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Former President Donald Trump appears in court for his arraignment, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump surrendered to authorities ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

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FACT FOCUS: Fake Trump mug shots spread in lieu of real one
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Tue,04/04/23-6:24PM , 77 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump staring directly at the camera in a black T-shirt. Giving a side-eye in a suit and striped tie. Scowling in an orange jumpsuit.
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George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, attends the Joseph A. Schumpeter Award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019. As former President Donald Trump braces for a potential indictment related to hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 campaign, Republicans blasting the case as politically motivated are blaming a frequent target: Soros. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

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Republicans invoke Soros to steer narrative on Trump probe
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Wed,03/22/23-11:21AM , 50 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — As former President Donald Trump braces for a potential indictment related to hush money paym
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A woman drops a ballot into a drop box while casting her vote during Maryland's primary election, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Baltimore. Whether a state requires voters to request an absentee ballot or participates in universal mail-in voting, all ballots cast by mail or dropped off at a drop box are vetted to ensure their legitimacy.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified?
By ALI SWENSON
Fri,10/14/22-11:29AM , 203 Reads
How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified?

Whether a state requires voters to request an absentee ballot or participates in universal mail-in voting, all ballots cast by mail or dropped off at a drop box are vetted to ensure their legitimacy.
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A person drops off a mail-in ballot at an election ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa., Oct. 25, 2021. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, The Associated Press reported on a film that used a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’
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Tue,05/03/22-3:06PM , 187 Reads
A film debuting in over 270 theaters across the United States this week uses a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election nearly 18 months after it ended.
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