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2021-10-30 20:01:27 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E0AA7F473BCA220F74D45FC42C52DE18DF0193BF8E0143E52659601884F2C60B
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Multiple news agencies have reported this as a stunt by the Lincoln Project. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/virginia-governor-tiki-torches_n_617d33b9e4b0657357495b20 https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/10/30/youngkin-rally-tiki-stunt-lincoln-project-cpt-sot-vpx.cnn https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lincoln-project-adviser-stuart-stevens-defends-tiki-torch-stunt-amid-backlash/ar-AAQ8rGY https://www.foxnews.com/media/lincoln-project-roasted-viral-hoax-youngkin https://nypost.com/2021/10/29/glenn-youngkin-aide-accuses-terry-mcauliffe-team-of-fake-white-supremacist-stunt/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10147447/Lincoln-Project-founder-refuses-apologize-trying-smear-VA-GOP-gubernatorial-candidate.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lincoln-project-says-it-sent-people-with-tiki-torches-to-glenn-youngkin-campaign-bus/ar-AAQ6KDI https://news.yahoo.com/lincoln-project-admits-planting-fake-225723488.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/10/29/lincoln-project-says-it-planted-white-supremacist-impersonators-at-event-for-virginia-republican-candidate
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