“Hollywood actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’”
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Kurt Russell, a cast member in "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," poses at a photocall for the Apple TV+ streaming series at the London Hotel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP)
No, Kurt Russell did not say 2020 election fraud is proven “beyond a shadow of a doubt.”
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There is no record Russell has said anything about there being 2020 election fraud.
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The only sources for this claim are anonymous social media accounts.
Social media accounts are attributing another fake quote to actor Kurt Russell.
Former Arizona congressional candidate Josh Barnett shared a post on Instagram that attributed a quote to Russell claiming "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was fraudulent. Barnett ran in the 2022 Republican primary to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
The post, which is a screenshot of a post on X, read: "Hollywood Actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’" Barnett captioned the post, "Fact check: TRUE."
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We reviewed news stories, interviews and Russell’s social media accounts and found no evidence that Russell ever said that. We contacted a representative for Russell about the claim but did not immediately hear back.
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It’s not the first time online posts have falsely attributed words to Russell or taken them out of context.
We rate the claim that Russell said Harris and Biden "cheated" in the 2020 election False.
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