“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
Donald Trump
former president and 2024 presidential candidate. Claim dated 4 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Trump was indicted for his actions, not for questioning the election.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president and 2024 presidential candidate) made this claim around 4 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2023, 5 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 PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.