{"id":"1794529325239-news-segment","slug":"texas-voter-fraud-charges","title":"Texas Voter Fraud Charges","summary":"As of 10 November 2026, four women had been publicly named and charged in Australia over conduct linked to Islamic State-controlled Syria: Kawsar Abbas, Zeinab Ahmed, Janai Safar and Rayann El Houli. No trial verdicts or convictions had been reported in those cases.\n\nIn September 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that 15 people had been charged in an alleged vote-harvesting scheme, including a Democratic Party chair, a former mayoral candidate, a judge, a Texas House candidate, a county commissioner, a mayor and a former city council member.","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T00:22:05.239Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: As of 10 November 2026, four women had been publicly named and charged in Australia over conduct linked to Islamic State-controlled Syria: Kawsar Abbas, Zeinab Ahmed, Janai Safar and Rayann El Houli. No trial verdicts or convictions had been reported in those cases.\nSource: [afp.gov.au](https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/two-women-charged-victoria-jctt-alleged-crimes-against-humanity) / [abc.net.au](https://www.abc.ne (https://x.com/Nizibizizbig/status/2119937488966094990)\n\nTRUE: In September 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that 15 people had been charged in an alleged vote-harvesting scheme, including a Democratic Party chair, a former mayoral candidate, a judge, a Texas House candidate, a county commissioner, a mayor and a former city council member.\nSource: [apnews.com](https://apnews.com) NAMES: Ken Paxton = Texas Attorney General. (https://x.com/603freedomNH/status/2120282814507823512)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"As of 10 November 2026, four women had been publicly named and charged in Australia over conduct linked to Islamic State-controlled Syria: Kawsar Abbas, Zeinab Ahmed, Janai Safar and Rayann El Houli. No trial verdicts or convictions had been reported in those cases.","sourceName":"[afp.gov.au](https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/two-women-charged-victoria-jctt-alleged-crimes-against-humanity) / [abc.net.au](https://www.abc.ne","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Nizibizizbig/status/2119937488966094990","claim":"Truth Desk™ | Australian Syria returnees - court update As of 10 November 2026, I found four publicly named defendants charged in Australia in 2026 over conduct linked to Islamic State-controlled Syria. I found no trial verdict or conviction in those four cases. The nearest","author":"Truth Desk (@Nizibizizbig)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"In September 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that 15 people had been charged in an alleged vote-harvesting scheme, including a Democratic Party chair, a former mayoral candidate, a judge, a Texas House candidate, a county commissioner, a mayor and a former city council member.","sourceName":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com) NAMES: Ken Paxton = Texas Attorney General.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/603freedomNH/status/2120282814507823512","claim":"15 people in Texas have been charged with voter fraud, including a Democrat: Party Chair, former Mayoral candidate, Judge, House candidate, County Commissioner, Mayor and a former city council member. #Texas I think now is a good time to take a look at some of the things that","author":"ellen west (@603freedomNH)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Nizibizizbig/status/2119937488966094990","name":"[afp.gov.au](https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/two-women-charged-victoria-jctt-alleged-crimes-against-humanity) / [abc.net.au](https://www.abc.ne","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Truth Desk (@Nizibizizbig)"},{"url":"https://x.com/603freedomNH/status/2120282814507823512","name":"[apnews.com](https://apnews.com) NAMES: Ken Paxton = Texas Attorney General.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ellen west (@603freedomNH)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794529325239-news-segment-texas-voter-fraud-charges","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794529325239-news-segment-texas-voter-fraud-charges","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794529325239-news-segment-texas-voter-fraud-charges and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Texas just charged fifteen people with voter fraud — and the list is not who you'd expect."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fifteen? That's a big number. Who are we talking about?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"A Democratic Party chair, a former mayoral candidate, a judge, a Texas House candidate, a county commissioner, a mayor, and a former city council member."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a whole local government. What's the actual charge?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"Vote harvesting. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced it back in September 2024. The post from Ellen West on X is resurfacing it now."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the timing matters. We just had a huge national conversation about election integrity, and here's a case that actually went to charges."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. Fifteen people, all in one scheme. That's not a couple of bad actors. That's organized."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But let's be careful. Charged is not convicted. These are allegations right now."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. But the fact that it's mostly Democrats charged by a Republican AG — that's going to start a fight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It already has. Half of X is saying this proves fraud is everywhere. The other half says it's a political hit job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"My take? Vote harvesting is real, it's illegal, and it should be prosecuted. Whoever does it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Agreed. But one case in Texas doesn't prove a national conspiracy. It proves Texas found one scheme."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Come on, Bella. Fifteen people in one county-level operation? That's not nothing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I didn't say it's nothing. I said it's one case. Let the courts do their job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine. But if this had been fifteen Republicans, the coverage would be wall-to-wall."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Maybe. But our job is to tell you what's confirmed. And what's confirmed is: fifteen charged, zero convicted so far."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Speaking of zero convictions — there's a story out of Australia that's been quietly developing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The Syria returnees?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"Four women publicly named and charged over conduct linked to Islamic State-controlled Syria. Kawsar Abbas, Zeinab Ahmed, Janai Safar, and Rayann El Houli."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the update from Truth Desk on X is that as of November 10th, there are no trial verdicts or convictions in any of those cases."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Which is frustrating. These are serious charges — crimes against humanity, according to the Australian Federal Police."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But the wheels of justice turn slowly. Especially in cases involving conduct overseas, evidence from war zones, witnesses who may be dead or missing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I get it. But the public wants accountability. These women went to Syria, allegedly joined ISIS, and now they're back in Australia."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Allegedly. That word matters. But yes, the charges are real and the cases are moving."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Here's what I don't understand. We've known about these cases for months. Why no trial yet?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"Because the prosecution has to build a case that will hold up. One wrong move and these women walk free."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So we wait. Meanwhile, the public is left wondering if justice will ever come."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's a hard truth. But better a slow case than a botched one."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Meanwhile, a very different kind of story from the Guardian — a World War Two bunker in the cliffs of Dover is opening to the public."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A bunker? In the white cliffs? That's actually kind of cool."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's called the Fan Bay plotting room. Buried four meters deep, entered through a hatch in a field. Churchill ordered it built."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And it controlled a gun battery that attacked German ships in the Channel. This is real history."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The National Trust is opening it from Friday. You can actually go inside and see where they plotted the defense of Britain."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I love this. We spend so much time on politics and tech, and then there's this — a secret bunker hidden for decades."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And it's not just a hole in the ground. It's a command center. Maps, plotting tables, the whole thing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If you're anywhere near Dover, that's a weekend trip worth taking."},{"host":"Brian","text":"One more from the Guardian, and this one is... awkward. There's a claim about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving a medal to a guard at Arlington."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Wait, what? The guard told him to be quiet at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and Hegseth gave him a commendation?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the report. Hegseth and his aides were laughing, the sentinel told them to show respect, and Hegseth apparently appreciated it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You know what? I actually respect that. The guard did his job, and Hegseth recognized it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's a good look. Too many people in power would have been offended. Hegseth turned it into a teaching moment."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the sentinel gets a commendation for doing exactly what he was trained to do. That's how it should work."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Though I have to say — the Guardian's framing is a little snarky. 'Perhaps you saw this ad from Scott Colom' — they're mixing stories."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Right, they also mention Colom was elected Mississippi's first Democratic senator in decades. That's a big deal on its own."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It is. But let's not bury the Hegseth story. A cabinet secretary getting publicly corrected and then honoring the person who corrected him? That's rare."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Rare and refreshing. We could use more of that in Washington."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Last one, and it's a tough one. The Guardian reports six more women have accused Russell Brand of sexual misconduct."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Brand was just jailed on Monday. Now six more accusers come forward?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"According to the Times and Sunday Times investigation. The allegations include having sex with a woman without her consent and then apologizing afterwards."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's a pattern. And it's not new. Brand has been accused by multiple women over the years."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He's denied the allegations in the past. But the fact that he's now in jail and more women are coming forward — that's significant."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's also a reminder that these cases take time. Victims often don't come forward until they see someone else do it first."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And when a high-profile figure is finally held accountable, it gives others the courage to speak."},{"host":"Bella","text":"We'll keep following this. If the Times investigation holds up, Brand is facing a lot more than jail time."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the news tonight. Big stories, big arguments, and a lot still developing."}]}