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El-Sayed’s $5,619 tariff figure measures Michigan importers, not households

Verdicts: 1 Mostly True, 1 Mixed, 1 Misleading, 1 False

The $5,619 is Michigan importers’ $23.2 billion tariff bill split across the state’s households. The group behind the figure says it is not what each household paid.

Did Ken Paxton Commit Voter Fraud Six Times?

Verdicts: 1 Misleading

ProPublica and the Texas Tribune found credible evidence Paxton voted in six elections from an address he’d moved out of, but ‘committed voter fraud’ overstates what has been legally established.

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