The Census Bureau released a report claiming that 24,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election.

What we found

Supports. The Census Bureau's primary report states that its beginning analysis determined that over 24,000 voter records represented noncitizens at the time of the 2020 election.[3]

Supports. Multiple outlets, including The Hill and CNN, report that the Census Bureau released the unsigned report on or around August 18–20, 2026, with the 24,000 noncitizen figure.[4][5]

Context. Fact-checkers say the report does not prove that 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally or that the outcome changed; it reports voter records matched to noncitizen status, with methodology questioned by experts.[1][2][6]

Context. The claim matches the post's own referent: the post describes debunking the Census Bureau's claim that 24,000 noncitizens voted in 2020, so the extraction is faithful.

Sources

6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated

1. 1FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump's claim about noncitizen voting in 2020apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2. 2Fact Check: Census Bureau 'Beginning Analysis' Did NOT Find Over ...leadstories.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
3. 3Noncitizen Voting in the 2020 Election, A Beginning Analysiscensus.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
4. 4Trump finds rampant noncitizen voting in … Ken Paxton's Texasthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
5. 5Experts slam Trump's unusual new census report as a 'hijack ... - CNNcnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
6. 6A US Census Report on Noncitizen Voting Used Bad Data to Reach ...wired.com · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

Said in 1 published post

• Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Aug 28, 2026“You released a video earlier this week about a non-citizen voting report that was released by the Census Bureau. ... this report made a claim that there were 24,000 non-citizens who voted.”Post →

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