Fact Check: Has Donald Trump asked supporters to boycott all elections?

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Donald Trump thinks boycotts can end the investigations against him, says an online post, but did the ex-president say it?

A caption next to the post stated"Donald Trump is asking supporters to boycott all elections. I 100% support this strategy."

However, after being flagged by users, it was eventually labeled"Satire. But totally sounds like something he would say." The Halfway Post also made more or less the same joke about two months ago, and then another two months before that, as noted byIn any case, it would make little sense for Trump to ask his supporters not to vote for him or candidates running with his support. The post's real intention, instead, appears to be to draw attention to his list of recent legal woes.

Satirical posts are frequently mistaken for genuine news, particularly where the content isn't sufficiently labeled or disseminated in such a way that it may not be interpreted as such. Trump has often been the target of comedic or satirical content; recently one comedian posted a series of pretend Truth Social ads including

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