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Michigan legislator files bill to register fact-checkers

You can’t make this up. The Detroit News reports:

A Michigan lawmaker who’s been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require “fact checkers” to register with the state.

Fact-checkers would be required to post $1 million bond. Needless to say, the bill is unconstitutional.

The legislator in question is Rep. Matt Maddock, a Republican, who also proposed impeaching Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the COVID-19 restrictions she implemented.


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1 Comment

  1. I’ll bet he’s a bucket of laughs after a few drinks down at the Fraternal Order of Snails bar!

    Jerry

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