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WSJ What’s News

Fact-Checking Trump’s Election Fraud Claims

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for July 17. President Trump is ramping up his efforts to sow doubt about election results, raising familiar but unproven claims about the voting process. WSJ’s Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta breaks down Trump’s latest speech on election integrity, and fact-checks key talking points. Plus, the SEC is flooded with complaints over its plan to scrap required quarterly earnings. And WSJ’s Callum Borchers explains how companies are quietly using new AI tools to track employee digital footprints. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

0:05.0

Infliction is killing me!

0:08.0

But who cares? Big retailers are making record profits!

0:12.0

That's why we support the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill!

0:15.0

See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

0:18.0

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

0:25.1

While increasing megastore profits, they deserve it. Don't they?

0:29.1

Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores.

0:31.2

Paid for it by the Electronic Payments Coalition.

0:40.3

President Trump uses a primetime address to claim the U.S. election system has been compromised. Plus, thousands of people complain about the SEC no longer requiring companies to post- quarterly updates.

0:46.3

And AI knows what you posted online, and so does your future employer.

0:50.3

You might think explicit images are private, but facial recognition software could

0:55.2

enable an employer to identify you. Sure, you place that bet under a pseudonym, but is your

1:00.6

screen name similar to one you've used in the past? It's Friday, July 17th. I'm Daniel Bach

1:05.6

for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. And here is the AM edition of What's News,

1:10.7

the top headlines,

1:11.6

and business stories moving your world today.

1:17.9

President Trump has used a national address to so doubts about the 2020 election result.

1:24.1

Speaking from the East Room, he raised allegations of foreign influence in President Biden's win,

1:29.5

while heaping more pressure on lawmakers to pass his voter ID legislation ahead of the midterms

1:35.2

where Republicans are at risk of losing their majorities in Congress.

1:39.4

The journal's Washington coverage chief, Damian Palletta, was watching the speech for us.

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