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Dems scheme to ‘fix’ their Virginia gerrymander fail is a WORSE outrage

Nypost · · 419 words · By Post Editorial Board
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As night follows day, progressives’ response to the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov.

Claims checked 6
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

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What happened

As night follows day, progressives’ response to the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov.

Why it matters

Abigail Spanberger’s outrageous gerrymander is to demand an instant court-packing move to undo it.

Common ground

To lefties driving today’s Democratic Party, it’s not “democracy” unless it’s hard-wired to let them run roughshod — and when their power-grab schemes run afoul of the rule of law, their only answer is a fresh scheme.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/opinion/dems-scheme-to-fix-their-virginia-gerryman…

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Dems burned $62 million to barely pass the referendum that allowed the gerrymander.”
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The evidence confirms a referendum occurred and was struck down, but there is no mention of the specific dollar amount ($62 million) spent by Democrats to pass it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning in July 2025, several U.S. states have redrawn or are in the process of redrawing their congressional districts ahead of the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections. These effo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_redist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the April 21, 2026, ballot in the state of Virginia. The amendment passed by a slim mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Virginia_redistricting_am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA/VA Dems) is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia. Historically, the Democratic Party has dominated Virginia politics. Since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Virginia
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Claim 2: “With the Virginia map tossed, Republicans could wind up netting 14 House seats from the redistricting wars.”
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While multiple sources confirm the map was tossed and that it was a blow to Democrats, the specific number '14 House seats' is not corroborated across the provided evidence; one source mentions 'half a dozen safe seats', which contradicts the '14' figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect members of the 164th Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Virginia_House_of_Delegat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the April 21, 2026, ballot in the state of Virginia. The amendment passed by a slim mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Virginia_redistricting_am…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates
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Claim 3: “moderate Dems are now talking about seizing their next available chance to pack the US Supreme Court, grant statehood to DC and Puerto Rico simply to gain them four safe Senate seats and abolish the Senate filibuster”
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Multiple sources discuss the political discourse surrounding expanding the Supreme Court, granting statehood to DC and Puerto Rico, and ending the filibuster as goals or points of debate within the Democratic party/left-leaning circles.
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web search NEUTRAL — This poll tests support for establishing term limits for Supreme Court justices, expanding the size of the Court from 9 to 13 justices, granting statehood to Puerto Rico and DC, and establishing limit…
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/two-thirds-of-americans-wan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Expanding the Supreme Court from its current nine justices has proved to be a tougher sell.But his reluctance to discuss expanding the Supreme Court symbolized the current posture of most Democrats — …
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/politics/democrats-fil…
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web search NEUTRAL — Democrats shift redistricting to a violent political war, abandoning fairness for absolute power.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/08/17/democrats-plan-…
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Claim 4: “progs want to ram through a law instantly dropping the retirement age for the Virginia court to 54”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant, returning results for the insurance company 'Progressive' or general definitions of progressivism, with no mention of a law to drop the Virginia court retirement age to 54.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_Moose_Party
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Harnsberger (born July 10, 1980) is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Daniel Richards. He gained mainstream notice by using a gimmick called the "Progressive Liberal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Richards_(wrestler)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Progressivism in the United States is a left-leaning political philosophy and reform movement. Into the 21st century, it advocates policies that are generally considered social democratic and part of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_St…
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Claim 5: “the Virginia Supreme Court’s tossing of Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s outrageous gerrymander”
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Multiple independent news sources (NPR, CNN, and others) confirm that the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved congressional redistricting plan. Wikipedia also confirms the existence of the 2026 Virginia redistricting amendment that was struck down by the court.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of past and present judges of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court's name was the Supreme Court of Appeals until it was changed in 1971. Members were titled Judge until a 1928 cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Suprem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeals_of_We…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts, as well as th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia
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Claim 6: “Spanberger, who’d campaigned against a post-victory gerrymander, complied”
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Wikipedia confirms Abigail Spanberger is the Governor of Virginia (serving since 2026). While the specific 'campaign promise' detail is not explicitly quoted in the snippets, the context of the redistricting battle and her role as Governor is verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of Virginia. Democratic former U.S. representative Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican lieutenant govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Virginia_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail Anne Spanberger ( SPAN-bur-gər; née Davis; born August 7, 1979) is an American politician and former intelligence officer serving since 2026 as the 75th governor of Virginia. A member of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Spanberger
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governor is head of the executive branch of the government of Virginia and is the commander-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia
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