“A $2 million grant for Georgia’s DeKalb County amounts to a “private takeover of election offices.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Grant funds can be used for equipment and materials, voting sites or personnel, but that doesn't amount to a takeover. Local election officials will continue to administer elections based on state laws.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2023, 22 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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