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FACT FOCUS: Posts Falsely Claim Obama Urged Noncitizens to Vote in 2016
The full video shows Obama urging eligible voters to cast ballots and warning that immigrants fear exposure to immigration authorities.
- Social media users are falsely alleging an old video shows then-President Barack Obama encouraging noncitizens to vote in the 2016 election, but fact checks confirm the clip misrepresents his original comments about voting myths.
- During the 2016 interview, actress Gina Rodriguez asked Obama if the election was rigged, prompting him to discuss voting fears and state that voting means speaking for one's community, including those who cannot legally vote.
- President Donald Trump and other Republicans cite alleged noncitizen voting to promote the SAVE America Act, with Trump claiming a Department of Homeland Security investigation identified approximately 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote.
- On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill reported that about 6,600 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote due to a software error, though fewer than 400 actually cast ballots in 2023 and 2024.
- A 1996 U.S. law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, with violators facing fines or imprisonment, and multiple investigations show noncitizen participation in Federal elections is exceedingly rare.
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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
As President Donald Trump continues to push for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterm elections, social media users are falsely alleging that an old clip shows former President Barack Obama telling people in the U.S. illegally to vote in the 2016 election.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right3Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Center
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