From the Left · Read · October 24, 2026
Oct 23 ยท The Justice Department gives California counties 48 hours to set aside ballots it suspects belong to noncitizens
PBS NewsHour: DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
Grade B (82/100). PBS runs the AP report on the letters to at least 18 counties, Bill Essayli's warning, the data DOJ wants, the state's objections and this week's 28 charges
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): 'Data shows illegal voting by people who aren't U.S. citizens is incredibly rare' (no study or source is named)
Splits: PBS runs the AP report on the letters to at least 18 counties, Bill Essayli's warning, the data DOJ wants, the state's objections and this week's 28 charges
Same story: Straight Arrow News, Fox News