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RT @mediawise: Several social media users claimed the Beijing Winter Olympics ski jump event took place next to a nuclear power plant. We r… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Retweet Hibernated
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There is no evidence that a video Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted of a visit to wounded soldiers in the hospital was pre-recorded or staged. https://t.co/crf8csZtBc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Claims that Dr. Anthony Fauci stopped appearing or speaking in public are wrong. He continues to regularly give interviews to national and local news outlets, and he’s appeared at White House press briefings concerning the coronavirus. https://t.co/Ephatke3da — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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A new campaign ad by U.S. Senate candidate Pat McCrory takes North Carolina Congressman Ted Budd's comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine out of context. https://t.co/GpaJ5Oe3pr https://t.co/Fb6Gap3bYY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Some posts on Facebook and Twitter claim American megachurches have not offered any aid to help Ukrainians in need. That’s not true. https://t.co/TNbZWMyMtZ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Our media literacy partner @mediawise is looking for a project manager for MediaWise en Español, its most recent program expansion for Spanish-speakers in the United States: https://t.co/uhjEWqM0kc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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RT @mediawise: As the war in #Ukraine continues, we’re bound to see lots of posts, claims and videos popping up on our feed. Before you sha… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Retweet Hibernated
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RT @GPSettles: Col. Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, a decorated Ukrainian pilot, was killed in combat on Feb. 25. But claims that he was… — PolitiTweet.org

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While the Biden administration has reiterated its pledge to defend a NATO member attacked by Russia, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has been careful to note that the decision is up to NATO members collectively, not to the United States alone. https://t.co/NsvDShfWQq — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Some posts on Facebook and Twitter accused Christian megachurches of not stepping up to help Ukrainian refugees. These posts aren’t true. Multiple megachurches around the country have been raising funds to help Ukrainians. https://t.co/odG617xUgV — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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A video of a couple singing "Endless Love," a 1981 song by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross, has been spreading online claiming it shows Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky and his wife. We rate those claims False. https://t.co/8fDCTN2Lvv — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Vice President Kamala Harris laughed during a press conference while she and Polish President Andrzej Duda tried to decide who would answer first in response to a question. She was not laughing at Ukraine or refugees. https://t.co/lPj2G5rslL — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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Multiple lawsuits challenging grants funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg were filed, none of which were successful. In one case, a U.S. District judge appointed by President George W. Bush refused to block the grant money. https://t.co/9XMF9AzkSY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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A Republican backlash has led to state bans on private funding for future elections. Local elections offices risk not having enough money for the 2022 cycle. https://t.co/pntKWYNOxq — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 16, 2022 Hibernated
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A recent television ad for U.S. Senate candidate Pat McCrory suggested that U.S. Rep. Ted Budd is sympathetic to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. We rate the ad from the former North Carolina governor Mostly False. https://t.co/dmCLTC21g9 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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A new campaign ad by U.S. Senate candidate Pat McCrory takes North Carolina Congressman Ted Budd's comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine out of context. https://t.co/huDJbFhPRl https://t.co/MmScbry4CU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Far more than five cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg. And courts have repeatedly upheld the grants as lawful, not bribery. As a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, that’s a point Michael Gableman should be familiar with. https://t.co/6m77syCoNJ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Correction: The first tweet in this thread refers to "elections last year." The elections were in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Groups of NATO members acting individually have sometimes taken steps to advance security goals, but Article 5 itself has only been invoked once — in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. https://t.co/MTfyWrtYFM — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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The other asks: What can the federal government do right now to protect voting rights before the 2022 midterms? https://t.co/s5Mkf5tzth — PolitiTweet.org

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And here are two more stories we’ve published related to it. One is about how Republicans running in contested primaries are running ads claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, or rigged, despite repeated findings that the claim is false. https://t.co/8HGviWsvz2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the full story: https://t.co/MhfuOhwn9L — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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One of the main expenses for elections offices again this year will be costs associated with voting by mail. The cost "is definitely higher than 2020," said Jeff Ellington, CEO of Runbeck Election Services, which provides ballots to jurisdictions in more than a dozen states. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Election officials told us that the money did not create outside influence on operations. In Licking County, Ohio, the decision to use Zuckerberg’s grant money to purchase equipment was made by a bipartisan board, a Republican deputy director and Democratic director. — PolitiTweet.org

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Judges in court cases related to the grants allowed the grants to be used. Some also rejected arguments by some plaintiffs that the grants would drive up turnout by Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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There were no partisan questions in the grant applications, and the funding decisions were not made on a partisan basis, said center director Tiana Epps-Johnson, in a statement to PolitiFact. — PolitiTweet.org

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Conservatives who opposed the funding also pointed to the political leanings of the founders of the Center for Tech and Civic Life. The center was founded by three people who previously worked together at a left-leaning digital think tank. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Republican groups and politicians objected to Democratic strongholds like the city getting the largest amounts of money. Republican leaders and pundits said the money was used by Zuckerberg to interfere with or "take over" local election offices. — PolitiTweet.org

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Every jurisdiction that applied received money. Grants ranged from $5,000 for small townships to the largest grant of $19 million for New York City. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated
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Many Democrats in Congress as well as secretaries of state have written to President Joe Biden asking him to include $5 billion for election equipment and security in his next budget proposal. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 15, 2022 Hibernated