Thursday, November 5, 2026
Published 4:00 AM CentralClaim check
From the day's Comms chatterWhat's going around
The FBI raided a Houston warehouse the night before Election Day and found more than 20,000 fraudulent ballots cast for Democrats.
Spreading on Facebook and X posts on Nov 3; per Yahoo/KHOU the post was shared nearly 10,000 times and viewed more than 400,000 times.
What the record says
- FBI statement The FBI's national office said no election-related operation occurred.
- Photos recycled PolitiFact traced images to a January Georgia search, a Houston storage listing and a San Francisco drop box.
- No record of raid PolitiFact found no news reports of a raid at Houston storage sites on Nov 2 or early Nov 3.
Bottom lineFalse. FBI says no raid occurred.
Sources
PolitiFact: No evidence of an FBI raid that revealed 'fraudulent ballots' in Houston (Nov 3)Yahoo: FBI says social media claim that 20,000 fraudulent ballots were uncovered in Houston is falseSnopes: FBI didn't find more than 20K fraudulent Democratic ballots in Houston raidAP via U.S. News: False accusations and unverified claims quickly spread about Election Day voting (Nov 3)
This claim was checked in the Thursday, November 5, 2026 report.
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