{"id":"1792783029978-news-segment","slug":"california-noncitizen-voter-charges-misread","title":"California Noncitizen Voter Charges Misread","summary":"The DOJ announced 28 foreign nationals were charged statewide across four California federal districts, and 11 were arrested as of Monday. The charges involve lawful permanent residents, and the operation is not “28 arrests in Sacramento.” This is an opinion/hypothetical, not a checkable factual claim.\n\nThe Trump administration did file or announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking Alaska Senate race certification, and Trump took credit for it. But the specific claim that it is “over two candidates named Dan Sullivan” is not supported by the Al Jazeera report, which describes it as an effort to block a possible Democratic win.\n\nThis is a baseless NESARA/GESARA conspiracy theory. There is no evidence Trump is using martial-law authority to restore constitutional sovereignty, defund private banking, roll out a new global currency, or that a “deep state” is being arrested or executed.\n\nAl Jazeera's sports preview reports that Manchester City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record heading into the Aston Villa match.\n\nAl Jazeera reports that Israel imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.\n\nAl Jazeera reports that former FBI officials have been charged in connection with the Hunter Biden laptop probe, and their lawyers say the Department of Justice is reviving the scandal before the midterms.\n\nAl Jazeera reports that the Trump administration sued to block a possible Democratic win in Alaska, and Trump took credit for the action.","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T19:17:09.978Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"Washington","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"MISLEADING","notes":"MISLEADING: The DOJ announced 28 foreign nationals were charged statewide across four California federal districts, and 11 were arrested as of Monday. The charges involve lawful permanent residents, and the operation is not “28 arrests in Sacramento.” This is an opinion/hypothetical, not a checkable factual claim.\nSource: [justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes) and [latimes.com](https://www.latimes.c (https://x.com/realthomfalcon/status/2112963021547221347)\n\nMISLEADING: The Trump administration did file or announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking Alaska Senate race certification, and Trump took credit for it. But the specific claim that it is “over two candidates named Dan Sullivan” is not supported by the Al Jazeera report, which describes it as an effort to block a possible Democratic win.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Dan Sul (https://x.com/trumptv_1/status/2113710233805631734)\n\nFALSE: This is a baseless NESARA/GESARA conspiracy theory. There is no evidence Trump is using martial-law authority to restore constitutional sovereignty, defund private banking, roll out a new global currency, or that a “deep state” is being arrested or executed.\nSource: N/A NAMES: NESARA = National Economic Security and Reformation Act; GESARA = Global Economic Security and Reformation Act — conspiratorial ideas about secret de (https://x.com/WlcslDr/status/2113710213886840848)\n\nTRUE: Al Jazeera's sports preview reports that Manchester City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record heading into the Aston Villa match.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?trafficsource=rss) (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?traffic_source=rss)\n\nTRUE: Al Jazeera reports that Israel imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?trafficsource=rss) (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?traffic_source=rss)\n\nTRUE: Al Jazeera reports that former FBI officials have been charged in connection with the Hunter Biden laptop probe, and their lawyers say the Department of Justice is reviving the scandal before the midterms.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Hu (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?traffic_source=rss)\n\nTRUE: Al Jazeera reports that the Trump administration sued to block a possible Democratic win in Alaska, and Trump took credit for the action.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss) (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?traffic_source=rss)","claims":[{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"The DOJ announced 28 foreign nationals were charged statewide across four California federal districts, and 11 were arrested as of Monday. The charges involve lawful permanent residents, and the operation is not “28 arrests in Sacramento.” This is an opinion/hypothetical, not a checkable factual claim.","sourceName":"[justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes) and [latimes.com](https://www.latimes.c","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/realthomfalcon/status/2112963021547221347","claim":"Yeah sure. They should be 100% believed. 13 people in the Central District of California (Los Angeles area) were charged in the recent federal operation announced on October 19, 2026. How did 28 just get arrested in Sacramento then? Los Angeles County settled a 2017 Judicial http","author":"Thom Falcon (@realthomfalcon)"},{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"The Trump administration did file or announce a lawsuit aimed at blocking Alaska Senate race certification, and Trump took credit for it. But the specific claim that it is “over two candidates named Dan Sullivan” is not supported by the Al Jazeera report, which describes it as an effort to block a possible Democratic win.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Dan Sul","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/trumptv_1/status/2113710233805631734","claim":"Trump says he ordered a lawsuit to block Alaska Senate race certification over two candidates named Dan Sullivan. 🎯 https://t.co/5VLlAvHYqU","author":"TRUMP TV 📺🇺🇲 (@trumptv_1)"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"This is a baseless NESARA/GESARA conspiracy theory. There is no evidence Trump is using martial-law authority to restore constitutional sovereignty, defund private banking, roll out a new global currency, or that a “deep state” is being arrested or executed.","sourceName":"N/A NAMES: NESARA = National Economic Security and Reformation Act; GESARA = Global Economic Security and Reformation Act — conspiratorial ideas about secret de","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/WlcslDr/status/2113710213886840848","claim":"Trump’s wartime martial-law authority is restoring constitutional sovereignty,defunding the old private banking system,rolling out a new global currency and military-run redemption centers(tied to GESARA/NESARA),while the“deep state”is being arrested/executed https://t.co/B3PVQyg","author":"Dr Charlie Ward (@WlcslDr)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Al Jazeera's sports preview reports that Manchester City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record heading into the Aston Villa match.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?trafficsource=rss)","sourceUrl":"https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?traffic_source=rss","claim":"Aston Villa vs Manchester City: Premier League – teams, prediction, lineups - Man City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record, but face a Villa side determined to climb the table.","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Al Jazeera reports that Israel imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?trafficsource=rss)","sourceUrl":"https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?traffic_source=rss","claim":"Israel locks down occupied West Bank after Hebron shooting - Israel has imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers.","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Al Jazeera reports that former FBI officials have been charged in connection with the Hunter Biden laptop probe, and their lawyers say the Department of Justice is reviving the scandal before the midterms.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Hu","sourceUrl":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?traffic_source=rss","claim":"Former FBI officials charged in connection with Hunter Biden laptop probe - Lawyers for two accused officials say Department of Justice seeking to revive scandal in the run-up to midterm vote.","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Al Jazeera reports that the Trump administration sued to block a possible Democratic win in Alaska, and Trump took credit for the action.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss)","sourceUrl":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?traffic_source=rss","claim":"Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in Alaska - President Donald Trump took credit for the action amid growing concerns the US government could meddle in midterm races.","author":"Al Jazeera"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/realthomfalcon/status/2112963021547221347","name":"[justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-28-foreign-nationals-california-election-crimes) and [latimes.com](https://www.latimes.c","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"Thom Falcon (@realthomfalcon)"},{"url":"https://x.com/trumptv_1/status/2113710233805631734","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Dan Sul","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"TRUMP TV 📺🇺🇲 (@trumptv_1)"},{"url":"https://x.com/WlcslDr/status/2113710213886840848","name":"N/A NAMES: NESARA = National Economic Security and Reformation Act; GESARA = Global Economic Security and Reformation Act — conspiratorial ideas about secret de","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Dr Charlie Ward (@WlcslDr)"},{"url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?traffic_source=rss","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?trafficsource=rss)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?traffic_source=rss","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?trafficsource=rss)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?traffic_source=rss","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?trafficsource=rss) NAMES: Hu","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera"},{"url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?traffic_source=rss","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?trafficsource=rss)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792783029978-news-segment-california-noncitizen-voter-charges-misread","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792783029978-news-segment-california-noncitizen-voter-charges-misread","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792783029978-news-segment-california-noncitizen-voter-charges-misread and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Twenty-eight people were not arrested in Sacramento."},{"host":"Bella","text":"No, I saw that number going around. What's the real story?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"Thom Falcon posted a thread saying thirteen charged in LA, so how did twenty-eight get arrested in Sacramento? But the Department of Justice says the twenty-eight were charged statewide, across four California federal districts."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So the operation is real. The geography got mangled."},{"host":"Brian","text":"More than geography. The post makes it sound like a separate, bigger arrest surge. Eleven people had actually been arrested as of Monday. Not twenty-eight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the charges involve lawful permanent residents, which is important. This isn't a roundup of people who just crossed the border."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Exactly. But now people on both sides are using the wrong numbers. One side says it's massive, the other says it's nothing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then they're both wrong. The truth is big enough: foreign nationals charged with election crimes."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But if the feds charged twenty-eight people, that's not a small story. We shouldn't bury it just because one post got details wrong."},{"host":"Bella","text":"No one's burying it. I'm saying the exaggeration hands the other side an excuse to dismiss the entire case."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But the post's core point, that noncitizens are voting, is what these charges are about. That's the part people should care about."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And they can care about it without pretending twenty-eight people were arrested in Sacramento. Precision matters in court."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine, but precision is not what's driving this conversation. Fear is. And fear doesn't care about districts."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's my point, Brian. When you feed the fear with bad math, the truth becomes just another talking point."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Okay. Get the facts right, then have the fight. Fair."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Meanwhile, there's a post from kimlee w asking us to imagine if this were brown, black or Muslim men. We'd never hear the end of it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"She's not wrong about selective outrage. A lot of people suddenly care about election integrity this cycle."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Maybe. But the charges here don't mention race or religion. They mention citizenship. That's the actual issue."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Still, the double standard is real. If the names sounded different, cable news would be wall-to-wall."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Could be. Or maybe every side only sees the outrage it wants to see."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Spoken like a true anchor."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's why they pay me the modest bucks."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world entirely: a post from Dr Charlie Ward claims martial law is restoring constitutional sovereignty, defunding the private banking system, rolling out a new global currency, and the deep state is being arrested or executed."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's not a different world. That's a NESARA/GESARA fantasy."},{"host":"Brian","text":"For people who haven't heard the acronyms, NESARA and GESARA are old conspiracy theories about secret debt forgiveness and a currency reset."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And there is no evidence any of it is happening. Not one piece."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I know it's false. But you have to understand why it spreads. It promises debt wiped out, banks dismantled, bad guys punished."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's also a way to tell people the system is being fixed in secret, so they don't need to do anything."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But it's not coming from the White House. It's a supporter's fantasy. There's a difference."},{"host":"Bella","text":"There is, until it gets shared with Trump's name attached. Then it becomes misinformation with a very big microphone."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So what do you do? Fact-check every crazy post?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"When it's about executions and martial law? Yes. Because someone out there believes it enough to act."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the part that scares me. Not the post, the person who thinks it's real."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And that's why we don't just scroll past."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And for a completely different kind of court fight: a post from The English Crusader claims a West Yorkshire man was charged over a Halloween decoration that said... a very direct two-word phrase for trick-or-treaters."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Let me guess: stay back?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's a bit more British. It starts with F and ends in off."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He put that on his porch? For children?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"He says it was to deter trick-or-treaters. Now it's reportedly a court matter."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If this is true, a judge will have to decide if a lawn sign telling kids to go away is a crime."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I can't confirm it's actually been charged. It's one account. But it's the perfect Friday afternoon story."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A man, a sign, and the entire British legal system. I'd read that novel."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Wouldn't we all. And that's the world today."}]}