Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Two conservative activists who filmed a stunt undercover at a Minnesota polling site have been charged with unlawful voting and identity theft, prosecutors said.
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prosecutors → publish → voting
James Edward O'Keefe and Cam Higby are accused of trying to sow doubt in the state's voting systems after sharing a video that shows them in Islamic attire and using fake accents while interacting with poll workers.
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that → accuse → workers
Prosecutors allege the pair misrepresented their identities by giving election judges the names of registered voters in the precinct without those voters' knowledge or permission.
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pair → allege → knowledge
Higby told the BBC he sought to "expose vulnerabilities" in the voting system and alleged the state is now trying to take away his right to vote.
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state → tell → right
"This investigation was conducted to expose vulnerabilities in the Minnesota voting system, which affects all Americans," Higby, a 26-year-old political commentator, said.
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Higby → conduct → Americans
"I never voted, I never signed an affidavit, and I never violated a law," he continued.
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he → vote → law
"For showing how Minnesota abuses votes, they seek to take mine away from me permanently."
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they → show → me
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office confirmed neither of the men signed the required oath to confirm their address.
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neither → confirm → address
But the prosecutors said both men "intentionally" misrepresented their identities when applying for ballots.
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men → say → ballots
In the recorded incident from August, the provocateurs were attempting to highlight a Minnesota law, external that allows registered voters to vouch for the identity and address of up to eight people.
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voters → record → people
The law is intended to assist people who recently moved to the state to vote - not to impersonate other registered voters.
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who → intend → voters
At the time, Higby captioned the video: "I dressed as a Muslim woman and Minneapolis poll workers were prepared to allow me and an army of other foreigners to fraudulently vote without verifying who any of us are."
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any → caption → us
State law holds that no individual can intentionally misrepresent their identity in applying for a ballot, depositing a ballot in a ballot box or attempting to vote by means of a voting machine or electronic voting system.
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individual → hold → machine
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, the state's chief election officer, said in a statement on Wednesday that "any attempt to disrupt or deceive our election workers will not be tolerated".
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attempt → say → workers
He added, "Polling places are the heart of our democracy and should be places of safety and peace."
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places → add → safety
The BBC has contacted O'Keefe for comment.
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BBC → contact → comment
O'Keefe, 42, is the founder of Project Veritas, a right-wing activist group and media company that seeks to investigate and expose corruption.
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that → seek → corruption
The group is known to produce secretly recorded encounters.
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group → know → encounters
After being ousted from Project Veritas, he founded O'Keefe Media Group.
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