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Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies

by Garance BurkeMartha Mendoza
| February 27, 2021 12:12 AM

A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks fueled by algorithms that boost extreme content.

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