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TORONTO (AP) — Three generations of a Ukrainian family sit in a van in the documentary “In the Rearview.” They stare straightforward, staggered by all they’ve left behind. “I come from an aristocratic family,” one woman says in the film. The biggest battleground isn’t just a war zone but the home. In recent years, Canada has reckoned with its past treatment of Indigenous people, including heinous sterilization programs and forced-schooling systems. “Coming to New Zealand, being Māori, we don’t see enough of ourselves on screen,” Waititi said.

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☆ Fact Check-Trudeau post announcing ‘Digital Existence Act’ stems from parody
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not post on social media platform X saying that his government was passing a “Digital Existence Act” due to the spread of a new coronavirus variant. That's why we're passing the “Digital Existence Act.”” (archive.ph/v621t)Confused users responded in the comments section saying: “Please explain how digital currency stops a virus,” and: “Is this real? Did he really tweet this.”The post is not visible on Trudeau’s official X account and there is no evidence that the alleged “Digital Existence Act” is real. The claim originates from the handle @Trudeaus_Ego, which describes its content as: “The egotistical thoughts of Prime Minister Trudeau” in its bio (twitter.com/Trudeaus_Ego). A screenshot shared online shows a parody post from an account impersonating Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing a “Digital Existence Act” due to a new variant of coronavirus.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, ”, Alison Murphy, Trudeau ”, Read Organizations: Canada’s, Twitter, Reuters, Omicron, Canadian Locations: Canada, Ottawa

☆ Fact Check-FEMA official was in Hawaii to attend conference ahead of August wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator mentioned by Joe Biden in a video was in Hawaii ahead of deadly wildfires on Aug. 8 to attend an annual agency conference, a FEMA official told Reuters. “Due to the fires on Maui, participants from FEMA, the Hawaii delegation and many other federal agencies left the meeting early to address statewide response efforts,” Edwards said. Fenton is currently the Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 9, which includes the Hawaiian Islands (here), (here). In the clip of Biden’s Aug. 30 remarks, the president refers to his appointment of Fenton to lead the Maui response and rebuilding efforts. FEMA administrator Bob Fenton’s presence in Hawaii before the 2023 wildfires is not evidence that the disaster was planned.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Bob Fenton “, Jeremy M, Edwards, Fenton, ” Edwards, Lemanu P.S, “, Bob Fenton, ” Fenton, Bob Fenton’s, Read Organizations: Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Reuters, Social, Facebook, Biden, Partnership, Regional, White, Guam Homeland Security, Civil Defense Locations: Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu, “, Maui, American Samoa, United States, Guam

☆ Fact Check-Catwalk video is from Paris Fashion Week, not Burning Man
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of models walking through mud was not taken during the 2023 Burning Man festival, contrary to posts on social media, but during Paris Fashion Week in October 2022. One user shared the clip on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, with the text: “I'm currently stranded at Burning Man, along with thousands of others. The video was actually taken during Paris Fashion Week in October 2022. Thousands attending the 2023 Burning Man festival were stranded in the Nevada Desert after unexpected summer rain turned the site into mud, temporarily closing access to and from Black Rock City (here), (here). The video was not taken during the 2023 Burning Man festival.

Persons: “ I'm, I'm, Read Organizations: Paris, Black Rock, Reuters Locations: Nevada

☆ Fact Check-CNN headline about cannibalism at Burning Man is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot of an article on CNN’s homepage titled “Burning Man attendees unable to leave desert, resort to cannibalism” is fabricated, a spokesperson for the outlet said. “Burning Man festival turns into Cannibalism festival? #CNN #burningman,” reads a post sharing a collage featuring the fabricated CNN headline on Facebook (bit.ly/44ORGHT). “This image is fabricated and not something that appeared on the CNN.com homepage,” Emily Kuhn, a CNN spokesperson, said in an email to Reuters. CNN did not report on cannibalism at the 2023 Burning Man festival.

Persons: ” Emily Kuhn, revelers, Read Organizations: CNN, Facebook, CNN.com, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-Burning Man X post addressing reports of cannibalism is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A screenshot showing an X social media post from Burning Man’s official account addressing “reports of Ebola and widespread cannibalism” at the Nevada desert festival is fake, a spokesperson for the event said. The viral screenshot shared on Facebook (bit.ly/3Zu6Bq1) and (bit.ly/45Mr0c5) purports to show a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from @BurningMan that reads: “Reports of Ebola and widespread cannibalism are circulating the internet. Please be aware, there is NO CANNIBALISM HAPPENING AT BURNING MAN.”The alleged post is not visible on the X account (bit.ly/4881q2F) listed on Burning Man’s official website (bit.ly/3ZbIHPO), nor in the archives (here). Unexpected summer rain turned Burning Man 2023 - a weeklong, annual arts festival - into a muddy affair that stranded participants at the site for days, Reuters reported on Sept. 4 (here). A Burning Man post on X about “reports of Ebola and widespread cannibalism” is fake, according to a spokesperson for the event.

Persons: Dominique Debucquoy, Dodley, Read Organizations: Facebook, Burning, Reuters Locations: Nevada, Black Rock

☆ Fact Check-WEF did not sign an order canceling US elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The World Economic Forum (WEF) did not sign an order canceling U.S. elections nor does it have the power to do so, contrary to social media posts citing an opinion article by a WEF contributor discussing the idea of average citizens being elected instead of politicians. The article does not discuss handing elections over to elites, however, but instead the possible outcomes of randomly selected leaders and choosing average citizens to lead instead of politicians using a sort of lottery system. Regardless, the op-ed does not reflect WEF policy, as the People’s Voice article says. The People’s Voice did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. The World Economic Forum did not sign an order to cancel U.S. elections.

Persons: “, Klaus Schwab, Adam Grant, Grant, ”, ” Grant, ” Yann Zopf, Read Organizations: Economic, People’s, ”, “, Reuters Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Fact Check-Screenshot of CDC post on Ebola outbreak at Burning Man is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It is recommended that all Burning Man attendees remain in their dwellings until further notice. Facebook users sharing the screenshot wrote, “CDC put out Ebola Warning about Burning Man Festival... government soon pulled it. Another cover-up is going on,” (here) and “Never been a fan of BURNING MAN (too dirty and dusty & unsanitary for me) but WTF?? The link in the purported CDC post (bit.ly/NjMklRjjH) redirects to an article by The Independent addressing conspiracy theories around the Burning Man festival (here). The CDC did not publish a post on an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man 2023.

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Sept 7 (Reuters) - Insulet Corp's (PODD.O) shares hit an over three-year low on Thursday on concerns that strong demand for a new class of diabetes drugs that also aid in weight loss could hit sales of its insulin pumps. CEO James Hollingshead said at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference that GLP-1 drugs, which are used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity, could delay the onset of insulin dependency in diabetes patients. GLP-1s are highly effective weight-loss drugs that some analysts predict could become a $100 billion market by 2030. Shares of Massachusetts-based Insulet fell about 12% to $170.87 and were on track to wipe off about $1.6 billion from the company's market capitalization if losses hold. Insulet manufactures and sells insulin delivery devices, which eliminate the need for multiple daily injections for people with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Persons: James Hollingshead, Novo, Trang Ly, Bhanvi, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Wells, Healthcare Conference, New England, of Medicine, Massachusetts, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ My YouTube channel makes up to $1 million in ad revenue a month. Here's how I went from producing free videos for other creators to 14 million subscribers of my own.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rebecca Zamolo has over 14 million subscribers on YouTube and over 17 million followers on TikTok. Zamolo talks about how she got started on YouTube and built her first 1 million subscribers. Every sixth video, I pushed my YouTube channel, with a clip of a teaser of a full YouTube video. With my YouTube audience coming from Musical.ly, I realized my audience had become younger. For my main YouTube channel, "Rebecca Zamolo," my content is higher-quality, produced videos that appeal to a mass audience.

Persons: Rebecca Zamolo, Zamolo, I'd, —, Matt, I've Organizations: YouTube, Google's AdSense, YouTube YouTube Locations: Los Angeles, Musical.ly, Google's

☆ Fact Check-Video shows Arma 3 game, not Russian and Ukrainian planes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of fighter jets shows a modified version of the Arma 3 video game, according to the game’s creator, not a Russian SU-57 shooting down NATO F-16 fighters in Ukraine, as claimed in online posts. Comments on the post suggest that some viewers recognize the video from the Arma 3 game, while others respond as though the footage shows real combat, including: “I didn’t know NATO was engaged in a fight . The company’s gameplay footage is often shared online by users as if it shows real altercations. At the end of 2022, Bohemia Interactive published a statement and video outlining how to detect Arma 3 video game footage shared online, including unnatural particle effects and poor resolution quality. The video shows modified video from the Arma 3 game.

Persons: ”, ” Pavel Krizka, Read Organizations: NATO, Fighters, Bohemia Interactive, Reuters Locations: Russian, Ukraine, NATO, Bohemia

☆ Fact Check-Tucker Carlson segment on Elon Musk Quantum AI is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip from a segment of Fox News’ former show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, which shows billionaire Elon Musk unveiling quantum AI software to eradicate poverty, is fake, a spokesperson for the news outlet said. The fabricated clip, posted on Facebook (here), has the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” branding on-screen and features the show’s namesake host. Carlson introduces Musk, who talks about a quantum AI project that he says could increase a person’s income “exponentially” and without active participation. An online search for the purported quantum AI project did not offer any information on the project (bit.ly/3QUVbsL). A video of Elon Musk announcing a quantum AI project on Tucker Carlson Tonight is fake, a spokesperson for Fox News has said.

Persons: “ Tucker Carlson, Elon, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Musk, Jessica Ketner, ”, Elon Musk, Read Organizations: Fox News, Facebook, Fox, Reuters, Elon

☆ Fact Check-CNN clip on project putting EU citizens out of work is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

All the European Union citizens no longer need to work. The video then goes on to show Musk apparently speaking to an audience about the project. On being shown the viral video, CNN spokesperson Emily Kuhn said in an email that “This is obviously fake and digitally altered” and that the video did not have the real voice of the anchor. The clip of Musk featured in the fake newscast was extracted from the 2023 Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting held in Austin, Texas, on May 16, 2023. The video CNN-branded segment is fake.

Persons: Elon Musk, Emily Kuhn, Kaitlan Collins, Collins, Cornel West’s, Musk, we're, Read Organizations: CNN, European Union, Facebook, Reuters Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ Fact Check-Claim about US Marines attacking FEMA convoy stems from hoax website
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A convoy carrying members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) involved in response and recovery efforts amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii was not “neutralized” by a platoon of U.S. Marines, a spokesperson for FEMA has said. On its “About Us” page, Real Raw News states that the website contains “humor, parody, and satire” (archive.li/eJT7b). Yet, screenshots of the article on social media duped people into thinking it is real. Reuters Fact Check has previously addressed information published by the site that similarly duped people online (here), (here). A FEMA spokesperson said its members were not attacked by U.S. Marines in Hawaii in August 2023.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, . Marines, Raw, Marine, Reserve, Raw News, Department of Defense, Reuters, U.S, Marines Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Lahaina

☆ Fact Check-Video of plummeting fiery plane predates Prigozhin-linked crash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Prigozhin-linked jet crashed Aug. 23 in an area north of Moscow and killed all 10 people on board, including the Wagner boss and the group’s commander Dmitry Utkin, according to Russian authorities. The Facebook and Twitter posts were written in English, while the TikTok posts were spotted in Ukrainian and Russian. But Reuters traced the video to June 24, 2023, when it was shared online in relation to a plane crash in Russia’s Voronezh region during the aborted Wagner mutiny (t.me/c/1732054517/20231, t.me/c/1732054517/20231 and here ). Russian media outlet Fontanka said the video captured the crash of an IL-22 near Kantemirovka (here). The video can be traced back to at least June 2023, thus predating the Aug. 23 crash.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Dmitry Utkin, uploaders, Fontanka, Read Organizations: Reuters, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Locations: Moscow, Russia’s Voronezh, Russian, Kantemirovka

☆ Fact Check-Video compilation shows Beirut blast, not Russian strikes on Odesa
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A video compilation featuring clips of the 2020 explosion at Lebanon’s Beirut port has been falsely linked online to the Russian missile strikes on the port of Odesa in Ukraine in 2023. The clip at 1:03-1:09 can be seen in a Beirut explosion video hosted by licensing platform Newsflare (here). Reuters was not able to source the clip showing a yellow car (1:33-1:43), but the visuals of the explosion align with the other clips of the Beirut explosion. The white structure visible in the final video at 1:44 video matches the silos at the Beirut port (bit.ly/47n9tZ8). A video compilation shows the Beirut port blast in 2020, not Russian missile attacks on the port in Odesa, Ukraine.

Persons: Getty, Read Organizations: Russian, Reuters, Russian Missiles, British Cargo Ships, Facebook, Al, Google, Guardian, ABC News Locations: Beirut, Odesa, Ukraine, Moscow, The Port, Odessa, Russian, Al Arabiya, ’

☆ Fact Check-Kyiv street sprinklers predate Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Posts online suggest the sprinkler system had been funded by U.S. funds sent to support Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia. Reuters images from 2019, taken in central Kyiv, show the same water sprinkler system (reut.rs/45xNzRm) and (reut.rs/47yQdIc). Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich confirmed the location of the images as Khreschatyk Street. Photos dating to 2019 on photo hosting website Alamy also show the water sprinkler system on Khreschatyk Street (here), (here). Water sprinklers in central Kyiv predate U.S. assistance to Ukraine during its war with Russia.

Persons: “, Mr, Biden, Gleb Garanich, Alamy, Read Organizations: U.S, Facebook, Reuters Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S

☆ Starbucks must pay another $2.7 million to employee who said she was fired for being White
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A New Jersey court ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million to a former employee who successfully sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming she was fired for being White. In June, a jury had ruled in favor of Shannon Philips, who worked at Starbucks as regional director over the Philadelphia area. In an order Wednesday, Judge Joel Slomsky said Starbucks has to make the additional payment for damages. Starbucks did not have a comment about the order Wednesday, but said in June that it was disappointed in the decision. In that suit, Phillips said that when Starbucks fired her following the arrest, it was discriminating against her because of her race.

Persons: Shannon Philips, Judge Joel Slomsky, Phillips, Starbucks “, White, “, ” Phillips, — CNN’s Kristina Sgueglia, Laura Ly, Zenebou Sylla Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, Philadelphia Starbucks, City, Partner Resources Locations: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia

☆ Fact Check-Clip of 2014 Russian gas station explosion edited to add light beam
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of a 2014 explosion at a gas station in Russia has been edited to make it appear as if a light beam was responsible for the fire. The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the unedited video was uploaded by a Russian news agency RIA Dagestan on Aug. 9, 2014 (timestamp 1:10) (youtu.be/-zvo7xXs-T0?t=72). The explosion was caused by a gas leak in the city of Makhachkala in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, an RIA Dagestan report said (here). Reuters located the video to Prospekt Imama Shamilya, Makhachkala – the same location listed in the RIA Dagestan report (bit.ly/3saxAtT). The video has been online since at least August 2014 where no such beam can be seen before the explosion.

Persons: Read Organizations: Naval Research, Reuters Locations: Russia, Russian, Dagestan, Makhachkala, Russia’s Republic of Dagestan

☆ Fact Check-Louisiana video of electrical explosions not ‘direct energy attack’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video from 2018 of electrical explosions in Louisiana is being shared online as footage showing a “direct energy attack”. Direct energy weapons (DEW) are an emerging technology that uses concentrated electromagnetic energy to combat enemy forces and assets. People have claimed online that June 2023 wildfires in Canada, and August fires in Hawaii were caused by direct energy weapons. In another instance, social media users claimed a 2018 video of electrical explosions in Louisiana was evidence of DEWs in use in Hawaii (see Facebook users here), (here) and users on X, formerly known as Twitter, (here) (here). The video shows electrical explosions, not a “direct energy attack”, in Louisiana in 2018.

Persons: Kenner, Read Organizations: U.S . Department of Defense, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Louisiana, Canada, Hawaii, Kenner , Louisiana, Local, West, Big

☆ Fact Check-Jason Aldean did not sue ‘The View’ or its hosts in July 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The claim that country music singer Jason Aldean sued the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” for defamation originated from a satirical website. The Dunning Kruger Times describes itself as part of a network of “parody, satire and tomfoolery,” adding that “everything on this website is fiction” (ghostarchive.org/archive/Rybzc). There are no credible media reports of Aldean having filed such a suit in July 2023, when the claim began circulating online (ghostarchive.org/archive/KP5ah). A spokesperson for “The View” did not provide comment, while a representative for BBR Music Group, the agency that represents Aldean, did not respond to a request for comment. The claim stems from the satirical website Dunning Kruger Times.

Persons: Jason Aldean, Dunning Kruger, Whoopi, Aldean, “, Dunning, Read Organizations: Washington Post, New York Times, Dunning Kruger Times, BBR Music, Reuters

☆ US-China investments: New Biden executive order deals 'major blow' to Chinese startups
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would restrict investments by US venture capital and private equity firms, as well as joint ventures, in Chinese artificial intelligence, quantum computing and semiconductors. The executive order applies to investments in the cities of Hong Kong and Macao, as well as mainland China. She said the new edict suggested that Washington was “trying to ‘decouple’” US and Chinese venture capital, despite the administration’s insistence that it is not trying to halt trade with China. US venture capital investment into China has plummeted about 80% over the past year, according to PitchBook data. And the investment restrictions were long in the works.

Persons: Biden, they’ll, ”, Edith Yeung, Washington, Yeung, Kyle Stanford, Kaidi Gao, Tomohiro Ohsumi, “, Gao, Washington —, Xi Jinping, Gina Raimondo’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Race Capital, ”, PitchBook, Bloomberg, Getty, Investors, Washington, Sequoia Capital, Chinese Ministry of Commerce, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US Locations: Hong Kong, China, Macao, Silicon, United States, “ Washington, US, ”, Shanghai, chipmaking, Stanford, Beijing

☆ Fact Check-No evidence 5G banned in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Claims Russian President Vladimir Putin banned 5G across Russia following deaths of school children near St. Petersburg stem from a website previously fact-checked by Reuters. One post (here) includes the text, “Putin Bans 5G across Russia, Destroys All Towers. What has #Russia uncovered that would make them take such drastic action and should we consider doing the same? Reuters did not find any credible reports that 5G has been banned in Russia or that school children were killed by 5G near St. Petersburg (bit.ly/47s5I4w), as mentioned in the article. There’s no evidence President Vladimir Putin is banning 5G in Russia.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, “, Mikhail Mishustin, Read Organizations: Reuters, “ Putin, Real Raw, 5G, Russian, country’s Ministry of Health Locations: Russia, St, Petersburg, St . Petersburg, Russian, russia

☆ Fact Check-John Daly’s remarks on Megan Rapinoe’s missed kick stem from parody
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Her kick was as straight as her - sideways.’”An iteration with over 2,100 reactions on Facebook is viewable (here). Its handle is a misspelling of PGA Tour, the professional golf tour organization in the United States (twitter.com/PGATOUR). There are no credible reports that Daly made any such public remarks about Rapinoe (archive.ph/IZizd), (bit.ly/3qmoCZY). Rapinoe played her last World Cup with the women’s national team on Sunday, missing her kick in the penalty-shoot out against Sweden (here). These remarks were originally posted by a parody account on platform X.

Persons: John Daly, Megan Rapinoe’s, “ John Daly, Daly, Rapinoe, Read Organizations: Tour, women’s, Reuters Locations: United States, Sweden

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Kari Lake X social media post calling Trump supporters obese
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There is no evidence that former TV anchor and defeated Republican 2022 mid-term gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake, posted a remark on social media calling those who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 elections obese. A screenshot appears to show a post published by Lake via X, formally known as Twitter, on Nov. 9. A search through Lake’s posts at the time does not reveal any posts commiserating Trump’s 2016 victory (ghostarchive.org/archive/bELBA). The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the image stems from a Reddit post published on Nov 4, 2022 (here) and later, via the meme website iFunny, posted on Nov. 8, 2022 (here). Reuters found no evidence that such a post was published by Lake.

Persons: Kari Lake, Donald Trump, Taft, Lake didn’t, Read Organizations: Republican, Reuters, Lake

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