PolitiFact says the pace of vote counting is not a sign of election rigging
PolitiFactFact-checking organization, in a fact-check of Trump's post
PolitiFact rates Trump's claim Pants on Fire, saying Brazil and the U.S. have different voting systems and election laws and that the pace of counting is not proof of rigging.
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Slower vote counts in Detroit, Philadelphia, California and other U.S. jurisdictions, compared with Brazil's same-day results, show that U.S. elections are rigged and that voting in America is corrupt.
“The pace of vote counting is not a sign of election rigging. Brazil and the U.S. have different voting systems and election laws.”
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Trump says Brazil's same-day election results show U.S. vote counting is corrupt; PolitiFact rates the claim Pants on Fire
After Brazil's first-round vote on October 4, 2026, Trump posted that its same-day results contrast with weeks-long counts in Detroit, Philadelphia and California and that voting in America is corrupt. PolitiFact rated the claim Pants on Fire.
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PolitiFact fact-check of Trump's October 4 post, rated Pants on Fire. It explains how Brazil's national electronic voting system produces results within hours, how U.S. states run and certify elections, and quotes scholars of Brazilian elections.
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PolitiFact writes that by the time of Trump's post it was clear the candidates were headed to a runoff and nearly all votes had been cast.
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It writes that Trump has repeatedly spread falsehoods about rigged elections, including in California, and that officials abiding by state law is not a sign of fraud.
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The reference point is Trump's claim that slower U.S. vote counts, compared with Brazil's same-day results, show that U.S. elections are rigged. PolitiFact says the pace of counting is not a sign of rigging and that the two countries' systems differ, which disputes Trump's characterization.
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