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“Maricopa County official purged machine records before audit started.”
Social media posts in an Instagram post. Claim dated 25 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 September 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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