Questions

DIRECTIONS: Decide whether the bolded section is true or false.
Write TRUE or FALSE next to each statement, then rewrite each false bolded statement to make it true.

1. A large-scale surprise attack on Venezuela overnight on Saturday led to the capture of socialist dictator Nicholas Maduro, wanted in the U.S. for narco-trafficking. Maduro is alleged to be the head of the “Cartel de los Soles.”

2. Approximately 50 countries - including most in Asia - and human rights organizations do not recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela.

3. California's  "vouching" voter registration law, allows a registered voter from the same precinct to accompany a person who wants to register to vote on Election Day to the polling place to vouch for his/her address.

4. Under the state's vouching voter registration law, a registered voter can vouch for up to eight voters.

5. A 23 year-old independent journalist reported recently on massive fraud in Minnesota, involving scams totaling potentially $ millions/billions involving childcare centers with no children in them.

6. YouTuber Nick Shirley has been criticized in many media reports for how he investigated and exposed the alleged multi-million, potentially billion dollar fraud scams in the state's social services system.

7. During a recent interview, podcaster Joe Rogan and Elon Musk pointed out that states without voter ID requirements open the elections up to fraud and weaken election integrity.

8. The SAVE Act, which has passed the House but stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate, would require states to collect and document proof of citizenship from voters for federal elections, which few states currently do.

9. Throughout Iran, crowds of defiant Iranians are protesting against the repressive regime, risking arrest, beatings or even death to demand democratic reforms. The renewed unrest marks one of the smallest surges of anti-regime demonstrations in years.

10. Elon Musk cut off internet access across Iran on Thursday as mass protests and chanting against the government continue.