Lie August 7, 2020 · Press conference · Election

“The biggest risk that we have is mail-in ballots because with the mail-in ballots -- it's called 'universal mail-in ballots' -- it's much -- it is a much easier thing for a foreign power, whether it's Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, many others, people -- countries you wouldn't expect -- it's much easier for them to forge ballots and send them in.”

Said
August 7, 2020
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Election
Repeated
144 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 21873)

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