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FBI New Haven office pulls false Election Day voter information

Original: # FBI scrambles after giving voters blatantly false # ElectionDay info: 'How is this real' _____ The FBI’s # NewHaven ,

The FBI's New Haven, Connecticut field office deleted a social media post about Election Day after users spotted it contained blatantly false information for voters. The office scrambled to correct the record, and many asked how such an error could come from a federal agency during the midterms, fueling criticism and mockery online.

Why now: A federal law enforcement agency spreading false voting information during an election drew immediate attention and criticism.

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• # FBI scrambles after giving voters blatantly false # ElectionDay info: 'How is this real' _____ The FBI’s # NewHaven , # Connecticut , field office pulled its own post Tuesday about the # midterms after # SocialMedia users quickly flagged a glaring error in it In an online… · iuculano@masto.ai · 3

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