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Supposed Ken Paxton call to investigate Senate defeat is fabricated

作者 Gwen Roley · 署名 AFP USA全文約 2,297 字

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After Texas elected a Democrat to the US Senate for the first time in decades, some social media users are claiming defeated Republican Ken Paxton called for an investigation into James Talarico's victory. But the apparent statement is fabricated; Paxton conceded the race, and the supposed NBC News NOW graphic cited as evidence never appeared during the network's election night coverage.

Supposed Ken Paxton call to investigate Senate defeat is fabricated(新聞配圖)
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"It is simply not possible for somebody with the radical ideology of James Talarico to win an election in Texas fairly," reads the statement attribute...