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“The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”
Social media posts Claim dated 2 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue

What PolitiFact found

Georgia HB 531 would make it a misdemeanor to give voters in line food or water. The state House passed the bill.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 2 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “True”.

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