President Donald Trump announced on Monday that anybody reporting voter fraud in past elections, or in the upcoming 2026 midterm election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those who created the fraud, The Hill reported. The offer was made in a Truth Social post about a week before the midterms, and the report named no funding source or agency that would pay or administer it. The announcement follows Trump’s summer remarks claiming serious vulnerabilities in United States election infrastructure, and his statement on Friday that he ordered the Justice Department to sue to prevent certification of Alaska’s Senate election if Senator Dan Sullivan loses, a suit the department filed on Thursday.
Trump offers $1 million reward for voter fraud tips
President Trump said on Monday that anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms will be paid $1 million if the report leads to an arrest and conviction, about a week before the midterm vote
Why it matters: The offer, made on Truth Social with no funding source or administering program named, is the latest step in the administration's pre-election fraud campaign, which state officials have spent months pushing back against
Data as of The Hill report of October 26, 2026, published 18:10 ET and read in full via browser, is the source for the Truth Social announcement, the $1 million figure, the arrest and conviction condition, and the Alaska Senate lawsuit context. The Guardian carried the same announcement the same evening; its article was not read in full in this run. The announcement named no payer, funding source or administering program, and no reaction to the reward itself was reported in the article read. Developing item.
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- Trump announces $1M rewards for voter fraud tips ahead of midterms - The Hill - 2026-10-26
- Trump issues $1m reward for reporting voter fraud in past or upcoming elections - The Guardian - 2026-10-26