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February 1, 2021
Newsroom takes unusal steps to "counter the big lie"
WITF in Pennsylvania
https://www.witf.org/2021/01/28/witf-is-connecting-these-lawmakers-to-their-actions-on-the-election-fraud-lie-heres-why/
So, as part of WITFs commitment to factual reporting, and because many who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 have said their goal was to overthrow the U.S. electoral system and government, we will use language in our reporting to show how elected officials actions are connected to the election-fraud lie and the insurrection.
Here are two examples:
Sen. (name), who signed a letter asking members of Congress to delay certifying Pennsylvanias electoral votes despite no evidence that would call those results into question, today introduced a bill
and
The congressmen who voted against certifying Pennsylvanias electoral college votes are eight of the commonwealths nine GOP representatives. The one who did not vote for that is U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican who represents the Bucks County-based 1st Congressional District.
We understand this may be an unusual decision for a news organization to make. But, these are not normal times.
We are not taking this approach lightly, and will apply it for lawmakers who took at least one of these three actions: signed on to a Texas lawsuit aimed at invalidating Pennsylvanias election; signed on to a state House or a state Senate letter urging Congressional representatives to object to or delay certification; and voted against certification. The list of lawmakers is here.
Here are two examples:
Sen. (name), who signed a letter asking members of Congress to delay certifying Pennsylvanias electoral votes despite no evidence that would call those results into question, today introduced a bill
and
The congressmen who voted against certifying Pennsylvanias electoral college votes are eight of the commonwealths nine GOP representatives. The one who did not vote for that is U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican who represents the Bucks County-based 1st Congressional District.
We understand this may be an unusual decision for a news organization to make. But, these are not normal times.
We are not taking this approach lightly, and will apply it for lawmakers who took at least one of these three actions: signed on to a Texas lawsuit aimed at invalidating Pennsylvanias election; signed on to a state House or a state Senate letter urging Congressional representatives to object to or delay certification; and voted against certification. The list of lawmakers is here.
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