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Six more people charged in California with allegedly voting illegally in 2024

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Federal prosecutors in California have charged six people with allegedly voting illegally, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced at a press conference on November 2. The New York Post and The Epoch Times report that the six are noncitizens or foreign nationals living in Los Angeles County’s Antelope and San Fernando valleys. The New York Times reports that the charges concern the 2024 election. The Guardian reports that the charges follow a failed Justice Department effort to force state election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots, and it describes them as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against California’s election processes before the midterms.

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  1. Six people have been charged with allegedly voting illegally in California.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, The New York Times
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The charges concern alleged illegal voting in the 2024 election.

    One outletThe New York Times· Left

  3. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the charges at a press conference on November 2.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. The six defendants are reported to be noncitizens or foreign nationals living in Los Angeles County.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  5. The Justice Department earlier failed in an effort to force state officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report that six people were charged in California over alleged illegal voting, announced by Bill Essayli. The left outlets stress the charges as part of the Trump administration’s broader campaign, while the right outlets stress the defendants’ noncitizen status.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Both left-side outlets report the charges plainly, with the Guardian framing them as part of Trump’s broader ‘voter fraud’ crackdown in California.

    The Justice Department charges more people with voter fraud in California.
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Both right-side headlines lead with the defendants’ status or alleged illegal voting; the Far Right Epoch Times labels it a voter fraud case in a headline that replays a press conference.

    Six noncitizens in California charged over alleged illegal voting
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left2

    escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against the state’s election processes‘voter fraud’ crackdown

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against the state’s election processesMore neutral: a new step in the Justice Department’s effort involving California’s election processes

    Calling the charges an escalation of a campaign against election processes presents the government’s motive as settled rather than reporting the action itself.

    …people with alleged voter fraud crimes, an escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against the state’s election processes on the eve of the midterms.

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Sensational language

    ‘voter fraud’ crackdownMore neutral: federal enforcement effort over alleged illegal voting

    The scare quotes and the word crackdown imply that the charges are a campaign of doubtful legitimacy, while the article reports criminal complaints.

    Trump’s DoJ charges six more people in ‘voter fraud’ crackdown in California

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Partisan shorthand

    Quoted

    Operation Protect the VoteMore neutral: the federal initiative against alleged illegal voting

    The name given to the initiative contains the conclusion that the charged activity is a threat to the vote, which a neutral description would not assume.

    …the charges during a presser Monday as part of what his office has coined “Operation Protect the Vote,” a federal initiative that has now resulted in charges against 34 people…

    Quoted byNew York Post (Right)

    These are Bill Essayli’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump administration’s broader campaign
  • failed bid over about 20,000 ballots
  • timing before the midterms

Leaves out

  • Noncitizen status of the defendants

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    The Justice Department charges more people with voter fraud in California.

    Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, center, announced that six people were charged with having illegally voted in the 2024 election.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Trump’s DoJ charges six more people in Sensational language“‘voter fraud’ crackdown”The scare quotes and the word crackdown imply that the charges are a campaign of doubtful legitimacy, while the article reports criminal complaints.More neutral: federal enforcement effort over alleged illegal votingDisagree with this highlight? in California

    Latest arrests come after DoJ unsuccessfully fought to force state election officials to set aside about 20,000 ballots The US Department of Justice (DoJ) in California has charged six more people with alleged voter fraud crimes, an escalation of the Trump administration’s …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Noncitizen status of defendants
  • Alleged illegal voting
  • Essayli’s effort to stop ineligible ballots

Leaves out

  • Earlier failed effort over about 20,000 ballots

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • RedStateFar Right

    Judge Said 'Go Out and Indict' Noncitizens Voting in CA. Feds Said 'Game on,' Ramp Up Prosecutions.

    Almost a week ago U.S. District Judge David Carter told First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli that the "remedy" the federal government had available to it in regard to non-citizens voting in California elections was to prosecute them after-the-fact, rather than segregate …

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)
  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    REPLAY: Federal Prosecutors Announce Charges Against 6 Foreign Nationals in California Voter Fraud Case

    First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli joins Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge Erin Burke and San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow at a press conference on Nov. …

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Six noncitizens in California charged over alleged illegal voting

    These new charges come as First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli ramps up efforts to prevent ineligible ballots from being counted ahead of Election Day.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 6:22 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 2, 4:31 PM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 2, 4:31 PM EST
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 2, 5:42 PM EST
  3. RedStateFar RightNov 2, 6:11 PM EST
  4. The GuardianLeftNov 2, 6:22 PM EST
  5. The New York TimesLeftNov 2, 6:34 PM EST

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