Coverage dated October 17, 2022 to October 18, 2022

Florida police body-cam footage shows confused ex-felons arrested for voter fraud in DeSantis crackdown

Headline from The Week, on the newest of 2 developments

Newly published videos of the arrests from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) theatrical crackdown on voter fraud paint a picture of chaos and fear among Floridians who've found themselves in the…

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2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Oct 18, 2022
Police Cameras Reveal Confusion Over Voter Fraud Arrests
Headline from Governing ·
Oct 19, 2022Newest
Florida police body-cam footage shows confused ex-felons arrested for voter fraud in DeSantis crackdown
Headline from The Week ·

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7 articles, oldest first.

Governing
Police Cameras Reveal Confusion Over Voter Fraud Arrests (opens Governing)
Published Oct 17, 2022
Governing's feed description
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted his crackdown on voter fraud, but some believe it's just a political stunt. Of 19 people arrested for allegedly registering and voting illegally, 12 were registered as Democrats and at least 13 are Black.
Talking Points Memo
Cop Bodycam Vids Reveal Disturbing Arrests From DeSantis’ Bogus Voter Fraud Force (opens Talking Points Memo)
Published Oct 17, 2022
Talking Points Memo's feed description
Newly published videos of the arrests from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) theatrical crackdown on voter fraud paint a picture of chaos and fear among Floridians who've found themselves in the…
The Week
Florida police body-cam footage shows confused ex-felons arrested for voter fraud in DeSantis crackdown (opens The Week)
Published Oct 18, 2022
Tucson
DeSantis' election crimes arrests confuse some suspects (opens Tucson)
Published Oct 18, 2022
Tucson's feed description
Newly released police bodycam footage shows that three of the 20 people who were arrested in Florida for allegedly voting illegally in the 2020 election appeared to be surprised that
CBS News
Body camera footage reveals confusion over Florida Gov. DeSantis' voter fraud arrests (opens CBS News)
Published Oct 18, 2022
CBS News's feed description
The Republican governor announced in August that 20 former felons had been arrested for breaking the state's voter laws.

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