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U.S. · Crime & justice · 27 outlets (L 10 · C 8 · R 8 · 1 not rated)

James O'Keefe and Cam Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota

Conservative influencers James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with felony unlawful voting and identity theft over an undercover polling place stunt during Minnesota's Aug. 11 primary election.⁠[14, 20, 27] Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the charges, saying the men misrepresented their identities by using the names of registered voters while starting the state's vouching process to obtain ballots.⁠[13, 16, 21]

Prosecutors said neither man cast a vote.⁠[20] O'Keefe, 42, of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Higby, 26, of Covington, Washington, say the stunt was meant to expose weaknesses in Minnesota's election rules.⁠[20, 21, 22]

Why it matters Each man faces a felony count of unlawful voting and identity theft announced by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.⁠[16, 18]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, New York Post and 24 more

Read first Conservative influencer James O’Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota · NBC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 26 rated outlets that covered it, 10 are left of center (2 of them in the Left group), 8 are center and 8 are right of center (7 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.

Where the outlets sit
Truthout · Left · −2.23Crooks and Liars · Left · −1.26Daily Kos · Leans left · −1.22The New Republic · Leans left · −1.09Raw Story · Leans left · −0.94Talking Points Memo · Leans left · −0.78MS NOW · Leans left · −0.76The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70The Daily Beast · Leans left · −0.64NBC News · Center · −0.49Newsweek · Center · −0.30ABC News · Center · −0.19Mediaite · Center · +0.04Yahoo News · Center · +0.07The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17Forbes · Center · +0.19New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34IJR · Right · +1.52The Daily Caller · Right · +1.91Breitbart · Right · +2.03The Western Journal · Right · +2.13The Right Scoop · Right · +3.11
  • Left: Truthout (−2.23), Crooks and Liars (−1.26).
  • Leans left: Daily Kos (−1.22), The New Republic (−1.09), Raw Story (−0.94), Talking Points Memo (−0.78), MS NOW (−0.76), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17), Forbes (+0.19).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), IJR (+1.52), The Daily Caller (+1.91), Breitbart (+2.03), The Western Journal (+2.13), The Right Scoop (+3.11).

Not rated Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Left

  1. 1 Crooks and Liars · Left · Oct 29, 8:00 a.m. ETWe Found The Voter Fraud In Minnesota!!
  2. 2 Daily Kos · Leans left · Oct 28, 6:45 p.m. ETTrump’s favorite hoaxer gets charged for unlawful voting
  3. 3 MS NOW · Leans left · Oct 28, 6:18 p.m. ETJames O’Keefe and Cam Higby face election fraud charges in Minnesota
  4. 4 Raw Story · Leans left · Oct 28, 11:31 a.m. ETElection stunt backfires as right-wing activist James O'Keefe charged with unlawful voting
  5. 5 Talking Points Memo · Leans left · Oct 28, 3:34 p.m. ETElection Fraud Stunt Backfires on Right-Wing Influencers, Results in Identity Theft Charges
  6. 6 The Daily Beast · Leans left · Oct 28, 2:56 p.m. ETMAGA Provocateur Charged After Bonkers Voting Stunt
  7. 7 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 28, 2:07 p.m. ETConservative influencers charged with unlawful voting, disguising themselves in ‘Muslim garb’
  8. 8 The New Republic · Leans left · Oct 28, 12:45 p.m. ETConservatives on “Voter Fraud” Quest Get Charged With Identity Theft
  9. 9 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 28, 11:41 a.m. ETRight-Wing Provocateur James O’Keefe Charged in Minnesota Voting Stunt
  10. 10 Truthout · Left · Oct 28, 4:26 p.m. ETFar Right Influencer James O’Keefe Charged With Voter Fraud in Minnesota

Center

  1. 11 ABC News · Center · Oct 28, 4:21 p.m. ETConservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
  2. 12 Forbes · Center · Oct 28, 3:15 p.m. ETConservative Influencer James O’Keefe Charged In Minnesota Voting Scheme
  3. 13 Mediaite · Center · Oct 28, 1:32 p.m. ETJames O’Keefe Charged With Unlawful Voting After Allegedly Impersonating Muslims in Polling Place Stunt
  4. 14 NBC News · Center · Oct 28, 12:48 p.m. ETConservative influencer James O’Keefe charged with unlawful voting and identity theft in Minnesota
  5. 15 Newsweek · Center · Oct 29, 4:09 a.m. ETConservative Activists Hit With Voter Fraud Charges In Election Stunt
  6. 16 The Hill · Center · Oct 28, 2:17 p.m. ETRight-wing activist James O'Keefe charged with unlawful voting, identity theft
  7. 17 UPI · Center · Oct 29, 1:32 a.m. ETJames O'Keefe charged with voter fraud, identity theft in Minnesota
  8. 18 Yahoo News · Center · Oct 28, 2:07 p.m. ET2 right-wing provocateurs face election-related charges in Minnesota

Right

  1. 19 Breitbart · Right · Oct 28, 5:47 p.m. ETJames O'Keefe, Cam Higby Criminally Charged for Exposing Vulnerable Minnesota Election
  2. 20 IJR · Right · Oct 28, 11:43 a.m. ETO'Keefe and Higby Face Felony Charges Over Minnesota Polling Stunt
  3. 21 New York Post · Leans right · Oct 28, 5:21 p.m. ETRight-wing activists James O’Keefe, Cam Higby charged with unlawfully voting in Minnesota
  4. 22 The Daily Caller · Right · Oct 28, 4:24 p.m. ETMinnesota Prosecutor Slaps James O’Keefe, Cam Higby With Felony Charges After They Expose Election Security Loopholes
  5. 23 The Right Scoop · Right · Oct 28, 9:55 p.m. ETBREAKING VIDEO – Minnesota charges James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with FELONIES for exposing election fraud
  6. 24 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 28, 5:59 p.m. ETConservative activists charged with identity theft in Minnesota voting stunt
  7. 25 The Washington Times · Right · Oct 29, 12:08 p.m. ETJames O'Keefe blasts criminal charges over Minnesota voting stunt as 'weaponized lawfare'
  8. 26 The Western Journal · Right · Oct 28, 8:56 p.m. ETConservative Journalists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby Indicted in Minnesota After Exposing Election System in Undercover Video
  9. 27 Washington Examiner · Right · Oct 28, 2:41 p.m. ETMinnesota prosecutors charge two right-wing influencers for posing as voters

Not rated

  1. 28 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 28, 10:16 p.m. ETConservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
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