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Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as ‘completely false’

Washington Examiner - News and The Gateway Pundit describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as ‘completely false’.
The headline split Washington Examiner - News frames it as "Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as ‘completely false’". Breitbart frames it as "AG Blanche: 'Completely False' Armed Federal Agents Will Monitor Elections".
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Right / center-rightBlanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as ‘completely false’

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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Oct 4, 7:33 PM

Blanche rejects notion of armed election monitors as ‘completely false’

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering...

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Oct 4, 9:40 PM

AG Todd Blanche Utterly NUKES Left-Wing Media Lies on “Fox News Sunday” – Sets Record Straight on Third-Country Deportations and Election Monitors

AG Todd Blanche was on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream to talk about deportations.

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BreitbartNews report · Oct 4, 7:45 PM

AG Blanche: 'Completely False' Armed Federal Agents Will Monitor Elections

On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said it is “completely false” that “armed federal agents” will be monitoring the midterm elections. Blanche said...

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Oct 4, 7:33 PM: Washington Examiner - News joined the source map.

Oct 4, 7:45 PM: Breitbart joined the source map.

Oct 4, 9:40 PM: The Gateway Pundit joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.