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Homeland Security Secretary warns people who vote illegally will be prosecuted

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned on Election Day, in a social media post, that people who vote illegally and are not eligible would be found, hunted down and prosecuted. Earlier, DHS general counsel James Percival said federal authorities would find, charge and deport noncitizens who cast illegal ballots, and DHS said in a press release that dozens of noncitizens had been arrested on voter fraud charges. Just the News reports that federal officials in Nevada charged five foreign nationals with illegal voting, and that the Ninth Circuit allowed the Justice Department to resume efforts to set aside ballots cast by suspected noncitizens. Raw Story reports Mullin’s claim that his department is investigating 300,000 cases of illegal voting, and says the conduct is “exceedingly rare.”

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  1. Mullin said in a social media post on Election Day that people who vote illegally and are not eligible would be found, hunted down and prosecuted.

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    Raw Story
    Far Right
    Just the News

  2. DHS general counsel James Percival said on a Saturday appearance that federal authorities would find, charge and deport noncitizens who illegally cast ballots.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  3. DHS said in a press release that dozens of noncitizens had been arrested on charges related to its nationwide voter fraud crackdown.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  4. Federal officials in Nevada charged five foreign nationals with voting illegally in recent elections; they were in the United States legally but were not citizens.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  5. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the Justice Department to resume efforts to have states set aside ballots cast by suspected noncitizens, on the same day as the warning.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  6. Mullin claimed his department is investigating 300,000 cases of illegal voting.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and DHS officials warned that people who vote illegally will face prosecution around Election Day. The left-side report stresses the threat’s ominous tone, while right-side reports stress recent arrests, charges and a Ninth Circuit ruling.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Raw Story’s headline frames Mullin’s Election Day post as an ominous threat, leading with his quoted words “Hunt you down” rather than the prosecution policy behind them.

    'Loaded verb“Hunt you down”Dramatizes a prosecution warning with a menacing phrase, although it is Mullin’s own wording.More neutral: find and prosecuteThese are Markwayne Mullin’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?': Trump's DHS chief issues Sensational language“ominous”Adds a menacing tone to the warning that the reported words and facts do not establish.More neutral: publicDisagree with this highlight? Election Day threat
    Raw StoryFar LeftAll 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

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines frame the warning as enforcement: Just the News quotes Mullin’s prosecution warning, and Fox News reports a DHS official vowing to prosecute and deport noncitizen voters.

    Mullin warns people voting illegally will be 'prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law'
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Sensational language

    ominousMore neutral: public

    Adds a menacing tone to the warning that the reported words and facts do not establish.

    …warned Tuesday that his department would “hunt down” people who vote illegally in an ominous message as Americans headed to the polls.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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    Hunt you downMore neutral: find and prosecute

    Dramatizes a prosecution warning with a menacing phrase, although it is Mullin’s own wording.

    'Hunt you down': Trump's DHS chief issues ominous Election Day threat

    Quoted byRaw Story (Far Left)

    These are Markwayne Mullin’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • ominous tone of the warning
  • Mullin’s 300,000-case claim
  • rarity of the conduct

Leaves out

  • federal charges against five foreign nationals in Nevada
  • the Ninth Circuit ruling on suspected noncitizen ballots

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

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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    'Loaded verb“Hunt you down”Dramatizes a prosecution warning with a menacing phrase, although it is Mullin’s own wording.More neutral: find and prosecuteThese are Markwayne Mullin’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?': Trump's DHS chief issues Sensational language“ominous”Adds a menacing tone to the warning that the reported words and facts do not establish.More neutral: publicDisagree with this highlight? Election Day threat

    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned Tuesday that his department would “hunt down” people who vote illegally in an Sensational language“ominous”Adds a menacing tone to the warning that the reported words and facts do not establish.More neutral: publicDisagree with this highlight? message as Americans headed to the polls. …

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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

2 outlets

Leads with

  • prosecution of illegal voting
  • recent arrests and charges
  • deportation of noncitizen voters

Leaves out

  • Mullin’s claim of 300,000 illegal-voting cases
  • the rarity of such conduct

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  • Just the NewsFar Right

    Mullin warns people voting illegally will be 'prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law'

    The warning comes after federal officials in Nevada charged foreign nationals with voting illegally in recent elections. The nationals were in the United States legally but did not have American citizenship.

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    DHS official vows to prosecute and deport noncitizens caught illegally voting ahead of midterms

    Department of Homeland Security general counsel James Percival vowed to find, charge and deport noncitizens who cast illegal ballots in midterm elections.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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