Here's the headline. Now go find some sources

What does it take to score a piece of news as a made-up story? Here's a Foxalicious example (No. 5 on the homepage in the day's first screen capture) to help tease things out.

First point: A made-up story is not the same thing as a made-up event, and made-up events are rare. When an expert tells you that a "previously missed detail" proves that a Nevada family saw space aliens in their backyard, or that the aliens were using a cloaking device, or that they've been trying to stave the pesky humans off for years, you have a set of real events -- A said B, A said C, and so dforth -- to document. The relationship of those events to the empirical world might be a little shaky, but roll the tape -- here's the guy who can tell you how an alien cloaking device works. 

The difference between camera-shy space beings in Nevada and Americans in liberal cities isn't the event, or the speaking of the event; it's the story that the events are drawn into. The promise of this Fox presentation, with its illustration and quote, is that we know something today that we didn't know yesterday. What's new today is something about public opinion, and we can index it by what Americans say about which candidate (do you even have to ask "which office?")  they favor to solve a border crisis. How might that be borne out in the text?

Voters in Detroit, Chicago and Atlanta were split on whether they believe immigration is a major issue in the United States, but overwhelmingly favored one candidate when it comes to grappling with challenges related to border security.

"This just can’t be open border. It’s not possible," a Chicago-area voter named Pablo told Fox News Digital.

Hmm. Go on -- perhaps to some overwhelming support.

Pablo, whose parents immigrated legally from South America in the 1960s, said the current immigration policies under the Biden administration are "not sustainable."

OK. And?

... Several voters suggested that the high concentration of illegal immigrants in communities across the United States would likely put a strain on American citizens.

"If there’s too many immigrants that come illegally, it will cause an issue for the working class in the country," Kevin, a student at Georgia Tech, told Fox News Digital.

However, some voters refuted the idea that immigration is a significant issue.

"I think immigration is necessary," Eric, a Southside Chicago native, said. "It gives people opportunity. It expands the economy—brings more money in. I think it’s necessary. I feel like that’s the foundation of America."

Still not seeing the overwhelming favorite. Wait! Here it is:

A large majority of voters that spoke with Fox News Digital admitted that former President Trump would do a better job at solving problems related to immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Detroit voter Mandela said that immigration is a "big deal" and suggested that Trump has a greater "insight" on the topic. He also questioned the way the federal government treats illegal immigrants versus struggling Americans.

It might be impolite to wonder at this point whether the large majority is something Fox carries around to apply when necessary, but the name does strike a bell. Could this be ... 

"I want be biased, but I want to say I think its time for history to be made. I just think that its going to be a woman president," Detroit resident Mandela said. (Oct. 1)

Sheer coincidence! Right?

Michigan residents also weighed in on which presidential candidate they think would be a stronger leader. Mandela admitted he thought it was Trump despite his support for Harris. (Oct. 4, and at least this time, Fox didn't inflict its punctuation skills on the source: "I think it's time for history to be made," Mandela said.)

Makes you wonder who else we might have seen before.

'Tough call': Atlanta voters split on who will win Georgia

ATLANTA – Voters in Georgia’s capital city are split over which presidential candidate has the best chance of winning their pivotal swing state in November.

... Another person who only identified himself as Kevin said Harris would "definitely" win Georgia.

'He has a way of connecting with our people': Southside Chicago resident believes Trump is gaining support

A resident from the south side of Chicago told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that a lot of voters from his neighborhood are supporting former President Trump. 

"I think a lot of people from my neighborhood are riding with Trump honestly," said Eric Boyds, a native of South Side Chicago and Trump supporter.

Mandela of Detroit (which Fox finally seems able to distinguish from St. Clair Shores at better than coin-ross levels) is the last representative of the "overwhelming" majority -- indeed, the last of four sources of any stripe -- in today's story, but a few grafs of boilerplate remain to refresh you on the cases that might come up at the next rally (assuming there's no dancing):

The historic crisis at the southern border saw millions of illegal immigrants arrive there, with a great many eventually released into the United States as officials struggled to deal with the numbers they were facing.

Illegal immigration has remained a top issue for voters ever since, and that has been highlighted by a number of shocking, high-profile stories involving those in the country without authorization.

There's no reason to suspect that any of today's sources -- or quotes -- are made up. But we're certainly justified in thinking that Fox, needing a story to fluff up its (increasingly grouchy) preferred candidate, invented a story line and shook the notebooks until a few marginally pertinent quotes from the past few weeks fell out.