On January 28, 2026, Donald J. Trump shared a post on Truth Social from the account “The SCIF,” that asserts that the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election was stolen through a complex international operation. The central claim, attributed to testimony from Maria Zack, posits that former President Barack Obama initiated the scheme by diverting $400 million from funds sent to Iran. This money was allegedly funneled through the Dubai Embassy to operatives in Italy and Switzerland to finance the operation.
According to the narrative, Italian officials at the aerospace and defense company Leonardo SpA then used military satellites to hack U.S. voting machines, flipping votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. This was purportedly accomplished using CIA-developed tools known as “Hammer and Scorecard.” The entire operation was allegedly coordinated by China, which provided the technological backbone and bribes, while the CIA oversaw the plot and the FBI covered it up. The ultimate goal, as stated in the source, was to “install Biden as a puppet,” with the conspiracy characterized as a “global election fraud cartel” threatening American democracy.
The Mechanism of the Alleged Fraud
The post details both the financial and technical components of the purported election interference.
Financial Component
• Funding Source: $400 million diverted from “the infamous pallets of cash sent to Iran.”
• Money Trail: The funds were reportedly funneled through the Dubai Embassy.
• Recipients: The money was directed to “operatives in Italy” and to an account at “Merrill Lynch in Geneva, Switzerland.”
Technical Component and Methods
• Primary Tool: Military satellites were allegedly used by Italian officials.
• Specific Software: The hack was executed using CIA-developed tools explicitly named “Hammer and Scorecard.”
• Primary Method: The core function of the hack was “flipping votes from Trump to Biden.”
• Other Methods: The post also notes the use of “numerous other methods of fraud and manipulation,” though it does not specify what these were.
Stated Objective and Conclusion
The post concludes with a stark assessment of the operation’s purpose and its broader implications.
• Immediate Goal: To fraudulently alter the outcome of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.
• Ultimate Goal: To “install Biden as a puppet.”
• Overall Characterization: The post describes the conspiracy as the work of a “global election fraud cartel” and portrays it as “the real threat against American democracy and the rest of the world.”
