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DON'T VOTE TWICE

You may have heard that you should vote twice to make sure that your vote gets counted, however it is llegal to vote twice.  From NBC News:

"Despite what Trump has suggested, experts say trying to vote twice is a bad idea. First, it's illegal to vote more than once. Second, it isn't some sort of voter insurance method. "It's a bad idea. And it's also not a fail-safe," McReynolds said."Anybody who goes and attempts to do that is going to be turned over to the district attorney or potentially attorney general," she said. "It is a crime to attempt to vote twice or to do it. Those penalties aren't small. They're felonies in most cases."

Fact-checking websites

Use fact-checking websites to confirm whether certain political statements are truthful.

  • Snopes is probably the most trusted online fact-checking website. It has been verifying the accuracy online information since the dawn of the Internet.
  • Politifact is a well-known fact-checker that specializes in determining the accuracy of politicians' statements and arguments.
  • Factcheck.org is another trusted non-profit, non-partisan fact-checking organization.
  • Whois can help you determine who registered a particular domain. This can be helpful when you want to find out who owns a website.

How Homegrown Disinformation Could Disrupt the U.S. Election

How Homegrown Disinformation Could Disrupt the U.S. Election