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Travis Gettys

"Audit" sent sex offender door-to-door

Man knocking on door. Getty Images

An election "audit" carried out by Donald Trump supporters sent a purported sex offender knocking on doors in New Mexico to investigate baseless claims of voter fraud.

Newly revealed communications show Otero County residents expressing concerns to elected officials about the door-knocking campaign, saying they had heard a sex offender had been sent out to investigate conspiracy theories promoted on the "New Mexico Audit Force" channel on Telegram, reports The Daily Beast.

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