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2023-07-14 23:50:03 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This is not Mike Pence. This is a video of Nassau County (New York) Executive Bruce Blakeman getting hit in the head with a water balloon. It was filmed during the 2023 Stewart Manor Parade on July 4, 2023. https://twitter.com/NassauExec/status/1679268513293139968?s=20 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pence-water-balloon/ https://www.mediaite.com/online/internet-falls-for-hoax-video-of-mike-pence-getting-domed-by-water-balloon/

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• This is not Mike Pence. This is a video of Nassau County (New York) Executive Bruce Blakeman getting hit in the head with a water balloon. It was filmed during the 2023 Stewart Manor Parade on July 4, 2023. https://twitter.com/NassauExec/status/1679268513293139968?s=20 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pence-water-balloon/ https://www.mediaite.com/online/internet-falls-for-hoax-video-of-mike-pence-getting-domed-by-water-balloon/