The ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ Threatening Free and Fair Elections
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Claim 1
CBS carried at least part of Trump's address live.
Contemporary reporting states that CBS aired at least large portions of Trump's July 16, 2026 election-focused address live, while some other major networks did not.
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Claim 2
China obtained a large amount of U.S. voter-registration data, including data that was publicly available or commercially obtainable.
U.S. government materials assert that Chinese actors acquired voter data, but the publicly available intelligence describes acquisition of publicly available voter-registration data and does not establish that all or most of the data was obtained through hacking or other illicit means. The transcript correctly notes that voter files in many states can be purchased or otherwise accessed legally.
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Claim 3
Virginia voter files can be purchased.
Virginia law and the state Department of Elections provide for eligible individuals and organizations to purchase certain voter lists, subject to statutory eligibility and use restrictions.