Thursday, November 12, 2026
Published 4:00 AM CentralClaim check
From the day's Comms chatterWhat's going around
Several states, including Colorado, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan and Alaska, have more registered voters than adult citizens, so the rolls are padded.
Spreading on X posts from one account, Nov 9 (Lead Stories); a similar Texas registration post was checked by the Texas Newsroom
What the record says
- Census Adult-citizen counts are survey estimates with sampling error and added noise (Census documentation, via Lead Stories).
- Rolls Voter lists include movers and inactive voters, so a mismatch alone is not fraud (Lead Stories).
- Turnout San Juan County, Colo.: 582 ballots from 748 active voters, about 78% (state results).
Bottom lineFalse. Estimates, not headcounts.
Sources
U.S. Census Bureau: Citizen voting age population (CVAP) special tabulationColorado Secretary of State: Nov 3, 2026 election resultsLead Stories: Voter registration does NOT exceed adult citizens in several states (Nov 11)Houston Public Media (Texas Newsroom): Why a viral Texas voter registration claim doesn't prove fraud (Nov 9)
This claim was checked in the Thursday, November 12, 2026 report.
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