DOJ/DHS press releases on non-citizen voter charges act as "pseudo-events." Amplified by partisan media ahead of the 2026 midterms, they build a false narrative of widespread fraud, despite non-citizen voting being extremely rare. Federal fraud charges resonate with debunked non-citizen voting narratives cip.uw.edu/2026/10/06/federal-…
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[2/2] purpose is to lend an appearance of substance to their insistence that many non-citizens vote in US elections. They cite that false claim as excuses to introduce repression that would discourage voting by people who lead marginalized lives and are therefore expected not to support magat initiatives that hurt the poor.
Examining the DOJ's effort to prosecute non-citizens accused of voting Ahead of the midterm elections, the Department of Justice is leading a high-profile effort to… PBS NewsHour · World pbs.org/newshour/show/examinin… #News #WorldNews
The CIA is allegedly working behind the scenes in Brazil’s election, planting stories to favor Flávio Bolsonaro and build a positive narrative about the right-wing senator. panamericandispatch.org/p/ex-a…