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Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator, D-Minn.

“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: A survey of local election officials by the Brennan Center showed many have faced threats. Government reports show that threats are on the rise against federal court officials and members of Congress.

Checked by PolitiFact19 Oct 2022United StatesElections
Marco Rubio, U.S. Sen., R-Fla.

“There’s danger involved in drop boxes. People need to think about it. Okay. Imagine someone decides ‘oh, there’s a drop box I’m just going to put some explosive and and blow it up and burn all of those ballots’ and now those votes don’t count at all.”

PolitiFact rated this: Ignores long safe record

PolitiFact says: Drop boxes in Florida are monitored by staff. Boxes have long been used by multiple jurisdictions without safety problems.