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Misleading Claim of Dead Registered Voters in Pennsylvania

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A misleading claim that more than 21,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania are dead is circulating online. The figure comes from a conservative group that failed to convince a federal judge in October that its list was accurate.


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Headlines claiming that “21,000 DEAD PEOPLE” are registered to vote in Pennsylvania have been racking up shares on social media amid an effort to spread the unfounded claim that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

High-profile conservative figures — including Republican of Florida and President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, — have promoted a story with a similarly

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