Your ballot, explained.

Heard this? Here are the facts

Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.

• Heard this? "In Florida you can vote without showing any ID." False
  The facts: You must show a current photo ID with your signature, early or on Election Day. Many kinds count: a Florida driver license or ID card, U.S. passport, debit or credit card, military, student or employee ID, and others. With no ID you can still vote a provisional ballot, and it counts if you are eligible, in the right precinct, and your signature matches your registration. source: dos.fl.gov
• Heard this? "A mailed ballot counts as long as it's postmarked by Election Day." False
  The facts: No. A vote-by-mail ballot must reach your county Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. on Election Day; the postmark doesn't matter. To have one mailed for Nov. 3, ask by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. A request lasts through the end of the year of the next regular general election, so many requests made before 2024 have run out. source: dos.fl.gov
• Heard this? "You can still register to vote for Nov. 3." False
  The facts: Florida's deadline is 29 days before the election, so for Nov. 3, 2026 it was Monday, Oct. 5. You can check whether you're registered with the Division of Elections' voter lookup. source: dos.fl.gov
• Heard this? "If you were ever convicted of a felony, you can never vote again in Florida." False
  The facts: For most felonies your right to vote comes back once you finish every part of your sentence, including probation or parole and any fines, fees or restitution the court ordered. People convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense can only get it back through clemency. source: ballotpedia.org
• Heard this? "Early voting is only on the weekend before the election." False
  The facts: Every county must offer early voting at least from Saturday, Oct. 24 to Saturday, Oct. 31. Counties may add days, as early as Oct. 19 and as late as Sunday, Nov. 1. Check your county Supervisor of Elections for sites and hours. source: dos.fl.gov
• Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
  The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com
• Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
  The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu
• Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
  The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com

Checked against official sources, court records and news reports. We update this as new claims go around.