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Jul 17, 2026 Markwayne Mullin repeated baseless claims of noncitizen voter registration and voting-machine vulnerabilities at a press conference Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
A cabinet secretary amplified unsubstantiated election-fraud claims, undermining public confidence in democratic processes and threatening coercion of states.
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- DHS Secretary Mullin repeats baseless 2020 election claims at press conference — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin held a press conference on Friday repeating unsubstantiated claims about noncitizen voter registration and voting machine vulnerabilities. Mullin cited a DHS review claiming 250,000 noncitizens registered to vote in four states and 28,000 on rolls in 20+ states, despite election experts noting lack of transparency in methodology and that noncitizen voting is extremely rare. He also repeated conspiracy theories about foreign adversaries controlling voting machine components and threatened to withhold federal grant funding from states refusing to "secure" elections by providing voter roll data.
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Week 78 – 2026-07-11–2026-07-17
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Jul 11, 2026 Trump promoted a poll claiming overwhelming support for the Save America voter-suppression bill Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
Using dubious polling data to pressure the Senate on restrictive voting legislation undermines informed public discourse on voting access.
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- Trump reposted poll claiming support for voter suppression legislation — At 6:07 PM, Trump reposted what purported to be a poll from right-wing loyalist Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) claiming that 97.2% of supporters want the Senate to take up the voter suppression SAVE America Act when it returns to session the following week, while only 2.8% want the Senate to address "Anything else." The repost continued Trump's calls for the Senate to pass restrictive voting legislation.
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Week 78 – 2026-07-11–2026-07-17
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