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Michigan Secretary of State Swatted Twice in 48 Hours in Disturbing Trend Against Election Officials

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65% Informative

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was swatted twice in the span of just 48 hours .

Reports of swatting, the practice of calling 911 to falsely report a serious crime, have risen in recent years among election officials.

Benson has been the target of attacks from right-wing nutjobs who believe she’s the reason Donald Trump lost the election in 2020 .

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68

Informative language

66

Neutral language

14

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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likely offensive

Hate speech

likely hateful

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not detected

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detected

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short-lived

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