Claim
False
“Dominion voting machines switched or deleted votes in the 2020 US election”
Reviewed July 19, 2026
Verdict
False. Full manual hand recounts of paper ballots (Georgia statewide, Antrim County) matched the machine tallies, federal security officials found no voting system changed or deleted votes, and Delaware courts ruled the vote-switching statements false — leading Fox News to pay a record $787.5 million settlement.
What the evidence shows
Official reportU.S. Election Infrastructure Government & Sector Coordinating Councils (incl. CISA)November 12, 2020
Joint Statement: 2020 election “the most secure in American history”OriginalArchived
Official reportGeorgia Secretary of StateNovember 19, 2020
Historic first statewide audit of paper ballots upholds result of presidential raceOriginalArchived
Official reportMichigan Department of StateDecember 17, 2020Updated
Hand audit of all presidential votes in Antrim County confirms machines were accurateOriginalArchived
Court rulingSuperior Court of the State of DelawareApril 9, 2025
US Dominion, Inc. v. Newsmax Media, Inc. — opinion on summary judgmentOriginalArchived
JournalismNPRApril 18, 2023
Fox News settles defamation lawsuit with Dominion for $787.5 millionOriginalArchived
Official reportU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)June 3, 2022
Advisory ICSA-22-154-01: Vulnerabilities affecting Dominion ImageCast XOriginalArchived