The federal government failed to demonstrate that any of the 14,000 individuals they claimed were ineligible to vote in Nevada were actually ineligible.
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The John Phillips ShowOct 17, 2026
The core assertion is largely supported: as of late September and October 2026, reporting says the state reviewed the 185 flagged names and found all were citizens, and no source shows the federal government demonstrating any ineligibility.
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… In Nevada, they said, "We think that there are 14,000 individuals on your voter rolls who we believe and the word "believe" is key are likely to be ineligible to vote." And the state of Nevada officials said, "Okay, let's look at them," and they ended up the federal government ended up demonstrating that zero, zero of the 14,000 who they claimed, uh, were ineligible were actually ineligible. Why wouldn't you just do the same thing? Check the list to be like, "No, no, no, these people are legit." Yeah, it seems easy to do, especially with all the money that we spend in taxes on running these offices. …
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Contradicts. The federal figure was stated as 'as many as 15,903' noncitizens in the July DHS letter, and sources describe it as nearly 16,000 or more than 15,000, which does not match the claim's 14,000 figure.[2][3][4]
Supports. The New York Times reports that the Trump administration has not yet offered evidence of a single instance of a noncitizen on Nevada's voter rolls, and that Nevada officials found all 185 flagged people to be citizens.[4]
Supports. Reuters reports that Nevada's Secretary of State's office investigated the federal claims and has not found evidence that any flagged people were noncitizens.[1]
Context. DHS disputes Nevada's findings, saying the 185 underwent a rigorous manual review and that about 6,218 more names were still being reviewed; Nevada says it lacked the data to check them, so most of the claimed group was never examined.[3][5][6]
Context. Nevada's Secretary of State wrote that the federal government had not identified any of the individuals it claimed were ineligible.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battlereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2[PDF] Supreme Court of the United Statessupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 3Nevada Week | Election Integrity | Season 9 | Episode 15pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Naming no names: State, feds still in standoff over noncitizen votersktnv.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump officials touted a voter fraud bombshell. Their data hasn't proved itedition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Francisco V. Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State Datedemocracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- The federal government claimed there were 16,000 ineligible voters in Nevada, but the final count was zero.Mixed
- The Department of Homeland Security identified 16,000 ineligible people on Nevada voter rolls, but could not demonstrate that any were ineligible.Mixed
- The federal government previously claimed 14,000 individuals on Nevada's voter rolls were ineligible to vote.Mixed
- The Trump administration claimed 15,908 non-citizens were voting in Nevada, which was later reduced to 185, and all 185 were revealed to be citizens.True
- 185 manually confirmed cases of alleged non-citizen voting in Nevada were determined to be US citizens.True