Donald Trump’s SOTU Speech Fact-Checked

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-sotu-speech-fact-checked-11579247

In an appeal to the lawmakers present at his speech, Trump said that the SAVE America Act—enforcing stricter ID requirements on voters—was necessary to address “rampant” cheating in U.S. elections.

There is currently no evidence of widespread fraud in U.S. elections, as Trump asserts, with analysis from several think tanks—including the conservative Heritage Foundation—indicating that instances of ballot fraud represent only a tiny share of votes cast.

Around one hour into his address, Trump said that the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed in August while aboard a train in North Carolina, had been killed by someone who “came in through open borders.”

The suspect in the murder, 34-year-old DeCarlos Brown Jr., is a U.S. citizen who was born in Charlotte, according to local media reports and his own social media profiles.