Was the CN Tower in Canada lit in blue after the Democracts won the 2026 US Midterm election? Fact Check
Claim: The CN Tower in Toronto was turned blue as a gesture of support after the Democrats won the 2026 US Midterm elections.
Conclusion: The claim is false. The photograph shows the CN Tower illuminated in icy blue during Drake’s promotional light show for his Iceman album on May 14–15, 2026. Furthermore, the official CN Tower lighting schedule lists no blue illumination for November 3–4, 2026, coinciding with the U.S. midterm elections.
Rating: False 
Several social media users have claimed that the CN tower in Toronto, Canada has been lit in blue to celebrate the Democrats winning the 2026 US Midterm elections. X user ‘JaneotN’ shared such a post with the caption : “The CN Tower, in Toronto. We turned it blue for you, America.” It implies a recent gesture of political solidarity after the US Democrats won the 2026 Midterm elections. Attached to the post is a picture of the CN tower in blue. View the post below –
The CN Tower, in Toronto.
We turned it blue for you, America.
🔥♥️🌊 https://t.co/aHg1OtY7t8
— Jane of the North (@JaneotN) November 4, 2026
Other users have shared similar claims that can be seen here and here
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found it to be false. The image captures the CN Tower glowing in an icy blue shade during a promotional event for Drake’s Iceman album on May 14–15, 2026. Additionally, the tower’s official lighting calendar does not record any blue illumination for November 3 or 4, 2026, when the U.S. midterm elections took place.
Details:
For context, the 2026 US Midterm elections saw the Democratic Party win control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, flipping several Republican-held seats across the country. Democrats secured Senate victories in Kansas and Iowa, alongside wins in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ohio, while retaining key seats, including Jon Ossoff’s in Georgia. In the House, Democrats flipped Republican-held districts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Arizona and North Carolina.
We conducted a reverse image search on the image to learn more about the origin and context. The search took us to a report by CBC News published on 15 May 2026, titled : “IN PHOTOS | Drake bathes CN Tower in frosty blue for Iceman album launch” The report has attached images of this, writing that the “ CN Tower was bathed in a blue glow, making it look as if it were encased in ice, to promote the release of Drake’s latest album, Iceman.”
CTV News has uploaded a Youtube video on 15 May, 2026 that showcases the tower being lit in blue over Drake’s new album ‘Iceman’. At the 1:22 timestamp, the tower is completely blue and other angles have been shown in the video as well. This proves that the CN Tower was not lit in blue to celebrate the Democrats winning the US Midterm elections.
Lastly, we checked the official website of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, to review its previous lighting schedule. The published CN Tower lighting schedule shows no blue illumination for November 3 or 4, 2026, instead the CN tower was lit in green for National Runaway Prevention as seen below:
View a screenshot of the schedule below –
Tonight the #CNTower will be lit green for National Runaway Prevention Month
Ce soir, la #TourCN sera illuminée en vert pour le Mois national de la prévention des fugues https://t.co/MBzNX1rjHR
— CN Tower / Tour CN (@TourCNTower) November 4, 2026
Thus, the claim is false.
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