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Rand Paul, U.S. senator

“In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of absentee votes had only the name on them and no address. Historically those were thrown out, this time they weren't.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The issue is not about missing voter address information, but rather with missing address information from witnesses. The Wisconsin policy was introduced by Republicans and put in place before the 2016 general election.

Checked by PolitiFact26 Jan 2021United StatesElections
Social media posts

“Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Biden in 2006 backed a 700-mile border fence, but also a variety of measures to fight illegal immigration much as he does today, including addressing root causes that lead people to flee their homes to the United States.