justice Department sent letters to at least 30 senior state election officials ordering retention of all 2024 election-related records, despite state laws permitting destruction of voting records 22 months after an election. The letters indicated that chief election officials "are currently under investigation" and subject to "ongoing litigation," though the nature, scope, and whether the probe is criminal or civil remain unclear. The action appears designed to create legal jeopardy for election administrators.

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• Trump delivers lengthy speech at Republican midterm convention in Dallas — President Trump spoke for 1 hour 44 minutes at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026, making numerous false claims including that he won three presidential elections, that Democrats are "admitting" he won, and that he had equal crowds outside the arena. He promised $5,000 to every adult US citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress, proposed renaming geographic features (Gulf of America, Lake America, New Mexico to New America, Strait of Hormuz to Trump Strait), and made disparaging remarks about Democratic candidates and Iran.
• White House correspondent fact-checks Trump's convention attendance claims — Nandita Bose, White House correspondent for Reuters, fact-checked Trump's claims about the convention arena being full. She reported that the upper decks were empty, large stretches of side sections remained sparsely filled, and even with Trump onstage the arena was clearly not at capacity, contradicting Trump's repeated statements about the crowd size.

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• Sentinel Action Fund uses Musk's votesafe.org infrastructure to operate white-labeled voter registration site — Sentinel Action Fund, the super PAC affiliated with the Heritage Foundation, created register.sentinelactionfund.com using votesafe.org's white-labeled platform, which transmits collected voter data to America PAC's servers. Sentinel Action Fund then spent $650,000 advertising the site during Fox News' State of the Union coverage. The organization claimed the site made registration "easier" and prevented voter information from going to "extremist Democrat organizations," but the connection to Musk's surveillance infrastructure had not been previously disclosed to the public.

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• ATP tax filings do not yet disclose Florida law enforcement funding ahead of 2026 election — ATP provided at least $210,000 to Leon County and $132,050 annually to Wakulla County, plus equipment donations to Gainesville police valued at $223,733, and funded Guardian Retreats for law enforcement officers. These payments fall in the 2025 financial year. ATP's 2025 tax return is not due until November 15, 2026, twelve days after the November 3, 2026 election. This timing means voters will not have access to documented evidence of the scale and nature of ATP's law enforcement funding operations before casting ballots in Marx's gubernatorial race.

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• Mike Rogers makes false claim about witnessing Osama bin Laden's body — Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, former House Intelligence Committee chair, claimed in a fundraising email that he "saw the dead body of Osama bin Laden with my own eyes." In fact, Rogers was in Washington DC on May 1, 2011, when the raid occurred in Pakistan. He was informed by phone by CIA Director Leon Panetta and later saw a photograph of Bin Laden's body, not the body itself. Rogers has a pattern of exaggerating his role in counterterrorism operations.
• Mike Rogers misleads supporters about role in Osama bin Laden killing — Republican candidate Mike Rogers, in a fundraising email, suggested he played an active role in the killing of Osama bin Laden, stating he "saw the dead body of Osama bin Laden with my own eyes, knowing that together, we had delivered justice for America." However, Rogers was not in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1, 2011, when bin Laden was killed, nor was he in the White House Situation Room where President Obama and senior officials followed the raid. Instead, Rogers was at home in Washington, D.C., where as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he was informed of the raid in a phone call from CIA Director Leon Panetta.

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• DHS drastically downgrades non-citizen voter claims in Nevada after public allegations — On 16 July, Trump claimed DHS had found approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote across four states. In follow-up letters, DHS softened this to a "ceiling" of potential non-citizens. After meeting with Nevada election officials on 21 August, DHS admitted it had manually confirmed only 185 non-citizens on Nevada's voter rolls—a dramatic reduction from the initially claimed 15,903. DHS acknowledged the larger figure was "preliminary" and lacked full manual review. Nevada's Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar stated the state would not disenfranchise eligible voters without the highest confidence of ineligibility.

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• Trump posts AI-generated images attacking Abdul El-Sayed with Islamophobic framing — Trump posted multiple AI-generated meme images on social media, including one juxtaposing himself and Melania with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his wife, captioned "Two VERY DIFFERENT America's." Republicans, including Trump, have repeatedly used El-Sayed's full name (Abdulrahman) instead of his preferred name (Abdul) to invoke religious fear, mirroring tactics previously used against President Obama.

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• White House issues fact sheet on declassified intelligence regarding Chinese election interference — The White House Government Transparency Task Force issued a fact sheet on July 30, 2026, presenting declassified intelligence documents approved by the directors of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, NSA, CIA, and DHS. The fact sheet claims that China and proxies acquired voter registration data on as many as 220 million Americans, including non-public data, and cites declassified Intelligence Community definitions of election interference and potential malign uses of such data. The White House states it coordinated with intelligence agencies in preparing the President's July 16 speech on the matter.

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• Republicans promoted SAVE Act using Olive Garden pasta pass analogy. — Multiple Republican officials and media figures promoted the SAVE Act (voter ID requirement) by comparing voting security to Olive Garden's photo ID requirement for its "never-ending pasta pass." House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Stephen Miller, Rep. David Kustoff, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson, Fox host Will Cain, and Sen. Dave McCormick all used variations of this talking point to argue that voting should require photo ID.

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• White House issues release on New Jersey voter registration incident, promotes SAVE America Act — The White House issued a release stating that New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill admitted a "software glitch" registered approximately 6,600 noncitizens to vote between 2023 and 2024, with hundreds casting ballots. The release characterizes this as resulting from "Democrat policies that refuse basic citizenship checks" and calls for immediate passage of the SAVE America Act, which would require states to use the Department of Homeland Security's SAVE system to verify citizenship before voter registration and mandate voter ID for federal elections.

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• Trump announced election security speech with unverified claims — President Trump announced he will deliver a primetime speech on election security, promising to reveal "really big news." The speech will touch on previously unreported Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, with Cabinet officials including heads of CIA, FBI, ODNI, and DHS invited to attend. However, Senate Intelligence Committee staff noted the information about Chinese access to voter data is not new—China gained access to publicly available voter files in several states that can be purchased for $485 from state election offices. Republican officials expressed concern Trump will repeat debunked conspiracy theories or make baseless claims about the 2020 election.
• Trump announced primetime speech claiming China accessed 2020 election data with CIA cover-up — President Trump scheduled a primetime address for July 16, 2026, claiming that China accessed U.S. voter data during the 2020 election and that the CIA knew about it and concealed the information during his first term. The speech is framed as laying groundwork to question the legitimacy of Democratic electoral wins in states like Georgia, months before the midterm elections. Trump has simultaneously posted photographs with Xi Jinping, the person he is accusing of orchestrating the alleged plot.

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• ODNI withheld report on voting machine vulnerabilities — Reuters reported that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is sitting on a report identifying vulnerabilities in the nation's voting machines. The machines' software is outdated, leaving exploitable vulnerabilities. Former DNI Gabbard initiated the report to investigate Trump's claim that the 2020 election was rigged, but the investigation found no evidence of such fraud. A second report by government contractor Mojave Research, which investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico, also recommended immediate updates to software systems, but those plans have not been implemented.

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• Progressive Champions PAC linked to GOP — Progressive Champions PAC, which claims to support progressive candidates, has been revealed to be connected to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a super PAC of the House Republican leadership. According to FEC records, Progressive Champions PAC and Real Change PAC were created minutes apart and share the same bank, Bryant Bank, which is linked to Republican Congressman Gary Palmer. Both PACs have also used Crimson Filer, a compliance software for Republicans, indicating their ties to GOP infrastructure. This revelation suggests a coordinated effort to influence Democratic primaries under false pretenses.

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• Kalshi sponsors and removes some election misinformation — Kalshi, a competitor of Polymarket, has also sponsored posts by right-wing influencers spreading misinformation about the Los Angeles mayoral election. While Kalshi has asked creators to remove some posts that violate its affiliate marketing policies, other posts casting doubt on the California electoral system remain. This includes posts suggesting voter fraud and questioning the legitimacy of the election process without evidence. Kalshi's actions demonstrate the challenges in controlling misinformation in prediction markets.
• Polymarket sponsors election misinformation — Polymarket, a major player in the prediction market industry, has been found sponsoring posts from far-right influencers on the social media platform X that spread election conspiracies and disinformation. These posts, which were labeled as paid partnerships with Polymarket, falsely claim fraud in the Los Angeles mayoral primary election. Influencers involved have a collective audience of 13 million and include figures like Owen Shroyer and Benny Johnson, who have histories of spreading misinformation. Polymarket did not respond to requests for comment on these sponsorships.
• George Santos under investigation for suspicious trades — Former Congressman George Santos is under investigation by the Department of Justice for suspicious trades related to prediction markets. Santos reportedly made trades based on insider knowledge about his attendance at a Trump State of the Union address, which he ultimately did not attend. This incident highlights the potential for manipulation within prediction markets. In response, Polymarket announced that Santos would no longer be a paid content creator for the company.
• Polymarket ends sponsorship of election misinformation — Polymarket, an online prediction market, has ended its sponsorship of posts on X that spread misinformation about the Los Angeles mayoral election. The posts, which falsely claimed the election was rigged against Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, were promoted by influencers with a combined audience of 13 million. Following an investigation by Popular Information, Polymarket acknowledged that these posts violated its marketing guidelines and requested the removal of the "Paid Partnership" label. As of Wednesday, seven posts were deleted, six had the label removed, and three remained unchanged.
• — Popular Information revealed that Polymarket, a prediction market company, sponsored social media posts from 16 far-right influencers who spread election conspiracy theories. These influencers, with a combined audience of 13 million, include notable figures like Benny Johnson and a former InfoWars host. Following the exposure, Polymarket acknowledged the violation of its marketing guidelines and requested the removal of the "paid partnership" label from the posts. Some posts were deleted or had the label removed.

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• Trump calls Los Angeles mayoral primary "rigged" after Spencer Pratt's loss — After Decision Desk HQ projected Nithya Raman winning the second spot in the Los Angeles mayoral nonpartisan primary, Trump posted on social media calling the election "Rigged" and claiming it was "Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had. 3rd World Nation." Los Angeles is 18.7% Republican. Trump's own U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles issued a statement saying the election is not rigged.

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• Republicans continued echoing Trump's unsubstantiated California election fraud claims — Multiple Republican figures, including Fox hosts Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld, and Republican senators and representatives, continued to echo Trump's claims that California's election is being stolen without providing evidence. Watters stated "I can't prove it, but everybody watching thinks there's shenanigans." Ingraham questioned why mail-in ballots are "mostly Democrats." Gutfeld suggested that the time required to count votes indicates "shenanigans." Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Randy Fine characterized California's election system as designed to "rig" or "cheat."
• Congressman Hamadeh calls for federalizing California elections — Following Trump's claims of election rigging in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, Congressman Abe Hamadeh called for federalizing California elections. Florida Congressman Randy Fine appeared on Newsmax claiming people are "literally dumpster diving for fraudulent ballots."

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• Republicans continued echoing Trump's unsubstantiated California election fraud claims — Multiple Republican figures, including Fox hosts Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld, and Republican senators and representatives, continued to echo Trump's claims that California's election is being stolen without providing evidence. Watters stated "I can't prove it, but everybody watching thinks there's shenanigans." Ingraham questioned why mail-in ballots are "mostly Democrats." Gutfeld suggested that the time required to count votes indicates "shenanigans." Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Randy Fine characterized California's election system as designed to "rig" or "cheat."

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• DOJ sends federal prosecutor to observe California ballot processing — The US Department of Justice sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles County during the ongoing count of California's gubernatorial primary. A Trump-appointed assistant US attorney stated that his office was conducting "multiple election fraud investigations" related to the primary.
• DOJ sends federal prosecutor to observe California ballot processing amid Trump election-fraud claims — The U.S. Justice Department deployed a federal prosecutor to Los Angeles County's Ballot Processing Center on Friday to observe ballot-counting operations, as President Trump made baseless claims that California Democrats were "rigging" primary election results. Bill Essayli, the Trump-appointed first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, simultaneously announced "multiple election fraud investigations" and alleged "serious structural vulnerabilities" in the state's election systems. State officials rejected the allegations, and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber affirmed the integrity of the counting process.

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• Trump and GOP allies promote baseless election fraud claims about California primary results — President Trump and Republican allies used California's ongoing primary ballot count to falsify claims of election fraud after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt (R) slipped to third place. Trump posted on Truth Social that Pratt's loss was "not possible" and called California a "3rd World Nation" with "Rigged Elections." The article explains California's extended count results from pro-voting policies requiring ballot verification and mail-in ballot processing, not fraud.
• Conservative commentators promote unsubstantiated voter-fraud allegations in California primary — As vote-counting continued in California's governor's primary, some conservative commentators promoted unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud, specifically targeting mail-in ballots that tend to skew Democratic. Trump had previously issued a national executive order aimed at curbing mail-in ballot use. The California secretary of state urged patience and reaffirmed the state's commitment to balancing voting rights with election security.
• Ron DeSantis amplified unsubstantiated claims about California vote counting — Ron DeSantis, seeking a position in the Trump administration, posted on social media suggesting that California's vote counting process was fraudulent, stating "California keeps dumping votes. Odds are shifting because the vote dumps always seem to go one way. Count until you get the result you want?" His remarks echoed Trump's earlier unsubstantiated claims about election fraud in California.
• Trump posted unsubstantiated claims about California election fraud at 1:00 AM — Trump posted multiple messages on Truth Social claiming widespread fraud in California's primary elections, alleging that vote counting was being delayed and that Democrats were "stealing" races for governor and Los Angeles mayor. He claimed the situation was "under investigation by the US Attorney's Office in Los Angeles." The posts were made during a 1:00 AM posting rampage while Trump had fallen asleep earlier that day during an EPA Administrator's remarks at a press event in the Oval Office.
• Trump declares election rigging in California without evidence — President Trump publicly accused California of "cheating" and election "rigging" on Thursday and Friday, claiming mail-in ballots were being found "shockingly" and stating the DOJ would open an investigation. He congratulated his favored candidate Steve Hilton despite ongoing ballot counting. State officials and Democratic lawmakers rejected the allegations as baseless and characterized Trump's statements as deliberate election misinformation designed to undermine voter confidence in democratic processes.

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• Trump made false claims about California voting procedures — Trump claimed that California "don't have voting booths, everything is by mail" and stated he does not believe a Republican can win California until they pass the SAVE Act. Governor Gavin Newsom responded by stating Trump is "actively lying to Americans" to suppress voting.