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2023-01-17 15:31:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 16883715FD48FEA42004A6D89AEBE0321479BB3DCDA20822475D5552A07D26A0
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This image has been circulated since 2019 and has been debunked multiple times. Robert Byrd did start a KKK chapter in the 40s, but had left it by the time he ran for the House, and repeatedly apologized for having been in the KKK. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/aug/15/viral-image/robert-byrd-wasnt-grand-wizard-kkk-he-once-led-loc/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/14/fact-check-biden-isnt-kkk-grand-wizard-photo/3183887001/
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