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Well, you saw what happened, they caught thousands of votes in New Jersey where illegal aliens were allowed to vote. Thousands and thousands of votes.

Speaker
Donald Trump
Statement date
22 July 2026

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Remarks in Georgia; transcript reported by Roll Call.

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Preliminary verdict

False

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New Jersey did have a software error that improperly registered thousands of people who had indicated they were not U.S. citizens, but the available evidence shows fewer than 400 people newly registered through that error voted—not thousands. The evidence also does not establish that those individuals were undocumented immigrants.

Keep in mind:
  • The New Jersey figures were described as preliminary, and the state’s investigation and review of affected registrations were ongoing.
  • Being listed as having indicated noncitizenship does not by itself establish that a person was undocumented or that a particular ballot was legally invalid.
  • The supplied metadata indicates a July 22, 2026 statement and a July 27, 2026 Michigan transcript, while contemporaneous reporting located the quoted remark in Georgia; the statement’s precise venue and source attribution should therefore be independently checked.

What we checked

Claims

  1. 01

    New Jersey improperly registered thousands of people who had indicated that they were not U.S. citizens.

    New Jersey officials reported that a vendor software error improperly registered approximately 6,600 people between June 2023 and June 2024 after they indicated they were not U.S. citizens. The state later said some affected registrants might actually be citizens and began removing registrations created solely through the error.

    Mostly True [4][1]
  2. 02

    Thousands and thousands of votes were cast by those people.

    New Jersey’s preliminary analysis found that fewer than 400 people newly registered because of the software error voted in an election. This is far below the claimed thousands of votes.

    False [2][3]
  3. 03

    The people involved were illegal aliens who were allowed to vote.

    The available evidence identifies people who indicated they were not U.S. citizens during a motor-vehicle transaction; it does not establish that they were undocumented immigrants. The state also said some affected registrants might be citizens. Noncitizens are ineligible to vote in New Jersey, but the evidence does not support the claim that thousands of undocumented immigrants voted.

    Unverifiable [2][1]

What the record shows

Key facts

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  • Adds context
  • A New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission software error improperly transmitted approximately 6,600 people for voter-registration processing between June 2023 and June 2024, despite their indicating that they were not U.S. citizens.

    [2]
  • Fewer than 400 newly registered individuals affected by the error voted in an election, according to the state’s preliminary analysis.

    [2][4]
  • New Jersey officials said there was no evidence at the time that the votes affected the outcome of an election.

    [2]
  • The state began removing more than 4,500 registrations created solely through the software error and referred remaining cases for additional review because some affected individuals might be citizens.

    [1]
  • New Jersey requires voters to be U.S. citizens, and the state advises noncitizens who were mistakenly registered to request removal from the voter rolls.

    [2]

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Sources

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  1. 01
    nj.gov

    nj.gov · Accessed

  2. 02
    nj.gov

    nj.gov · Accessed

  3. 03
    apnews.com

    apnews.com · Accessed

  4. 04
    nj.gov

    nj.gov · Accessed

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