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Courts and election officials found no widespread fraud altering 2020 results.

The Claim

The 2020 United States presidential election was stolen.

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The Short Version

The evidence does not support that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was stolen. Courts, election officials, and federal agencies repeatedly found no credible evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation that could have changed the outcome, and the results were lawfully certified. Isolated irregularities and investigations did not amount to a national scheme or an illegitimate result.

Caveats

  • The claim often relies on isolated local irregularities or allegations that were investigated and found not to affect the national outcome.
  • Many post-election lawsuits were rejected because they lacked credible evidence; this was not merely a technicality in the sweeping way the claim suggests.
  • "Stolen" implies outcome-changing fraud or manipulation, but the cited evidence does not establish that standard.

The Receipts

  1. United States v. Donald J. Trump – Indictment (D.D.C. No. 23-cr-257)

    U.S. Department of Justice

  2. Voting Irregularities - Election Litigation

    Federal Judicial Center

  3. Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Council on the 2020 Election

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

  4. Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Assessing the Impact of Foreign Governments on the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections

    U.S. Department of Justice

  5. A Report of Investigation Into the Department's Release of Public Information Regarding Alleged Election Irregularities Prior to the 2020 Election

    U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General

  6. Results of Lawsuits Regarding the 2020 Elections

    Campaign Legal Center

  7. What Litigation After the 2020 Election Can Tell Us About 2024

    State Court Report (NYU School of Law)

  8. It’s Official: The Election Was Secure

    Brennan Center for Justice

  9. Healthy Elections Project - Case List

    Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project

  10. 2020 Election Litigation: The Courts Held

    Judicature (Duke Law)

+ 3 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

2020 United States presidential election