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Groups in Oregon allegedly offer thousands to find the man blowing up ballot boxes

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Police are still investigating a possible suspect who was responsible for setting ballot boxes on fire, burning thousands of ballots right before election day. There have been money incentives offered to find the suspect.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/us/ballot-box-fires-suspect-what-we-know/index.html

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I would argue the phrasing "groups in Oregon" is perhaps slightly misleading — as the Portland Police Bureau is not offering a cash reward. The only group offering monetary compensation is Crime Stoppers of Oregon, who is offering $2,500 to tips leading to an arrest. Although Crime Stoppers is "in conjunction" working with Portland Fire Investigations Unit. CNN's coverage appears to be accurate.

http://www.crimestoppersoforegon.com/sitemenu.aspx?P=crimeoftheweek&ID=823&SID=30026
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I appreciate your commentary on the choice of the wording by the original commentary.  The wording was sensationalizing.
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A great fact checking answer with identifying the group and citing the source of the reward.
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I think this is a great fact check, kudos for critiquing the phrasing of the claim, I agree that it's an inaccurate representation of what's actually happening.

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