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Michigan voters have been required to show picture ID or sign a sworn affidavit verifying their identity since 2007. If Proposal 2 passes, it won’t end the voter ID requirements. https://t.co/iRrpVEKOU3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Social media posts claim Hurricane Ian was a part of a pre-planned conspiracy to devastate Floridians. That’s wildly untrue. Hurricane Ian was created by natural environmental causes. https://t.co/YHRoOzUMOn — PolitiTweet.org

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New York State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou said Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Ron DeSantis voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy. Rubio opposed the larger bills that passed, but supported less expensive measures. DeSantis opposed the aid while in Congress. https://t.co/qO5T5vNCPM — PolitiTweet.org

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The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol doesn’t have the authority to arrest former President Donald Trump. https://t.co/U4i4IHvaFq — PolitiTweet.org

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An Instagram post is wrong about Border Patrol agents’ ability to use deadly force. It also misleads about the role of IRS agents; deadly force is not randomly employed on typical taxpayers. https://t.co/YntgiGfvbC — PolitiTweet.org

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PolitiFact was unable to find any evidence that Venezuela is sending criminals to the southern U.S. border.The claim originated with a Breitbart News story that cited an unnamed Customs and Border Protection source. https://t.co/HOUnvCnseQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Federal law bans noncitizens voting in federal elections. Whether they can vote in nonfederal elections is up to states and local municipalities. https://t.co/HBlwJgYZTL — PolitiTweet.org

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In August, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson all federal spending should be reviewed annually by Congress. Putting Social Security and Medicare up for annual review brings the possibility of a yearly battle, easier for the programs to be cut or reduced. https://t.co/9X6AGuh6TM — PolitiTweet.org

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Tim Michels has supported Wisconsin’s law banning abortion the way the law's written since 2004, without exceptions for rape or incest. Last week, he said he'd sign legislation creating those exceptions if it was brought to his desk as governor. https://t.co/VYAqgXPyCI — PolitiTweet.org

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A GOP has run an ad that said Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.” That twists what the bill actually did: allowing Medicare to negotiate better prices for the same drugs. https://t.co/q8AvxqxXgO — PolitiTweet.org

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Misleading claims give the impression only a tiny fraction of all American children have been vaccinated against COVID-19. About 30 million children ages 6 months to 17 years old have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/4L8TeNmcR1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Our partners @PolitiFactIowa fact-checked Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st District congressional debate last week. https://t.co/maJBktYkZ3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Hurricanes happen for a variety of reasons, with or without human-caused climate change. Many of those elements are affected by climate change, but the science is still complex and evolving. https://t.co/OfgvRDgMdT — PolitiTweet.org

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Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem said ballot harvesting altered the outcome in Yuma County. At most, five votes were in question. The winning margin in the race was 392, too wide for the votes to change the results. https://t.co/OD2uGBtmZ6 — PolitiTweet.org

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The island of Martha’s Vineyard is not itself a city. It’s made up of six small towns, three of which voted to adopt sanctuary area policies in 2017. Migrants stayed at a shelter in one of the towns for two nights. https://t.co/10qNtXu68p — PolitiTweet.org

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An Instagram user said Hurricane Ian — and all weather — is artificially controlled. "Hurricanes are not manifestations of our thoughts," a researcher said. "If we didn’t believe in Hurricane Ian, it would still pummel the west coast of Florida." https://t.co/kDsfp6D3ZD — PolitiTweet.org

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Our partners @PolitiFactTexas fact-checked the Texas gubernatorial debate last night: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PolitiFactTexas: THREAD: Tonight’s the gubernatorial debate between Gov. Abbott and Beto O’Rourke. We’re fact-checking the claims that… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Poynter: When researchers paid Fox News viewers to watch CNN for a month in September 2020: -They were more aware of agenda-setting cov… — PolitiTweet.org

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89% of ballots in Arizona were cast by mail or drop box, totaling over 3 million votes. Policy changes Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem has backed would have eliminated voting by mail for most of those voters. https://t.co/Y1VqJrJr7r — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes slammed incumbent Ron Johnson for an alleged lack of support for law enforcement. Evidence for Barnes' claims comes up empty, or is indirect at best. https://t.co/PXmFsmt8s7 — PolitiTweet.org

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New York State Rep. Yuh-Line Niou said Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Ron DeSantis voted against aid for Hurricane Sandy. Rubio opposed the larger bills that passed, but supported less expensive measures. DeSantis opposed the aid while in Congress. https://t.co/7nbeVBXevB — PolitiTweet.org

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Social media users have shared an old video clip of President Joe Biden from 2021, where he discussed getting a COVID-19 vaccine to prepare for evacuating or staying in a shelter during hurricanes. His remarks now have not touched on COVID-19. https://t.co/L9BdUYUpqu — PolitiTweet.org

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An Instagram user said Hurricane Ian — and all weather — is artificially controlled. "Hurricanes are not manifestations of our thoughts," a researcher said. "If we didn’t believe in Hurricane Ian, it would still pummel the west coast of Florida." https://t.co/SSd4QUHRAP — PolitiTweet.org

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In August, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson all federal spending should be reviewed annually by Congress. Putting Social Security and Medicare up for annual review brings the possibility of a yearly battle, easier for the programs to be cut or reduced. https://t.co/PKFqiMjYNK — PolitiTweet.org

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"Tough-on-crime messaging historically and tacitly represents something more than crime: that the candidate is on the side of ‘us’ and against ‘them,'" said University of Nebraska sociologist Lisa Kort-Butler, who studies the media and crime. https://t.co/yJdk1GpkcV — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock did not call all police officers “thugs.” He used the word in a sermon while referring to two specific events in Selma, Alabama, and Ferguson, Missouri. Warnock also hasn’t cut police funding. https://t.co/NNPegrmMJa — PolitiTweet.org

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Russian soldiers haven’t surrendered in the Donetsk province of Ukraine, as one Facebook post claims. https://t.co/F0zNNYJMsY — PolitiTweet.org