'Twitter files' release fuels misleading Arizona election rigging claims

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Social media influencers and Republican politicians are citing Twitter documents released by Elon Musk to claim Arizona governor-elect Katie Hobbs censored her opponents and interfered in the 2022 US midterm elections. This is misleading; the Democratic secretary of state's office flagged two false tweets to a non-profit months before she announced her candidacy, and Arizona elections are run at the county level.

to develop Arizona's voter registration database."Is our entire election system foreign owned," one said.

Bones said:"It is standard practice for government entities, organizations, and corporations alike to report content on social media that violates a platform's terms of service. It's the Secretary of State's job to make sure that voters are informed about how to vote and how our election system works. One of the ways we do that is by working to counter disinformation online that can confuse voters.

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