Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, it is important and I suspect it will be of interest to many readers of this newsletter.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday announced the creation of Fact-checking PA-related Election Claims, a new website to provide voters with accurate election information and curb the spread of misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election in November.
Voters can search the website for nonpartisan information on upcoming elections, election security, state voting systems, post-election audits, as well as fact-checked claims about previous elections.
“Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American democracy, and we are working to continue defending Pennsylvanians’ fundamental freedoms and ensure we have a free, fair, safe, secure election this November,” Shapiro said in a statement.
You can read more in an article by Sophia Fox-Sowell published in the statescoop.com web site at: https://statescoop.com/pennsylvania-fact-checking-website-2024-election/.