Another fake news story exposed that went under the radar because of Smollett story

[Motorcity Cobra]

VOTER FRAUD ALERT: The @TXsecofstate discovered approx 95,000 individuals identified by DPS as non-U.S. citizens have a matching voter registration record in TX, approx 58,000 of whom have voted in TX elections. Any illegal vote deprives Americans of their voice.

— Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) January 25, 2019

58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. All over the country, especially in California, voter fraud is rampant. Must be stopped. Strong voter ID! @foxandfriends

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2019

Texas secretary of state apologizes for debunked claim of 95,000 'illegal voters' https://t.co/rZignjTgmg pic.twitter.com/O7k5s8q4To

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) February 16, 2019

[Mooshashi]

Ken Parrot is a reptile. His trial for fraud is currently on hold.

[man down]

Didnt you already post this in the Trump thread a few days ago?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Didnt you already post this in the Trump thread a few days ago?

This is another story I called BS on as soon as I heard it. Turns out I was correct again

[Motorcity Cobra]

I have a fine tuned BS detector

[GhostofDempsey]

Actually, it hasn't quite been debunked. This was a year-long investigation. They are still trying to sort this out down in Texas. While the numbers may or may not be 58K, there was likely a significant amount of fraudulent voters. Not sure if we will ever know the true count. Under Texas law, non-citizens may obtain driver’s licenses by providing proof that they’re in the state lawfully, but state law does not require verification of voters’ statements that they are citizens. That is just inviting voter fraud and you can't say that it isn't happening.

[BrometheusBob.]

Whitley’s list contains at least 20,000 naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote. One county found that 18,000 of its citizens were improperly listed.

I don't get how this error could have happened. Did they just create a list of all Mexican sounding names without checking immigration status?

[Motorcity Cobra]

Actually, it hasn't quite been debunked. This was a year-long investigation. They are still trying to sort this out down in Texas. While the numbers may or may not be 58K, there was likely a significant amount of fraudulent voters. Not sure if we will ever know the true count. Under Texas law, non-citizens may obtain driver’s licenses by providing proof that they’re in the state lawfully, but state law does not require verification of voters’ statements that they are citizens. That is just inviting voter fraud and you can't say that it isn't happening.

Only an idiot would believe that many people are voting illegally. It goes against human nature and common sense. The majority of people in this country DO NOT VOTE. You realize how hard it is to get registered voters to the polls? But you believe there are large numbers of people committing voter fraud? It doesn't pass the human nature or common sense test

I don't get how this error could have happened. Did they just create a list of all Mexican sounding names without checking immigration status?

2/ If you missed this story – here's a recap.

On Friday, Texas loudly announced that counties should check on the citizenship of 95,000 registered voters. https://t.co/Bk3mOBT18B

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

4/ So what happened?

The secretary of state’s office incorrectly included some voters who had submitted their voting registration applications at Texas Department of Public Safety offices. https://t.co/Bk3mOBT18B

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

6/ Gov. @GregAbbott_TX was asked about this list today.

Here's what he said. #txlege https://t.co/m5Ps6ASqvJ

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

[GhostofDempsey]

Only an idiot would believe that many people are voting illegally. It goes against human nature and common sense. The majority of people in this country DO NOT VOTE. You realize how hard it is to get registered voters to the polls? But you believe there are large numbers of people committing voter fraud? It doesn't pass the human nature or common sense test

2/ If you missed this story – here's a recap.

On Friday, Texas loudly announced that counties should check on the citizenship of 95,000 registered voters. https://t.co/Bk3mOBT18B

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

4/ So what happened?

The secretary of state’s office incorrectly included some voters who had submitted their voting registration applications at Texas Department of Public Safety offices. https://t.co/Bk3mOBT18B

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

6/ Gov. @GregAbbott_TX was asked about this list today.

Here's what he said. #txlege https://t.co/m5Ps6ASqvJ

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) January 31, 2019

I just showed you in my post how it can be corrupted. If the state law does not require verification of voters’ statements that they are citizens, then what's to stop non-citizens from voting?

[Motorcity Cobra]

I just showed you in my post how it can be corrupted. If the state law does not require verification of voters’ statements that they are citizens, then what's to stop non-citizens from voting?

That doesn't mean it's been corrupted and there is no evidence 58K non-citizens broke the law

Use your common sense for a minute. These are people who went thru a rigorous process for the honor to be here. They're here to work and make a better life for themselves. You believe tens of thousands of them will risk all of that to perform an action that's guaranteed to get them arrested and deported????

That makes no sense. Use your common sense