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Report finds GOP activists are using public records requests to target elections officials

We often think of public records as a tool in uncovering the truth, but Jen Fifield found in today's election denial world, they're sometimes being used to twist the truth.

Fifield is a reporter for Votebeat, and her latest investigation tells the story of one local elections official who became the target of a virtual manhunt after GOP activists requested a litany of public records looking to uncover fraud in Maricopa County’s elections. She joined The Show to talk more about it.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.