Does a video prove that a November 2026 investigation uncovered a massive voter registration fraud scheme in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The video showed a 2024 press conference. It concerned a case that ended more than six months before the 2026 midterms.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here and here) on X by the @TrumpWorld_QQ account on Nov. 5, 2026. The caption read:
BREAKING: Lancaster, Pennsylvania officials have BUSTED a large-scale fraudulent voter registration scheme that includes thousands of applications with the same handwriting, fake signatures, false addresses, etc They discovered the same scheme in other Pennsylvania counties. District Attorney Heather Adams revealed that the applications came from canvassers who were paid to obtain voter registrations, adding that 'The majority of the applications were from residents in the city of Lancaster... The canvases themselves took place at various shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores and businesses, sidewalks and parks.' 'We are aware of at least two other counties that receive similar applications that are currently being investigated.' If you listen closely, the DA said the Clerk received the applications at or near the deadline to register to vote. That means the bad actors waited till the last minute so no one would notice. They would've used the fraudulent applications to commit mail-in ballot fraud without getting caught. We better check the entire state of Pennsylvania, and we better see arrests NOW.
This is what a screenshot of the video in the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @TrumpWorld_QQ on X.)
Here is the transcript of the three-minute video:
Good morning, everyone. District Attorney Heather Adams. On Tuesday afternoon, I was contacted by Krista Miller, who is our chief clerk of elections, regarding potentially fraudulent voter registration applications that had recently been received by her office. At that time, she informed me that the elections office received approximately 2,500 applications at or near the deadline for registering to vote.
While preparing to process these applications, staff noticed that numerous applications appeared to have the same handwriting, were filled out on the same day with unknown signatures, and some were previously registered voters -- excuse me -- and the signatures on file did not match the signatures on the application. So before I begin to summarize our preliminary findings, I must remind everyone that this is an ongoing investigation, and for that reason, I will be limited in the details that I can provide.
Lancaster County detectives began investigating the voter registration applications and immediately found applications that were indeed fraudulent. Indicators of fraud included inaccuracies with the addresses listed on the applications, false personal identification information, as well as false names. A number of the applications also contained names that did not match the provided Social Security information.
In some cases, applications contained correct personal identification information, such as the correct address, correct phone number, date of birth, driver's license number, and Social Security number. But the individuals listed on the applications informed detectives that they did not request the form, they did not complete the form, and verified that the signature on the form was not theirs. ...
The majority of the applications were from residents in the city of Lancaster. However, applications were also received from residents in Columbia, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Akron, Ephrata, Stevens, Strasburg, as well as other locations across Lancaster County. The canvasses themselves took place at various shopping centers, parking lots of grocery stores and businesses, sidewalks, and parks.
During this preliminary investigation, the detectives were able to verify some of the applications were indeed legitimate. In these instances, the application -- the applicant verified that they did provide information to a canvasser. For these applications, we will immediately advise voter registration and that we confirm that they are legitimate requests, and voter registration will process that application.
Thus far, of the investigations that we have completed, we have determined that 60% have been fraudulent. That is of the investigations that we've completed. We do have more to do today and my understanding is that voter registration is still going through the box of 2,500 but should be completed sometime here today.
As I said, the investigation is ongoing. We are aware of at least two other counties that received similar applications that are currently being investigated. At this point, we have confirmed violation of our Crimes Code as well as our Elections Code.
We have all available detectives working on this. We are all hands on deck so that we can properly assess the validity of these applications in a timely manner. If needed, we will request additional assistance from our local police departments.
None of the above, however, concerned the 2026 midterms.
On Nov. 5, 2026, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office (archived here) told Lead Stories via email:
This was the prior election. Ag's office took this case over PA OAG [Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General].
The video shared in the post documented the Oct. 25, 2024, press conference, which was covered by multiple media organizations, including Lancaster Online (archived here), WGAL TV (archived here) and the New York Post (archived here). The investigation took 18 months.
Roughly six months before the midterms, an Arizona man named "Guillermo Sainz" pleaded guilty "to three misdemeanor counts of solicitation of registration" and was sentenced to "30 days in Lancaster County Prison, followed by 11 months of probation, and is ordered to pay a $1,000 fine." According to the April 27, 2026, press release (archived here) issued by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Sainz "managed voter registration efforts for an Arizona-based company."
The press release explicitly said:
The Office of Attorney General determined that the crimes were not motivated by efforts to sway any election or voter rolls for any specific party or candidate. Rather, the charged defendants were motivated to maintain employment and income by reaching quotas.
