US EditionFact Check: ‘I’m very much alive,’ says byelection candidate alleged to have died
CAMROSE COUNTY, ALBERTA, JUL 30 – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre entered the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection to address local concerns like carbon tax and immigration, with 10 candidates competing for the seat.
- An online conspiracy theory claimed candidate Elsie Kipp had died, but she stated, "I’m very much alive," in a phone interview.
- Kipp confirmed that Elections Canada verified her identity before listing her on the ballot for the Aug. 18 byelection.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and other candidates participated in a forum discussing important issues.
- Candidates, including Kipp, aimed to discuss electoral reform at the byelection, emphasizing its importance since 2021.
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Beyond Local: Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
In a phone interview this week, Elsie Kipp said she is running in the Alberta byelection as part of the Longest Ballot Committee's plan to stack the ballot with a large number of candidates as a bid to draw public attention to the issue of electoral reform.
The Chronicle-Journal
Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an obituary for an unrelated woman with the same…
NiagaraFallsReview.ca
CP24Fact Check: ‘I’m very much alive,’ says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an obituary for an unrelated woman with the same…
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