Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the final New York Times polls prior to the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic candidates led across all seven key Senate battleground states: Michigan, Maine, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, and AlaskaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe New York Times reported allegations that Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola mistreated staff members during her campaign in AlaskaAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimHaley Stevens, the defeated Democratic primary candidate for the 2026 Michigan Senate race, crossed party lines to endorse Republican nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-SayedAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRepublicans spent hundreds of millions of dollars defending the Texas Senate seat during the 2026 election cycleAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEarly voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterms exceeded early voting totals from the previous midterm election cycle across every major Senate battleground stateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDuring his campaign speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Donald Trump spoke for 20 minutes regarding a pool renovation project before discussing the 2026 midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEarly voting data in the midterm elections of Donald Trump's second term indicated an increase in voter turnout among young votersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe 2018 United States midterm election set a record high-water mark for midterm voter turnoutAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately 50 million Americans cast ballots during early voting ahead of the 2026 midterm Election DayAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, Kansas has not elected a Democratic United States Senator since 1932AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimApproximately two-thirds of the total expected vote in Texas was cast prior to Election Day in the 2026 midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAhead of the midterm elections of Donald Trump's second term, United States voters identified war involving Iran, rising gas prices, corruption, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and immigration as top concernsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnder scenario 4 of Nate Cohn's 2026 election forecast, Democrats would flip more Republican Senate seats than in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles combinedAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA final pre-election New York Times poll showed Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 11 points in the 2026 Michigan Senate raceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimMore than $11 billion was spent on advertising across the two years of campaigning leading up to the 2026 United States midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA federal judge barred the Trump administration from pressuring US states to withhold ballots over disputed claims regarding voter eligibilityAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDonald Trump held midterm campaign rallies in states including Kansas, Iowa, and TexasAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA New York Times investigation reported that Mary Peltola's Senate campaign was involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to run as a spoiler candidate in the 2026 Alaska Senate electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFive of the seven key Senate battleground states polled by The New York Times ahead of the 2026 midterms—Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, and Alaska—voted for Donald Trump by double digits in the prior presidential electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDonald Trump delivered his final midterm election campaign speech next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.AgreeDisagree