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Trump cast a mail ballot in Florida's primary despite spreading falsehoods about mail voting fraud

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact . President Donald Trump, who has spread falsehoods about voting by mail as he seeks to reduce it, cast such a ballot himself in the most recent Florida primary. Politico first reported Aug. 17 that Palm Beach County records showed Trump cast a mail ballot in the primary, which includes the race for governor . Please check your inbox to confirm.

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Scoop News DeskFlorida · Published Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM UTC

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Trump has repeatedly spread misinformation about voting by mail and fraud, including statements we rated Pants on Fire . 18 search of the county elections website reflected that his record was not found or "protected from public disclosure." When we asked the Palm Beach County supervisor of elections about the discrepancy, a spokesperson pointed us to a state law that limits disclosure of that information.

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