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Fact Check: Census Bureau Did NOT Find That Over 24,000 Noncitizens Voted Illegally in 2020 Election

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Did the U.S. Census Bureau find that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: While President Donald Trump claimed that a Census Bureau analysis "proves" more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally, the report...

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump declares victory in 2020 after Census reviews voter records: ‘I WON’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump on Tuesday avowed victory in the 2020 presidential election after receiving the Census Bureau‘s review of voter rolls compared to its citizenship data. According to the images and information shared by Trump, the census found a difference of 32 million voters between votes cas…

  2. American Greatness

    Census Bureau Review of 2020 Voter Records Finds Over 24,000 Noncitizens Voted Illegally (opens American Greatness)

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    President Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that a Census Bureau review of the 2020 election found that over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally. Trump reiterated […] Source

  3. Just the News

    Over 24,000 noncitizens voted in 2020 general election, Census Bureau brief says (opens Just the News)

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    California had the highest number of noncitizens voting, with 4,300 votes, according to the analysis, followed by Texas, with 2,500.

  4. The Post & Email

    Citing Census Bureau Data, Trump Declares 2020 Election Victory (opens The Post & Email)

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    by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 18, 2026) — On Tuesday evening, President Trump reported on Truth Social that the U.S. Census Bureau, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has embarked on an accounting of voters who participated in the 2020 election, which Trump has always claimed he won but afte…

  5. The National Pulse

    Census Bureau Finds Over 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020 Election. (opens The National Pulse)

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    A U.S. Census Bureau analysis has identified tens of thousands of noncitizens voting in the 2020 election, raising concerns about election integrity.

  6. Talking Points Memo

    Trump Is Using a New, Highly Unusual Census Bureau Report to Claim He Won the 2020 Election (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    President Donald Trump lost the popular vote in the 2020 election by 4.4%. That hasn’t stopped him, though, from latching...

  7. RealClear Investigations

    Census Bureau: Over 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020 (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    Kevin Killough, JTN California had the highest number of noncitizens voting, with 4,300 votes, according to the analysis, followed by Texas, with 2,500.

  8. Leadstories

    Fact Check: Census Bureau Did NOT Find That Over 24,000 Noncitizens Voted Illegally in 2020 Election (opens Leadstories)

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    Did the U.S. Census Bureau find that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: While President Donald Trump claimed that a Census Bureau analysis "proves" more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally, the report...

  9. KBRW

    Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting (opens KBRW)

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    A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.

  10. Local News 8

    Experts slam ‘flawed’ Trump administration Census report on alleged noncitizen voting (opens Local News 8)

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    By Gabe Cohen, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former Census Bureau leaders, statisticians and voting-rights advocates are raising alarms about an unusual, unsigned new report posted on the agency’s website that claims tens of thousands of noncitizens voted in the 2020 presidential election.

  11. American Greatness

    Morning Greatness: Census Bureau Says More Than 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020 General Election (opens American Greatness)

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    Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source

  12. Philadelphia Inquirer

    FACT FOCUS: Census Bureau report does not prove Trump's claim about noncitizen voting in 2020 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    In his most recent challenge to the results of the 2020 U.S. election, President Donald Trump this week cited a report claiming to show that thousands of noncitizens voted, a practice studies have found to be extremely rare

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