--- title: "White House directs federal agencies to speed up voter roll review" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-24T20:45:59.077Z" source_reported: "2026-09-24T17:12:03.000Z" updated: "2026-09-24T22:00:49.441Z" trust_score: 60 critic_score: 65 hype_score: 60 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-24T23:00:31.910Z" --- # White House directs federal agencies to speed up voter roll review *Effort aims to identify noncitizens registered or voting illegally before November elections.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 60 of 100, higher is better. Central claims attributed to Reuters investigation and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. - Craft 65 of 100, higher is better. Reporting includes quotes from officials and activists, and details on ongoing investigations. - Hype 60 of 100, lower is better. Headline promises a sweeping review, but the article details an ongoing investigation with unproven allegations. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - The White House is pressing federal agencies to expedite a review of voter rolls from at least 47 states. - The effort involves hundreds of federal officers and has 1,620 cases under investigation. - Investigators are cross-referencing state registration data with immigration, State Department, and Social Security records. - The Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals for illegal voting and related fraud. The White House is directing federal agencies to accelerate a review of voter rolls from at least 47 states. The stated objective is to identify noncitizens who may have registered or voted illegally before the upcoming November elections. This initiative involves hundreds of federal officers, with 1,620 cases currently under investigation. Investigators are comparing state registration files against immigration, State Department, and Social Security records. ## Disagreement on number of cases Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that 1,620 cases are moving through the investigative pipeline, and officials are examining an additional pool of approximately 300,000 possible matches. Election activist Scott Presler shared these figures, noting that 1,620 cases are under investigation for illegal voting. However, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 people for illegal voting, illegal registration, and related fraud. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated reports mention the finding from a Reuters review of state records that software glitches and clerical errors may have added more than 30,000 self-declared noncitizens to voter rolls since 2000. ## Who covered it Shares of the 20 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 5% (1) - Centre: 70% (14) - Right: 25% (5) 0 of 20 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-24T23:00:31.910Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 3 times; 2 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-24T23:00:53.274Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre - The White House has directed federal agencies to speed up their review of voter rolls from at least 47 states. This action is part of an effort to identify noncitizens registered to vote. - The directive follows the Department of Homeland Security obtaining the voter roll data. An internal email seen by multiple outlets confirmed the White House's push for an accelerated review process. - Reuters noted this is an unprecedented effort to find noncitizens among registered voters as midterm elections approach. The other seven centre-rated outlets did not include this specific detail in their digests. ### Right - The right-rated report from 100 Percent Fed Up! led with the White House's directive to speed up a review of voter rolls from 47 states, aiming to identify noncitizens who registered or voted illegally. It highlighted the scale of the operation, noting hundreds of federal officers involved and 1,620 cases under investigation. The report detailed the methods used, including comparing state registration files against immigration, State Department, and Social Security records, and purchasing commercial data. It also mentioned the Justice Department's announcement of charges against 16 people for illegal voting and related fraud. The report included commentary from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and election activist Scott Presler regarding the number of investigations and potential matches. It also featured a quote from Kari Lake criticising the idea that tens of thousands of noncitizen registrations were due to simple glitches. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - low: 2 - mixed: 1 - high: 9 - veryHigh: 8 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Bulletin-Review](https://dbrnews.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_b7276364-9a70-5f0d-a225-dbef4acc4b54.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [HDR | Hickory Daily Record](https://hickoryrecord.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_87b8f158-ceb6-537c-8e0d-bd0d69f5652f.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Lincoln Journal Star](https://journalstar.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_492b0199-f17c-5a3b-88af-49d1612b104a.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [The Daily Progress](https://dailyprogress.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_631086d4-c5b3-5c12-9c90-42d0d1c3053b.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [The Press of Atlantic City](https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_38445184-6729-5ac7-a7df-68dbd1ee6edb.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [The Times and Democrat](https://thetandd.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_8b7550ee-4a64-5724-8506-845376c56562.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Dothan Eagle](https://dothaneagle.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_72534ff6-18da-5dda-910e-6292d2682860.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Journal Gazette & Times-Courier](https://jg-tc.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_215602f7-e564-5b57-bc45-3817c4abcbed.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [The Billings Gazette](https://billingsgazette.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_65c6dc0d-3646-58b5-8cd4-4c949a3c3f2e.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Montana Standard](https://mtstandard.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_91616693-2aa7-5a46-8470-7ad1252ac663.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Bismarck Tribune](https://bismarcktribune.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_c2d5bf6a-75bc-5ade-b26c-c90365c76806.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Wahoo Newspaper](https://wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_df3d80a6-fe00-5a55-b016-402bf541d2bb.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [Lake Geneva News](https://lakegenevanews.net/news/nation-world/government-politics/elections/article_55abd771-3af9-5221-9d06-a485bbfbb7b5.html) — White House hunts for noncitizen voters - [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/white-house-pushes-purge-of-non-citizens-from-voter-rolls-ahead-of-midterms-report) — White House pushes purge of non-citizens from voter rolls ahead of midterms: report - [100% FED UP!](https://100percentfedup.com/trump-white-house-accelerates-sweeping-review-voter-rolls) — Trump White House Accelerates Sweeping Review Of Voter Rolls From 47 States – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Jack - [WLTReport](https://wltreport.com/2026/09/24/trump-white-house-review-voter-rolls-47-states) — Trump White House Accelerates Sweeping Review Of Voter Rolls From 47 States - [Reuters](https://reuters.com/legal/government/white-house-pushes-speedy-review-voter-rolls-hunt-noncitizen-voters-2026-09-24) — White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters - [The Star Kuala Lumpur](https://thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/09/24/white-house-pushes-for-speedy-review-of-voter-rolls-in-hunt-for-noncitizen-voters) — White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters - [The Straits Times](https://straitstimes.com/world/white-house-pushes-for-speedy-review-of-voter-rolls-in-hunt-for-noncitizen-voters) — White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters - [WTVB](https://wtvbam.com/2026/09/24/white-house-pushes-for-speedy-review-of-voter-rolls-in-hunt-for-noncitizen-voters) — White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters ## Questions **What is the White House directing federal agencies to do?** The White House is pressing federal agencies to speed up a review of voter rolls from at least 47 states. The goal is to identify noncitizens who may have registered or voted illegally before the November midterms. **How many cases are under investigation?** Hundreds of federal officers are reportedly involved in the effort, with 1,620 cases currently under investigation. Officials are also examining an additional pool of roughly 300,000 possible matches. **What actions has the Justice Department taken?** The Justice Department announced charges against 16 people for illegal voting, illegal registration, and related fraud. These allegations span multiple states and involve various forms of fraud. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "White House directs federal agencies to speed up voter roll review", https://mediabias.news/politics/white-house-directs-federal-agencies-to-speed-up-voter-roll-review