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Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines

Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines

The Republican majority leader of the Arizona Senate informed county election officials that a Senate resolution essentially bars electronic voting systems in the state. The state’s Democratic secretary of state and attorney general say the resolution carries no legal weight. Nonetheless, based on the resolution, a Facebook post misleadingly claimed the state “has banned electronic voting machines.”

Database Errors Fuel False Claims about HIV Cases in Military

Database Errors Fuel False Claims about HIV Cases in Military

The rate of new HIV infections in the military has been relatively unchanged since 2017. But social media posts falsely claim that the military has recorded a “500% increase in HIV since the COVID vaccine rollout.” A Defense Department spokesperson said errors in a military database sparked the inaccurate claim.