FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Obama urged noncitizens to vote in 2016
Summary
Social media posts wrongly claim that President Barack Obama encouraged noncitizens to vote in the 2016 election. The video clip shared online is edited and misrepresents Obama’s actual message, which focused on encouraging eligible citizens, including Latino voters, to participate in voting.Key Facts
- A short clip from a 2016 interview with President Obama has been falsely used to claim he told noncitizens to vote.
- The full video shows Obama urging only legal voters to cast ballots and denying any encouragement for illegal voting.
- The misrepresented clip suggests that Obama said people "can’t be stopped" from voting if they show up at a polling place.
- Obama explained that voting is for citizens, and immigration authorities do not track voters to deport their families.
- Noncitizens voting in federal elections is very rare and illegal under U.S. law since 1996.
- The clip was originally from an interview by Latina actress Gina Rodriguez about voting myths and election fairness.
- President Donald Trump advocates stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of upcoming elections.
- Obama’s spokesperson did not provide additional comments on the false claims.
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