GoKawiilWIRED Investigation Finds Flawed Data Behind Census Bureau Noncitizen Voting Report
A Census Bureau report claiming to find 24,000 noncitizen voters in the 2020 election has been shown by a WIRED investigation to rely on faulty data and a rushed approval process. Several of the report's authors have ties to the Trump administration, including a former DOGE affiliate and researchers from the America First Policy Institute. Experts say the numbers likely stem from analytical errors rather than actual instances of illegal voting.
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The report was quickly seized upon by Trump and administration officials as proof of his unfounded claims that noncitizen voting cost him the 2020 election, despite the tiny figures involved being far too small to change any outcome. This episode illustrates how partisan-linked researchers can use government data and institutions to manufacture evidence supporting political narratives, raising concerns about the integrity of official statistical agencies under political pressure.
- Census Bureau report claimed 24,000 noncitizen voter records from 128 million ballots in 2020
- Multiple authors have documented ties to Trump allies, DOGE, and the America First Policy Institute
- Experts say the findings likely reflect data errors, not real instances of noncitizen voting
Source: wired.com — Vittoria Elliott, 2026-09-09
Published there as: “A US Census Report on Noncitizen Voting Used Bad Data to Reach Faulty Conclusions”
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