Several posts on social media have made false or misleading claims alleging voter suppression and voting fraud across the United States.
Locations: Utah
Video Doesn’t Show Voter Fraud in Utah
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‘Lost Jobs’ from Obamacare
Blurring the Record in Utah
A group supporting Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch claims in a TV ad that a Republican challenger “voted to allow state employees to double dip, collecting a pension and a pay check.” That’s a gross exaggeration. Hatch’s opponent, former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist, actually authored a bill in the state Senate to ban double dipping.
The ad’s claim is based on the fact that the bill later was amended to allow the practice to continue on a smaller,