Since former President Donald Trump asserted that the 2020 election results were manipulated, candidates around the globe have adopted similar conspiracy theories regarding electoral fraud.
November 3, 2026 at 10:18 a.m. EST
The influence of such claims was evident recently in several countries.
In late October, elections took place in Brazil, Serbia, and Israel. In each of these, populist candidates who maintain amicable relations with Trump experienced electoral defeats. These losses were swiftly followed by accusations of electoral tampering, closely mirroring the allegations made by Trump in the past.
A man was seen casting his vote in Jerusalem during Israel’s general election on October 27, as captured by photographer Ohad Zwigenberg for the Associated Press.
In these instances, the assertion of vote-rigging is part of a broader pattern wherein election outcomes are questioned without substantive evidence. This trend shows the international reach of the narrative Trump popularized after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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