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2025-01-14 21:08:40 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There was no election interference. The FEC states foreigners “may participate in campaign activities as an uncompensated volunteer”, and only financial contributions are scrutinised. https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/volunteer-activity/#:%7E:text=Foreign%20national%20as%20campaign%20volunteer Helping US candidates has been common practice both for Labour and Conservatives. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/23/why-are-labour-volunteers-causing-a-stir-in-the-us-election-race https://theconversation.com/what-us-election-interference-law-actually-says-about-labour-volunteers-242055 https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/bluman-v-fec/

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• There was no election interference. The FEC states foreigners “may participate in campaign activities as an uncompensated volunteer”, and only financial contributions are scrutinised. https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/volunteer-activity/#:%7E:text=Foreign%20national%20as%20campaign%20volunteer Helping US candidates has been common practice both for Labour and Conservatives. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/23/why-are-labour-volunteers-causing-a-stir-in-the-us-election-race https://theconversation.com/what-us-election-interference-law-actually-says-about-labour-volunteers-242055 https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/bluman-v-fec/