There has been a massive voter fraud bust.
Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Checked
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026
On 2026-10-19, federal agents arrested 28 alleged noncitizen voters in California in 'Operation Protect the Vote,' which authorities called the biggest such takedown in the state's history, so a massive voter fraud bust did occur on the claim's date. The only same-day report is a tier-3 outlet, and later coverage repeats the same bust, so confidence is capped.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Have you ever seen a worse slate of candidates? How much of this are you willing to give away to elect these freaking lunatics, folks? Please don't stop the momentum of what this Trump administration is doing. Breaking news today: you just saw it, another massive voter fraud bust. The border effectively shut down, closed, no illegal migrants admitted into the country for, what is it now, twelve plus months. Crime plunging to all time lows, even in blue cities. Median household income going up, poverty rate in all time low. …
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Supports. The NY Post reported on 2026-10-19 that federal agents arrested suspects in a slew of voter fraud cases that Monday morning, with 28 noncitizens snared in 'Operation Protect the Vote,' which authorities called the biggest such takedown in California's history.[2]
Supports. Later coverage describes the same takedown as 28 suspects snared in the state's biggest-ever voter fraud bust, with three more noncitizens indicted the following week.[3][4]
Supports. Prosecutors' charges against the arrested defendants, including Muñoz, document fraudulent voter registration and illegal voting, consistent with a real fraud enforcement action.[4]
Context. A DHS release of 2026-10-28 describes further dozens of ICE/HSI arrests nationwide in connection with alleged voter fraud, which supports a pattern of enforcement actions around the claim's date.[1]
Context. Some sources note that multiple state audits and studies find voter fraud, including noncitizen voting, very rare, which bears on how large the problem is overall but does not dispute that the California bust occurred.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 3, 2 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Dozens of Illegal Aliens Arrested In Nationwide Voter Fraud Crackdowndhs.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Exclusive | Inside the biggest voter fraud bust in California’s history — as network of 28 democracy-defying cons are snarednypost.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 33 noncitizens indicted on election fraud charges after sprawling ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4DOJ files charges against 28 alleged noncitizen voters snared in massive California ballot fraud bustza.headtopics.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
- 5US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- Federal agents busted a California voter fraud network earlier this week in Operation Protect The Vote.True