Wire reporting: (AFP, via France 24)

President Donald Trump said Monday he would pay $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms if the information leads to an arrest and conviction^1,2,3.

He made the offer in a Truth Social post and did not describe how tips would be submitted, who would verify them or how the reward would be funded^2,3,4.

The White House declined to add details beyond the post^2,3.

The announcement came days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, in which Republicans are defending control of Congress^3,4.

KXAN, carrying a NewsNation report, said the Department of Homeland Security has described about 1,600 alleged election-fraud and illegal-voting cases and has cited a much larger pool of possibly illegally registered voters¹.

The same report said prosecuted cases of illegal voting by people without the right to vote remain rare, and it cited a Hearst Television count of 513 proven fraud cases leading to criminal convictions or court action since 2016, against an estimated 685 million ballots¹.

It also said the Justice Department has charged more than 150 people since 2025 with illegal voting or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship when registering¹.

ABC News noted Trump has pushed the SAVE America Act, which would require voter identification at the polls and proof of citizenship to register; the House passed it this year and the Senate has rejected it more than once².

Last week the administration announced a separate program that would pay tipsters 1 percent of money recovered in proven fraud cases, with Trump saying he would decide who is paid^2,3.

The Los Angeles Times placed the new reward alongside other administration election actions, including a Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska's Senate race and a California effort involving ballots the administration treats as likely noncitizen votes³.

France 24 and Arab News, both carrying AFP, reported the president also tied other payouts — including a proposed $5,000 payment to adult citizens if Republicans keep both chambers — to the midterm outcome^4,5.

What remains unknown is whether any federal agency will run the $1 million program, where the money would come from, and how many tips, if any, will produce convictions^2,3,4.