The Justice Department charged 113 individuals in 20 states under Operation Protect the Vote.
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The Rubin ReportOct 20, 2026
The DOJ's own count of 113 people charged across 20 states over the prior seven weeks is reported by multiple outlets (ABC, Daily News, Courthouse News, LA Times), and the claim matches that figure.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
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… The brothers' dumpster story collapsed the moment the Times would not pay. The file is open again. Anyway, the families have lived with the hole for 32 years, and that's your first look this Tuesday. Quick recap: The Justice Department charges 28 lawful permanent residents in California under Operation Protect the Vote, part of 113 charged in 20 states. Elon Musk says he will give one Space x share to every American child next year, worth roughly 11 billion dollars. And unsealed files suggest a federal informant knew how the OJ. …
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Supports. DOJ officials, through Bill Essayli and McCotter, said 113 people had been charged with illegal voting or registration offenses in 20 states over the last seven weeks.[1][2][3][4]
Supports. Daily News describes the California charges as part of a national dragnet with 113 people in 20 states charged, which supports the framing that the operation's cases are included in the 113.[2]
Context. Courthouse News calls the other 113 cases 'similar' voting crimes, and the Newsweek and Yahoo pieces list the 113 as a national count without naming Operation Protect the Vote, so the operation attribution is not stated outright.[3][5][6]
Context. The 113 figure is a DOJ allegation count, not a finding of guilt, and the claim is judged as of 2026-10-20, when the figure was reported.[5][6]
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- 1DOJ charges 28 with unlawful voting, other election-related offenses in Californiaabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 228 noncitizens charged with election fraud in California ...dailynews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3DOJ charges 28 in California voter fraud sweep amid escalating ...courthousenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Feds arrest alleged noncitizen voters in California amid ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump Administration expands voter fraud crackdown as ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump Administration Expands Voter Fraud Crackdown As Midterms ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
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