“Claimed that "Jimmy Carter’s commission" said "we have to get rid of mail-in ballots because once you have mail-in ballots, you have crooked elections.”
Donald Trump
Former U.S. President. Speech after Iowa caucus. Claim dated 15 Jan 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
In a 2005 report, the bipartisan commission warned about the increased risk of fraud, but suggested measures to lessen that risk. Carter is an advocate for mail-in voting.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former U.S. President) made this claim around 15 January 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.