"This election should remind us how vital and necessary local journalism is to factual reporting. National media outlets routinely fell for stories about topics outside their knowledge base — stories specially crafted by political operates wanting to shape narratives about campaigns.
National reporters breathlessly reported stories about Kemp engaging in campaign shenanigans to such an extent that progressives are convinced he stole the race.
...In southern Georgia, national reporters covered the tale of Kemp trying to close a county's black voting precincts, forcing black voters to drive or walk many miles to predominantly white polling locations.
The truth?
The Democratic county commissioners and Democrat-controlled local board of elections hired a consultant to review polling locations for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The consultant recommended consolidating several locations deemed unfriendly to handicapped voters.
The locations were all the Republican precincts that voted for Donald Trump.
The Democrat majority precincts were not touched..."
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