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Claim: A Threads user claimed US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that each republican vote counts as 3 votes. The poster presents this as Trump admitting to cheating in the 2026 midterm elections.
Verdict: False. The screenshot is manipulated. DUBAWA’s review of Trump’s posts on his Truth Social page on Oct. 3, 2026 shows he never made such a post.
Full Text
A Threads user shared a screenshot purportedly showing a post on US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social page where Trump allegedly said each republican vote counts as 3 votes, indicating electoral malpractice.
The alleged post read: “Thanks to the Great Elon Musk Every Republican Vote Counts as 3 votes!”
In the caption supporting the image, the claimant noted that Trump was openly admitting election fraud. The caption partly read, “He admits to cheating, and still nobody does a damn thing about it.” The post quickly gained traction, with many users treating the screenshot as genuine evidence of wrongdoing.
One user, @zaffy_w, wrote, “I would think this calls for an investigation immediately. Lying, cheating administration.”
Another user, @griffiths.robertjames, wrote, “The Republican Party is corrupt, and his supporters accept it because that’s how they live their lives.”
A similar post was also made here.
The post has gained over 6,400 likes, 676 comments and 1,200 shares.
Because of the potential to mislead, DUBAWA decided to investigate
Verification
Trump posted on Truth Social on Oct. 3, 2026, urging Republicans to win the midterms and vote early, absentee, by mail, or in person.
The authentic post says, “Republicans must WIN the 2026 Midterm Elections, and we must use every appropriate tool — Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail, or in person, we must “swamp” the Radical Left Democrats with massive turnout! SO IMPORTANT — PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Screenshot of the original post by Trump on his Truth Social page.
DUBAWA further subjected the image in the Threads Post to AI analysis using Image Detector and My Detector, both of which indicated an 89 per cent and 98.43 per cent likelihood of digital manipulation.
Screenshot of the Image analysis on Image Detector
Screenshot of the Image analysis on My Detector
No credible news outlet such as CNN, BBC, or Al Jazeera reported that Trump made such a statement, and searches on his Truth Social account and public archives returned no results matching the disputed claim.
Conclusion
The claim is false. Trump did not post that every Republican vote counts as three. The screenshot circulating on Threads is an edited version of a genuine message he posted on Oct. 3, 2026.