President Obama wants you to know you're more likely to win the Powerball than witness voter fraud

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning bipartisan fact-checking group PolitiFact recently blasted Donald Trump's threats of widespread voter fraud as being "pants-on-fire" untrue, and President Obama tried to emphasize as much in Florida with a striking comparison. "You are much likelier to get struck by lightning than to have someone next to you commit voter fraud. You'd win the Powerball," Obama told the rally.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.