The 28 individuals charged represent 0.0001% of all registered voters in California.
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Up First from NPROct 20, 2026
The claim matches the passage and the sources: 28 people charged is about 0.0001% of California's roughly 23 million registered voters. The Secretary of State's registration report (23,155,447 as of May 18, 2026; 23,164,977 as of Sept. 4) confirms the denominator, and 28 divided by about 23.2 million is roughly 0.00012%, which rounds to 0.0001%.
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… someone would risk their chance at permanent citizenship to cast, and so on that miles, because 28 people i mean, that doesn't sound like, you know, this big grand conspiracy that the president has talked about for so many years. I mean, just for context, 28 people is roughly 0.0001% of California's registered voters. But election experts I talk to say announcing charges like this and this is something we've seen more and more in recent days, as early voting is beginning across the country it allows the Trump administration to give the impression that it this idea of …
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Supports. The California Secretary of State's registration reports put statewide registered voters at about 23.16 million in September 2026, so 28 charged people is roughly 0.0001% of that total.[1][3]
Supports. CalMatters reports that the 28 people charged amount to 0.0001% of the state's 23 million registered voters.[4]
Supports. Gov.ca.gov quotes David Becker noting the 28 prosecutions represent 0.0001% of active voters in California, and cites the LA Times on about one ten-thousandth of one percent of voter rolls.[2]
Supports. Attorney General Rob Bonta's office stated that the 28 people charged represent 0.0001% of California's registered voters.[5]
Supports. MS NOW reports the 28 individuals charged represent .0001% of the state's 23 million registered voters.[6]
Context. The claim says 'all registered voters' while the passage says 'California's registered voters'; this is a faithful paraphrase, not an addition. The figure is a computed ratio, and the sources agree on the same rounded value.[2][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 primary, 4 not rated
- 1California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D ...sos.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Trump DOJ makes shocking admissions; taken to task for ...gov.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3California Secretary of State releases Sept. 4 Report of Registration - Lassen Newslassennews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Trump presses California voter fraud hunt despite court ordercalmatters.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Feds are suing California over voter fraud allegations ...thelalocal.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6As the DOJ amps up threats against noncitizen voting in California, the number of cases remain lowms.now · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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