Contest Rules and FAQ

1. No purchase required

No purchase, donation, payment, or contribution is required to submit evidence or participate in the challenge.

Donating does not improve anyone’s chance of winning.

This is not a lottery, raffle, sweepstakes, or game of chance.

2. Eligibility

To be eligible for payment, a claimant must be:

• At least 18 years old
• A legal resident of the United States
• Able to provide valid identity and payment information if selected
• Able to sign a statement under penalty of perjury confirming the truthfulness and authenticity of the submission
• Not prohibited by law from receiving payment

People outside the United States may share information, but payment eligibility may be limited to eligible United States residents unless otherwise allowed by law.

3. Contest duration and Big Reveal timing

There is no final reveal date yet for The Big Reveal.

A date for The Big Reveal will be determined when one of two things happens first: The Evidence Matters Truth Challenge reaches its first fundraising goal of $10,000, or someone submits evidence that is reviewed, verified, and determined to meet the official requirements for a valid claim.

Until then, no final date, final time, or location is being promised.

The challenge may remain open indefinitely if no valid evidence is submitted, unless Evidence Matters later updates, closes, modifies, or replaces the challenge under the posted rules and applicable law.

Based on the research reviewed so far, Evidence Matters has not found evidence that proves the eligible claims. If someone believes that evidence exists, the challenge is simple. Submit the evidence and let it be reviewed.

4. Eligible claims

The challenge focuses on major 2020 election claims and related January 6 claims, including claims such as:

• The 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump
• Voting machines flipped Trump votes to Joe Biden
• Dead people voted by the thousands
• Fake suitcase ballots changed the outcome in Georgia
• Mail in ballots were used to steal the election
• Noncitizens voted in numbers large enough to change the election
• Sharpie markers invalidated Trump ballots in Arizona
• Late night ballot dumps or vote spikes proved fraud
• January 6 was staged by Antifa
• The FBI or Deep State secretly planned January 6
• Other listed claims approved by Evidence Matters

The final eligible claim list may be maintained on the official challenge page. Claims outside the listed scope may be rejected or redirected unless Evidence Matters adds them to the challenge.

9. First valid claimant rule

For each eligible claim, the first person to submit evidence that fully satisfies the official rules may qualify for the payment assigned to that claim.

Timing alone does not create a win.

The submission must be valid.

10. Payouts

Payment is not guaranteed.

No payout is made unless the evidence is accepted under the official rules.

Payment may be delayed for identity verification, legal review, tax review, fraud prevention, dispute review, or payment processor requirements.

Evidence Matters may require a signed statement under penalty of perjury before payment.

11. Donations, jackpot, and operating costs

The challenge jackpot started with a $100 personal contribution from the founder of Evidence Matters.

As of the latest update, total donations received are $120.00 before third party fees, payment processing fees, payout fees, approved operating costs, refunds, chargebacks, or other adjustments.

The suggested donation amount is between $5 and $30, but no donation is required to submit evidence or participate in the challenge.

The official fundraising campaign is available at The Evidence Matters $10K Truth Challenge.

Donations support both the Truth Challenge prize fund and the operating costs required to run, promote, protect, and verify the challenge.

Approved expenses may include website hosting, domain costs, software, payment processing fees, fundraising platform fees, advertising, promotion, research tools, legal or compliance review, evidence review, security, documentation, administration, and other costs directly connected to operating the challenge.

Because Evidence Matters is still an early stage project, a fixed monthly operating allowance may be used for approved expenses. This helps keep the website running, promote the challenge, document the work, review submissions, and handle basic compliance needs while the fund is still small.

As the fund grows, Evidence Matters may move to a percentage based expense cap so more money can remain dedicated to the prize pool.

The $10K Truth Challenge may reach $10,000 if enough contributions are received after third party fundraising fees, payment processing fees, payout fees, approved operating costs, refunds, chargebacks, legal or compliance costs, and other lawful project expenses.

The jackpot could also grow higher than $10,000 if traffic, public support, and contributions increase.

A public jackpot amount may not equal total gross donations received. It may reflect deductions for platform fees, payment processing fees, refunds, chargebacks, approved operating expenses, legal or compliance costs, taxes, and other lawful project costs.

Published jackpot amounts may be updated as contributions, expenses, fees, refunds, chargebacks, or campaign activity changes.

12. If no valid claim is approved

If no valid claim is approved under the official rules, no winner will be declared for that claim and no payment will be made for that claim.

The challenge may remain open indefinitely unless Evidence Matters updates, closes, modifies, or replaces the challenge under the posted rules and applicable law.

If Evidence Matters later posts a final deadline or official closing date and no valid claim is approved by that deadline or closing date, any remaining funds collected for the Evidence Matters Truth Challenge, after third party fees, payment processing fees, payout fees, operating expenses, evidence review costs, legal or compliance costs, taxes, refunds, chargebacks, and other legitimate project expenses, may be used to continue the Evidence Matters mission.

That mission may include anti disinformation work, public education, evidence based research, media literacy, civic accountability, public records research, verification work, publishing, promotion, advertising, lawful advocacy, or support for a legally compliant organization created to fight false public claims.

Depending on the amount of funds remaining and applicable law, remaining funds may be used directly by Evidence Matters, placed in a dedicated account, transferred to a legally appropriate organization, or used to create, support, or transfer funds to a nonprofit, political action committee, Super PAC, independent expenditure committee, or another lawful structure.

This may include lawful independent advocacy involving public officials or candidates based on their public record, statements, actions, and relationship to misinformation, election denial, January 6, political extremism, corruption, anti democratic conduct, or movements and campaigns that promote those claims.

No specific organization, PAC, Super PAC, campaign, candidate, legal structure, investment structure, or permanent fund is being promised at this time. Any future use will depend on the amount of funds available, applicable law, compliance requirements, legal guidance, administrative costs, and the best available way to continue the Evidence Matters mission.

Contributions are not being held for refund if no valid claim is approved. Contributors should understand that remaining funds may be redirected to continue the Evidence Matters mission as described on this page.

13. False submissions

Do not submit fake, altered, forged, stolen, or knowingly misleading materials.

Evidence Matters may reject and publicly discuss false or bad faith submissions.

If a submission appears fraudulent, illegal, threatening, or harmful, it may be reported to the appropriate platform, authority, attorney, or agency.

14. Public decisions

Evidence Matters may publish accepted evidence, rejected evidence summaries, analysis, explanations, and final decisions.

Personal information may be redacted when appropriate.

15. Rule changes

Evidence Matters may update contest rules, eligibility requirements, prize structure, review procedures, claim lists, payment procedures, donation language, expense policies, refund language, or related conditions for clarity, legal compliance, fraud prevention, payment processing, platform requirements, fairness, or operational needs.

Material changes will be posted on the website.

The version posted on the official Contest Rules and FAQ page controls unless otherwise required by law.