FBI scrambles after giving voters blatantly false Election Day info: 'How is this real'

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The FBI's New Haven office wrongly said Election Day was Wednesday before the 3 November midterms. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.

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Raw Story Left Factuality: Mixed US 40 min ago
FBI scrambles after giving voters blatantly false Election Day info: 'How is this real'
The FBI’s New Haven, Connecticut, field office pulled its own post Tuesday about the midterms after social media users quickly flagged a glaring error in it. In an online post that was left up for hours, the FBI office in New Haven told its more than 23,000 followers on X...

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Reddit Leans left Factuality: Mixed US 2 hours ago
'Election Day Is Wednesday': FBI Gives Voters Wrong Date While Promising to Protect Midterms, Slammed for Misinformation
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Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB 2 hours ago
'Election Day Is Wednesday': FBI Gives Voters Wrong Date While Promising to Protect Midterms, Slammed for Misinformation
The FBI's New Haven office wrongly said Election Day was Wednesday before the 3 November midterms. An X Community Note corrected the post.