Mathias says the operation undermines its claim that fraud is easy
Christopher MathiasJournalist covering far-right movements
Mathias mocks the operation, arguing that its outcome undercuts the stated effort to demonstrate easy voter fraud.
“ends up proving how hard it is to commit voter fraud, and then catches charges for unlawful voting”
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Hennepin County charges James O'Keefe and Cam Higby over Minneapolis vouching videos; O'Keefe says they never applied for a ballot
On October 28, 2026, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged James O'Keefe and Cam Higby with felony unlawful voting and identity theft. Prosecutors say the two men gave election judges at Minneapolis precincts the names of registered voters, without those voters' knowledge, while filming a video about Minnesota's vouching rules during the August 11 primary. O'Keefe says they never applied for a ballot and describes the work as journalism. Higby says no laws were broken.
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Mathias sarcastically contrasts the operation's stated goal with the resulting charges.
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He links a Star Tribune account of the charges.
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His post is sarcastic and critical; it does not claim a court has convicted either defendant.
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Relative to the operation's stated purpose, Mathias challenges the claim that it demonstrates an easily exploited system.
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