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“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
House Republican Conference organization of House Republicans. a tweet. Claim dated 9 Jun 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True

What PolitiFact found

Thompson was one of 31 Democrats who voted to object to Ohio’s slate of electoral votes in 2005. But it was clear in 2005 that the challenge was going nowhere; that wasn't the case in 2021.

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In short

House Republican Conference (organization of House Republicans) made this claim around 9 June 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 June 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

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