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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,351 posts)
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 04:56 PM Nov 2022

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

PHOENIX (AP) — When the Republican candidate for Arizona governor accused the state’s most populous county of “slow-rolling” the vote count to skew early election results, a local official fired back.

“Quite frankly, it is offensive for Kari Lake to say that these people behind me are slow-rolling this, when they’re working 14 to 18 hours” every day, said Bill Gates, the Republican chairman of the Maricopa County board of supervisors.

Gates and other election officials in Arizona's most populous county have been aggressively batting down rumors and slanted and false claims as vote counting comes under intense scrutiny in the battleground state. The accusations have come in all types and at all hours from former President Donald Trump and his supporters, Republican candidates and voters.

"Sadly, there continues to be a lot of misinformation from all different sources that are out on social media right now,” Gates said. “So that’s why we have to continue to do this.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arizona-county-quick-bat-down-175618571.html

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Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 OP
Outright lies, not 'misinformation.' I understand Gates can't really come out emulatorloo Nov 2022 #1
One more vital reason I want that Cha Nov 2022 #2

emulatorloo

(45,568 posts)
1. Outright lies, not 'misinformation.' I understand Gates can't really come out
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 05:08 PM
Nov 2022

and say that, but we all understand that’s what he means. Very very glad he’s out there pushing back.

Cha

(305,435 posts)
2. One more vital reason I want that
Mon Nov 14, 2022, 05:58 PM
Nov 2022

dirty liar GONE.

Can't stand the rejection of your Ugly Fascism, asshole.. Tough Shit.

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