CBS News is fact-checking President Trump’s speech on election security Thursday night, in which he raised new allegations regarding China’s access to U.S. voter data and claimed that the “deep state” in the U.S. intelligence community sought to “actively suppress and downplay” China’s actions. He also made accusations about voter registration fraud in the U.S.
Here are some of the claims and CBS News’ ratings and context for Mr. Trump’s statements:
“First, they show that over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history.”
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By Gaby Ake
“Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, that vote will be counted accurately in a system, and that is to make that system secure — one where cheating and interference are not just difficult, but virtually impossible. Unfortunately, the system we have today falls catastrophically short of that standard.”
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By Layla Ferris
“They’re vulnerable and they’re easily compromised, and people within our government knew that.”
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By Aaron Navarro
“Hundreds of thousands of non-citizens and dead people are listed and active on the voter rolls.”
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By Ibrahim Aksoy
“In a rare move, NBC and ABC — fake news — have both said that they would not cover this speech. They knew what it was about. Because of the fact that they don’t like the topic because they know how corrupt our system is and they don’t want to reveal it.”
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ABC News, NBC News and CNN said they would not carry President Trump’s speech on their primary broadcast channels, but will have the speech available on separate streaming platforms.
The speech was on streaming platforms ABC News Live and NBC News NOW. Reuters reported CNN would have a live feed on its website and subscription streaming channel, CNN All Access.
ABC News, NBC News and CNN all livestreamed Trump’s speech on their respective YouTube channels as well. Coverage of the speech also appeared on all three outlets’ websites.
