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Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-04-12): Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting have increasingly caused heartburn for the Trump 2024 campaign as they attempt to undo the self-sabotage by ramping up operations in key battleground states encouraging Republicans to vote early and by mail ahead of the presidential election. The former US president has continued his crusade in recent months: in December he called for the end of mail-in voting entirely, before claiming in an interview last month that "any time the mail is involved, you’re going to have cheating". [...] Still, Trump’s logic on canceling mail-in voting has never been clear. If Democrats supposedly used mail-in voting to steal the election, it would make little sense to rail against the use of mail-in voting and convince Republicans to abandon the practice.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-09-16): Trump is setting the stage to do the same in 2024. On Sept. 8, 2024, he posted to Truth Social declaring that a Tucker Carlson interview revealed that "20% of the Mail-in Ballots in Pennsylvania are fraudulent." He called for the U.S. attorney general, the FBI and Pennsylvania Republicans to do something about it. [...] Democrats got no-excuse, mail-in voting, meaning anyone can request to vote by mail. Mail-in voting has been used far more by Democratic than Republican voters in Pennsylvania, though this has been driven in part by misinformation surrounding the security of mail voting. [...] Pennsylvania has redesigned its mail-in ballot, which has resulted in fewer rejected ballots. Still, the Trump campaign is already working to exploit technicalities to reject mail-in ballots in the crucial swing state.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Rules for voting by mail became a major issue during the 2020 presidential campaign, when a massive influx of voters cast ballots remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of that election, Trump and his allies cast doubt on the integrity of mail ballots and urged his supporters to vote in person. After the election, his campaign sued to stop the counting of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania even though nearly 1 million statewide votes had not yet been tallied. Trump and his attorneys baselessly claimed there was widespread cheating in mail ballots that helped cost him the election. Since 2020, Republicans have continued to publicly rail against mail-in ballots, even as they have launched an initiative aimed at getting their voter base to use every available option to cast ballots, including voting by mail. Trump released a social media video last week encouraging his supporters to vote by mail. But several days earlier, at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump told the crowd "the elections are so screwed up" and "we want to get rid of mail-in voting." In recent days, he’s amplified his attacks on elections, threatening "long term prison sentences" to those responsible for "cheating and skullduggery" in the 2020 election.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2023-09-30): The former president railed against Democrats and again claimed the 2020 election was rigged in his speech to the California Republican Party. With him skipping the primary debates, the party convention may get the next best thing, with speeches also by Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis. ANAHEIM — Donald Trump railed against mail-in ballots and repeated falsehoods about a rigged 2020 presidential election in his speech to California Republicans today. [...] Despite Trump warning again about fraud with mail ballots, California Republican leaders are resigned to working within the system to have any hope of winning statewide races again. At this weekend’s convention, delegates can attend sessions about how to take advantage of the state’s election system of sending mail ballots to all voters.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2022-06-13): As the Jan. 6 committee held its second public hearing Monday, it focused much of its presentation not on the deadly Capitol attack or former President Donald Trump’s statements that allegedly stirred his supporters into violence, but on a more arcane subject: mail-in voting. The House panel presented evidence showing how Trump sowed the seeds for his efforts to overturn the election by waging a crusade against mail ballots. Despite expectations that the raging pandemic would depress in-person voter turnout in 2020, Trump rejected arguments from his own campaign staff to embrace voting by mail—choosing instead to discourage his supporters from voting absentee. [...] Yet Trump frequently castigated mail voting as rife with fraud. As states dramatically expanded access to that voting method during the pandemic, he successfully convinced many Republican voters to reject it: 59% of Democrats in 2020 voted by mail, whereas only 30% of Republicans did.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-04-02): It starts at the top. As the leader of the Republican Party, Trump has used his position to blast, without evidence, mail-in voting as a Trojan horse for widespread voter fraud. In the process, the former president has eroded trust in a method that was once widely embraced by many people in his party, putting Republicans at a disadvantage against Democrats. [...] Bruce Parks, chair of the Washoe County GOP, in nevada, on mail-in voting "Mail-in voting is totally corrupt," Trump said bluntly during a February rally in Michigan. In his stump speeches, written remarks often include a plug for mail-in voting, but Trump struggles to recite the lines without casting doubt on early-voting options. [...] "Both things can and do co-exist," Trump spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said when asked about Trump’s aversion to mail voting and the party’s desire to continue it. "Different states have different rules because elections are state by state. There are states with bad laws on the books, and we want to be aggressive in ensuring that elections are safe and secure."
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-08-25): Many Americans Don't Trust Mail-In Voting. What Can Be Done? [...] Since his rise to the heights of politics nine years ago, former U.S. President Donald Trump has continuously denounced mail-in voting as a concrete example of what he claims is endemic fraud in American elections. Without evidence, he has depicted mail voting as an open portal in many states, an easy way for Democrats, foreign countries, or unauthorized immigrants to shovel millions of fake, election-flipping votes into the electoral system.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2023-10-31): For years, Pennsylvania Republicans have pushed against mail-in ballots being used in elections -- even seeing a challenge to mail-in ballots thrown out of court earlier this year -- but, the party is singing a different tune in the run up to the Nov. 7 elections. [...] Even former president Donald Trump, who has long been critical of mail-in ballots, -- going as far as suing the City of Philadelphia over mail-in balloting -- has flip-flopped on the issue. [...] For Democrats, he said, they will need to "streamline and fine-tune" efforts to encourage voters to utilize mail-in ballots, in order to not lose ground.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2020-08-19): Trump, While Attacking Mail Voting, Casts Mail Ballot Again [...] "Donald Trump votes by mail but doesn't want you to. If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for us," tweeted Kamala Harris, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee, last week. [...] In the earlier days of the pandemic, the Trump administration sought to push back against all expansions of voting by mail, arguing that people should need an excuse to vote using a mail or absentee ballot.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-04-27): Trump has opposed early, absentee and mail voting for years, blaming the practices for election fraud and conditioning voters to distrust those methods. He has repeatedly called only for in-person voting on Election Day and paper ballots, even though he has routinely used early voting. "We have to get rid of mail-in ballots because once you have mail-in ballots, you have crooked elections," Trump said in his victory speech after the Iowa caucuses in January. One of the key factors in bringing Trump around on early and mail-in voting was the data advisers were able to show him that suggested the campaign could effectively broaden its outreach to swing voters in battleground states if the Republican base was comfortable with voting early.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2023-03-15): After years of claiming mail-in voting is rife with fraud, some Republicans – including former President Donald Trump – are working to reverse course ahead of next year’s consequential presidential and congressional elections. [...] Multiple allies had warned Trump that Democrats had an infrastructure in place and that bad-mouthing mail-in voting would put Republicans at a disadvantage, but he doubled down on his claims of rigged elections and massive fraud. [...] Stewart of MIT said some Republicans have left "a very powerful set of tools on the table" for some time by not encouraging mail-in voting. At the same time, a chorus of conservative grassroots activists have demanded in-person voting on a single day and other changes to election procedures, echoing the distrust of the system voiced by Trump and others who claim the 2020 election was stolen.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2022-01-15): Here's why: While Republican state lawmakers have passed and proposed numerous restrictions on voting by mail since the 2020 election, there exists a curious fact: The leader of their party, former President Donald Trump, chose to vote by mail multiple times in recent years. [...] Before and after the 2020 general election, Trump spread many falsehoods about voting by mail. These falsehoods have helped fuel the push by many state GOP lawmakers to craft bills that add restrictions to voting by mail in several states, including Georgia and Florida. Biden has called on Congress to pass two key pieces of voting rights legislation: the Freedom to Vote Act, which would create uniform standards for voting including casting mail ballots, and a bill named after U.S. Rep. John Lewis that aims to block discriminatory voting laws. [...] - AP, Trump casts doubt on mail voting. His campaign promotes it.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-08-14): "Mail-in voting is totally corrupt," Trump falsely claimed in February at a campaign rally in Michigan. "Get that through your head. It has to be." [...] With polls predicting neck-and-neck races in crucial battleground states, Trump and his allies have sought to retool their message around early and absentee voting in recent months while still trying to hold on to the hard line Trump drew against those practices in 2020. [...] Asked about Trump's comments against mail-in voting, Whatley claimed the Republican Party is investing a significant amount of resources "protecting the vote" to ensure "election integrity" so voters can trust the system.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-08-31): Although former President Trump has spent years attacking the integrity of early and mail-in voting, his campaign and the Republican National Committee this week launched what they called a "huge" and "revolutionary" effort to encourage both methods of casting ballots in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. [...] In an interview with television host Dr. Phil McGraw that aired Tuesday, the same day Whatley’s statement went out, Trump said voting by mail "shouldn’t be allowed" and falsely claimed that "any time you have a mail-in ballot, there’s going to be massive fraud." [...] Despite the efforts of Trump’s campaign officials and the Republican Party, it is simply too late to rebuild trust in mail-in voting among the former president’s supporters by election day, said David Becker, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer who heads the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2021-03-09): Despite spending months after the 2020 presidential election attacking the safety of mail-in voting, former President Donald Trump once again relied on the voting method to cast his ballot in a Florida municipal election held Tuesday. [...] Trump repeatedly targeted mail-in voting in the aftermath of the 2020 election, claiming increased access due to the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated opportunities for fraud, though there is no evidence suggesting this is true. "If foreign countries want to, this is an easy system to break into because they’ll do counterfeit ballots … They’ll do counterfeit ballots by the millions," Trump said at a White House meeting with state attorneys general on Sept. 23 in one of numerous false claims about mail-in ballots. The former president at times homed in on states that automatically sent mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters as opposed to those making voters request a mail-in ballot, and at one point labeled Florida’s voting system "safe and secure," urging residents to vote by mail. "Florida’s voting system has been cleaned up … so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail!" Trump tweeted in August.
Claim: Former President Donald Trump is “against mail in voting.” (Pennsylvania Values, 2024-06-21)
Evidence (2024-06-08): WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign team are now fans of mail-in voting - never mind all the allegations and lawsuits they've backed in the past seeking to restrict or end the practice. [...] "They’re trying to kick eligible voters off the rolls and intimidate who is left out of voting," said Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer. "Trump thinks mail in ballots are ‘totally corrupt’ and last September proposed eliminating mail-in voting completely." [...] The more Trump attacks mail-in voting, he said, "the more he is likely hurting his own supporters."
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-06-18): This story originated on a self-described satire page.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-09-07): Breaking: Candace Owens Vows to Have Taylor Swift Banned from Next NFL Season, "She’s Awfully Woke" In the latest wave of cultural clashes, conservative commentator Candace Owens has set her sights on superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to bar her from NFL events in the upcoming season. Owens, known for her outspoken views on social and political issues, labeled Swift as "awfully woke," sparking a fervent debate over the intersection of entertainment, activism, and sports. Owens, a prominent figure in conservative circles, has been vocal about her disapproval of Swift’s public stances on various political and social issues. In a recent statement, Owens declared her intention to rally support for banning Swift from NFL events, citing her perceived influence in shaping public opinion.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2023-10-04): We haven't heard from Candace Owens lately, so of course she popped up to weigh in on Taylor Swift's alleged relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. And while Owens doesn't necessarily disapprove of the famed fling, she does disapprove of Swift — who she previously claimed "has the maturity of a 15-year-old girl" — and her newfound involvement in football. On the Friday episode of Owens' eponymous podcast, its host takes the opportunity to ruthlessly trash Swift and her girl-next-door personality, which Owens labels as both "annoying and cringy." Owens also feels compelled to comment on Swift's "odd dating pattern," which, in Owens' eyes, seems to consist of a series of flings rather than long term relationships: [...] Elsewhere in the segment, Owens slams Swift's appearance with Kelce's mother at the Kansas City Chiefs' game against the New York Jets. "I don't think Taylor Swift follows football," Owens says, adding that the pop star only began caring about the sport "this Sunday."
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-03-13): In the latest wave of cultural clashes, conservative commentator Candace Owens has set her sights on superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to bar her from NFL events in the upcoming season. [...] Owens, a prominent figure in conservative circles, has been vocal about her disapproval of Swift’s public stances on various political and social issues. In a recent statement, Owens declared her intention to rally support for banning Swift from NFL events, citing her perceived influence in shaping public opinion. [...] However, Owens and other critics argue that Swift’s activism has crossed into divisive territory, polarizing audiences and injecting politics into entertainment spaces like the NFL. Owens accused Swift of leveraging her fame to advance a partisan agenda, calling for a reevaluation of her presence in mainstream events.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-09-06): Breaking: Candace Owens Vows to Have Taylor Swift Banned from Next NFL Season, "She’s Awfully Woke" In the latest wave of cultural clashes, conservative commentator Candace Owens has set her sights on superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to bar her from NFL events in the upcoming season. Owens, known for her outspoken views on social and political issues, labeled Swift as "awfully woke," sparking a fervent debate over the intersection of entertainment, activism, and sports.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2022-05-03): Candace Owens is a conservative commentator, author and host on the Daily Wire. She formerly worked as a spokeswoman for Turning Point USA. She started Blexit, an effort to get black voters to leave the Democratic Party. She previously co-founded the website Degree180.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-06-25): In the latest wave of cultural clashes, conservative commentator Candace Owens has set her sights on superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to bar her from NFL events in the upcoming season. [...] Kim Kardashian Pushes for NFL Ban on Taylor Swift Attending Games with Travis Kelce, Citing Her as a Major Distraction Kim Kardashian Pushes for NFL Ban on Taylor Swift Attending Games with Travis Kelce, Citing Her as a Major Distraction Travis Kelce jetted back to Kansas…
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-04-06): Breaking: Candace Owens Vows to Permanently Ban Taylor Swift from Next NFL Season, "She Woke Up Terribly" In the latest wave of cultural clashes, conservative commentator Candace Owens has set her sights on superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to bar her from NFL events in the upcoming season. Owens, known for her outspoken views on social and political issues, labeled Swift as "awfully woke," sparking a fervent debate over the intersection of entertainment, activism, and sports. Owens, a prominent figure in conservative circles, has been vocal about her disapproval of Swift’s public stances on various political and social issues. In a recent statement, Owens declared her intention to rally support for banning Swift from NFL events, citing her perceived influence in shaping public opinion.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-02-16): Conservative commentator Candace Owens has ignited a cultural clash by targeting superstar Taylor Swift, vowing to prevent her from attending NFL events in the upcoming season. Owens, known for her outspoken views on social and political issues, criticized Swift as "awfully woke," sparking a heated debate over the intersection of entertainment, activism, and sports. Owens, a prominent figure in conservative circles, has expressed disapproval of Swift's public stances on political and social issues. In a recent statement, Owens announced her intention to gather support for banning Swift from NFL events, citing her perceived influence in shaping public opinion. [...] Therefore, the claim that Candace Owens called for Taylor Swift's NFL ban is demonstrably false.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-09-21): Taylor Swift isn’t banned from upcoming NFL games (but maybe this zombie claim should be) [...] "Taylor Swift faces a 10-game NFL ban following controversial political involvement — fans in uproar!" a Sept. 21 Facebook post said. [...] These types of claims often originate on self-described satire sites, though we didn’t find this specific statement there. One fake news page, SpaceX Fanclub, has been especially prolific with Swift-related posts and features fabricated headlines from Dec. 27 ("NFL franchisees express concerns over Taylor Swift ‘she’s ruining the NFL, and we’re banning her from games’"), Jan. 5 ("Taylor Swift is ruining the NFL and we’re banning her from games"), Feb. 9 ("NFL to ban Taylor Swift from games ‘she’s woke and very distracting’") and Feb. 20 ("NFL franchise owners make it absolutely clear: ‘Taylor Swift ruint the NFL, she’s going to be banned from next season’").
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-04-08): On April 7, 2024, Facebook page SpaceX Fanclub published a post with photographs of singer Taylor Swift that said she was now banned from all future games of the National Football League (NFL): [...] Breaking: NFL Bans Taylor Swift From Super Bowl, "She's Too Distracting" In a move that has stunned fans and industry insiders alike, the National Football League (NFL) has announced a decision to ban pop superstar Taylor Swift from performing at the Super Bowl, citing that she is "too much distracting." This unprecedented decision marks a significant shift in the NFL's approach to entertainment, especially considering the Super Bowl's reputation for featuring high-profile musical acts.
Claim: “Candace Owens vows to have Taylor Swift banned from next NFL season.” (Facebook posts, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-02-20): Political commentator Candace Owens has taken to social media again to call out a notable figure, and this time, she has taken aim at Taylor Swift. [...] In a recent post on X, Owens swiped at Swift and her Kansas City Chiefs beau, Travis Kelce, following a video of the pair partying the night away at a club emerged online. [...] Owens' previous X comments referenced by some of the rebuttals to her post, include her podcast episode exploring "why Black people don't like Taylor Swift" and her remarks saying Swift is the "most toxic feminist that's ever existed."