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Congresswoman Apologizes For Tweet Falsely Claiming Rep John Lewis Had Died

Eric Quintanar
Congresswoman Apologizes For Tweet Falsely Claiming Rep John Lewis Had Died
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Democratic Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) apologized on Saturday for spreading an unverified, and ultimately false, claim that Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) was dead.

“We deeply regret a previous tweet based on a false news report,” tweeted Adams, who deleted the false tweet about the congressman’s alleged passing.

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