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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/1FmsQ7uYGY — PolitiTweet.org

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Sharks in the streets came up during a United Facts of America roundtable about what misinformation fact-checkers are seeing. The next wave of online misinformation will be primarily visual, including photoshopped images and edited videos. https://t.co/uYjmOtEEUa — PolitiTweet.org

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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/TNgE8K9lwk — 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/HYlktTUR27 — 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/7RVQN5myBl — 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/1waT1PouTU — PolitiTweet.org

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Spanish-language misinformation is easier to spread and harder to confront. People can help combat it by talking about what's happening with their families, respectfully correcting wrong information. https://t.co/kT9WoPQZwY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GPSettles: After Mahsa Amani's death, Iranians have risked their safety to post videos of the protests. One, reshared by D.L. Hughley,… — 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/2bQcVz4jml — 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/Vs3LVCF5MN — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan covers how online misinformation manifests in people’s everyday activities. He said some media organizations are "prone to being alarmist," especially if dismissive of nuanced claims or fail to own up to their mistakes. https://t.co/QtQoTYu0Br — 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/nKWopJDpQM — PolitiTweet.org

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Memes are often depicted as mostly harmless and incapable of exerting political influence. Recent elections have demonstrated organizers can easily leverage them to build political movements, spread group narratives and influence voters. https://t.co/q0LEAwucLE — 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/wzC1104AFG — 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/jwkFysx5cI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mediawise: With emotions running high after #HurricaneIan, fake posts are rampant— including disinformation from grifters preying on th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Poynter: There aren’t as many Spanish-speaking journalists and media outlets in the U.S., and social media companies invest fewer resou… — 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/PwM78JPpGc — 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/IomhyX0nGm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KertscherNews: Scaring voters to the polls? An @PolitiFact look at GOP ads attacking Democrats over crime. https://t.co/j4MA5rNBWK — 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/6OM34evqSQ — 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/rGHdzxEMcb — 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/zehaM652Xo — 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/OcAdY3KWg1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Spanish-language misinformation is easier to spread and harder to confront. People can help combat it by talking about what's happening with their families, respectfully correcting wrong information. https://t.co/ykEK7KQXz1 — 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/N4LQWD3ZQg — 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/smiHgeAtuf — 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/eXaCuSHhFm — PolitiTweet.org

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Spanish-language misinformation is easier to spread and harder to confront. People can help combat it by talking about what's happening with their families, respectfully correcting wrong information. https://t.co/bWhOHD3OZS — PolitiTweet.org