Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong | The Atlanta Voice

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Fact check: Almost every single one of Trump's debate claims about mail-in voting was wrong | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump lied about a wide variety of topics - including health care, the economy and the coronavirus pandemic - during Tuesday's presidential debate. But he was especially dishonest on the subject of voting by mail. Almost every single claim Trump made during the debate segment about the integrity of the election was inaccurate in whole or in part. […]

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