Fact check: Liberal host Bill Maher stated he would vote for Vance/Rubio in 2028.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 79/100

The post accurately reports that liberal host Bill Maher stated in June 2026 that he would consider voting for a Republican like J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio in 2028. This statement was made on his show "Real Time" and was driven by his concerns about the Democratic Party's shift towards socialism and what he perceives as "crazy" progressive policies. This has been confirmed by 3 sources including Ground News, Salon, and Mediaite.

mostly true verification card — Trust Score 79/100
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July 7, 2026
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Platform: THREADS Author: @oldpik66 --- Caption/Description --- More Liberal Democrats are waking up, to how crazy the Left has become --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- LIBERAL HOST BILL MAHER SAID HE'LL VOTE FOR VANCE/RUBIO IN 2028 TO STOP SOCIALISTS FROM TAKING OVER! HOW MANY MORE DEMOCRATS WILL FOLLOW HIM? ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @oldpik66 --- HOW TO VERIFY THIS (provenance-first) --- 1. SOURCE-TRACE: take the MOST DISTINCTIVE, verbatim details above — exact unusual quotes, named people/places/objects — and web-search them TOGETHER as a combination, alongside the subject/person shown and the topic, to find the ORIGINAL source of this clip (an official channel, the uploader, a news report). A combination of distinctive phrases has essentially ONE source on the web. 2. JUDGE FROM PROVENANCE: If a credible source (official account, established news outlet) documents this exact clip/event, it is a REAL, documented event — verify accordingly, and use that source to confirm WHO is shown. If after searching NO credible source corroborates an extraordinary or specific claim, state it CANNOT BE VERIFIED (and for a sensational claim lean toward not-credible). Do NOT default to "verified" on tangential, generic facts. --- Caption/Description --- More Liberal Democrats are waking up, to how crazy the Left has become --- Visible Text/Media --- On-screen text displaying a quote attributed to Bill Maher about his voting intentions for 2028. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Liberal host Bill Maher stated he would vote for Vance/Rubio in 2028. 2. Bill Maher's stated reason for voting for Vance/Rubio is to stop socialists from taking over. --- Verification Focus --- Bill Maher Vance Rubio 2028 quote Bill Maher comments on socialists taking over Bill Maher political endorsements 2028 Bill Maher Vance Rubio fact check Snopes PolitiFact

Claims analyzed (2)

  1. verified: Liberal host Bill Maher stated he would vote for Vance/Rubio in 2028.
    Multiple news sources confirm that Bill Maher, on his show 'Real Time' in late June 2026, stated that his 2028 vote is 'in play' and he would consider voting for a Republican, specifically mentioning J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio.
  2. verified: Bill Maher's stated reason for voting for Vance/Rubio is to stop socialists from taking over.
    News reports confirm that Bill Maher expressed concerns about the Democratic Party's shift towards Democratic Socialism, citing recent electoral successes for Democratic Socialists in New York. He stated that if the party continues in this direction, his vote is "in play" and he would consider Republican alternatives to prevent what he perceives as a socialist takeover.

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