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2023-05-20 21:36:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40BA49B660B52458DD246BF158021B95803BD372E8F9DA68A85B08DB666473F3
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According to the Associated Press, Politifact and Reuters, these are fabricated. Ted Cruz did not post identical tweets after mass shootings. https://apnews.com/article/Fact-Check-Fake-Ted-Cruz-Tweets-844506090841 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/27/tweets/no-ted-cruz-doesnt-tweet-same-thoughts-and-prayers/ https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-tedcruz-faketweets-idUSL2N2XJ1IO
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