From the Right · Watch · October 21, 2026
Oct 20 · DOJ charges 28 in California, presses on 20,000-name voter list
The National Desk (Sinclair): DOJ arrests 28 SUSPECTS in California sweep targeting alleged NONCITIZEN voters
Grade F (58/100). DOJ charges, DOJ's side only
Lehrer score 58/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice framing: “[0:03] raising new concerns about the integrity of the state's elections”; −18 omission: no California response or doubts about the list: “[0:39] California officials have refused to review a list”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
DOJ's side only. Own-voice framing [0:06] “raising new concerns about the integrity”; California's response and doubts about the list are missing.
Agrees: 28 green card holders charged
Splits: Calls the 20,000 “flagged as illegal non-citizen voters”
- Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (charges attributed to DOJ)
- Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis ([0:03] raising new concerns about the integrity of the state's elections)
- Broken. Rule: assume there is at least one other side ([0:39] California officials have refused to review a list)
Watch at The National Desk (Sinclair)
Same story: ABC30 Fresno (ABC affiliate), Scripps News