SAVE Act Is Not a Voter ID Law |
Douglas V. Gibbs ——Bio and Archives--February 5, 2026
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Jessica Tarlov’s repeated claim onThe Five (Fox News program) that the SAVE Act would force voters to “show their birth certificate or passport at the polls” is flat‑out false. Whether she’s misinformed or deliberately misleading viewers, the text of the bill does not say what she insists it does.
During the segment, Tarlov argued: “…what the SAVE Act does is that it requires that you have either your birth certificate or your passport…”
When Jesse Watters challenged her with, “I don’t know if that’s true,” she doubled down: “It is true. Read the bill.”
Watters has apparently not read the bill…yet. He said, “I will. I will. Tomorrow we’ll have to correct you.........