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1 October
6:58 pm

any additional security, it offers none [referring to REAL ID]

Overstated

Matt Dunlap, at Maine 2nd Congressional District General Election Debate (WMTW)

6:58 pm
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Why we checked itA direct claim that REAL ID provides zero additional security is a specific, verifiable assertion about the effectiveness of a federal identification program.
What we foundThe claim that REAL ID offers zero additional security is an overstatement: credible critics argue its security benefits are minimal or uncertain, but the absolute assertion of 'none' is contradicted by expert analysis acknowledging at least nominal gains in identity-document integrity and fraud reduction.
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