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    "n": 1,
    "claim": "This is a nonpartisan Howard County Board of Education race.",
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     3
    ],
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    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The state candidate list identifies all three candidates as nonpartisan and the jurisdiction as Howard County.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/General_candidates/2026_GG_all_counties_candidatelist.html"
   },
   {
    "n": 2,
    "claim": "The board sets local education policy.",
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     2
    ],
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    "severity": "major",
    "note": "HCPSS says the board is responsible for setting local education policy consistent with state and federal law.",
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   {
    "n": 3,
    "claim": "The board has seven elected adult members.",
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     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "HCPSS identifies seven elected adult members plus one student member.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.hcpss.org/board/"
   },
   {
    "n": 4,
    "claim": "Two elected members are chosen at-large countywide.",
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     2
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "HCPSS says five members represent districts and two are elected at-large countywide.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.hcpss.org/board/"
   },
   {
    "n": 5,
    "claim": "Voters may vote for up to two candidates.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "This matches the official ballot information supplied for the contest.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/general_ballots/Howard.pdf"
   },
   {
    "n": 6,
    "claim": "The candidates are Mark E. Covington, Linda Frascarella and Lanlan Xu, in that order.",
    "cited": [
     3
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The official state list and ballot show these three candidates in this order.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/general_ballots/Howard.pdf"
   },
   {
    "n": 7,
    "claim": "Covington lives in Columbia and will be 63 on Election Day.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "His questionnaire lists Columbia and age 63 on Nov. 3.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 8,
    "claim": "Covington is retired/self-employed.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "That is his listed occupation.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 9,
    "claim": "Covington has a master's degree in school administration from Bowie State.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He lists a 1994 M.Ed. in School Administration and Supervision from Bowie State University.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 10,
    "claim": "This is Covington's first run for office.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He explicitly says this is his first run for political office.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 11,
    "claim": "Covington prioritizes full school funding.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He repeatedly advocates full HCPSS funding.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 12,
    "claim": "Covington prioritizes student mental health.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He calls youth mental health undercovered and proposes expanding student mental-health services.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 13,
    "claim": "Covington prioritizes deferred maintenance.",
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     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He identifies deferred maintenance as an immediate priority.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 14,
    "claim": "Covington wants a fair and open redistricting process.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He calls for an equitable and transparent redistricting process.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 15,
    "claim": "Covington wants broader rules or guardrails for AI in schools.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He says AI policy needs immediate attention and should extend beyond cheating and plagiarism.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 16,
    "claim": "Covington says he has been an educator for nearly 40 years.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "The questionnaire contains that statement in his own words.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 17,
    "claim": "Covington says he worked as an HCPSS school administrator and principal.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He says he worked as a school-based administrator in Howard County and separately describes actions he took as a principal.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 18,
    "claim": "Covington is the parent of two HCPSS graduates.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He explicitly identifies himself as the parent of two HCPSS graduates.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 19,
    "claim": "Frascarella lives in Ellicott City and will be 62 on Election Day.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her questionnaire lists Ellicott City and age 62 on Nov. 3.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 20,
    "claim": "Frascarella is semi-retired.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "That is her listed occupation.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 21,
    "claim": "Frascarella has an MBA from the University of Maryland and a master's in teaching from Johns Hopkins.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Both degrees appear in her questionnaire.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 22,
    "claim": "Frascarella has held no political office.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She lists no previous political experience.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 23,
    "claim": "Frascarella prioritizes repairing buildings and reducing portable classrooms.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She names school repairs and use of portable classrooms as a quality-of-life issue.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 24,
    "claim": "Frascarella wants to change student-discipline and activity-eligibility rules.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She calls for changes to discipline practices and Policy 9070 on extracurricular eligibility.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 25,
    "claim": "Frascarella wants the superintendent's budget request fully funded.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She gives full funding of that request as her measure of success.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 26,
    "claim": "Frascarella says she has worked for HCPSS.",
    "cited": [
     4
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her campaign homepage makes this claim.",
    "evidence_url": "https://vote4frascarella.com/"
   },
   {
    "n": 27,
    "claim": "Frascarella calls herself a skilled financial manager.",
    "cited": [
     4
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "That description appears verbatim on her campaign homepage.",
    "evidence_url": "https://vote4frascarella.com/"
   },
   {
    "n": 28,
    "claim": "Frascarella has served on local League of Women Voters and Sierra Club boards.",
    "cited": [
     5
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her biography says she served or serves on both Howard County chapter boards.",
    "evidence_url": "https://vote4frascarella.com/about/"
   },
   {
    "n": 29,
    "claim": "Frascarella volunteered with the PTA.",
    "cited": [
     5
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her biography describes PTA and other school volunteering.",
    "evidence_url": "https://vote4frascarella.com/about/"
   },
   {
    "n": 30,
    "claim": "Xu lives in Clarksville and will be 49 on Election Day.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her questionnaire lists Clarksville and age 49 on Nov. 3.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 31,
    "claim": "Xu is a health-policy executive.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "That is her listed occupation; her site also identifies her as a health-policy vice president.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.lanlanxu.org"
   },
   {
    "n": 32,
    "claim": "Xu has doctorates from Indiana University and Georgetown University.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She lists a public-affairs doctorate from Indiana and a German-studies doctorate from Georgetown.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 33,
    "claim": "This is Xu's first run for elected office.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She explicitly says this is her first time running for elected office.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 34,
    "claim": "Xu prioritizes protecting staff who work directly with students.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She repeatedly says classroom and student-facing positions should be protected.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 35,
    "claim": "Xu prioritizes recruiting and retaining teachers.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Recruitment, retention and workforce stability are central parts of her answers.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 36,
    "claim": "Xu prioritizes early help for struggling students.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She proposes stronger early academic, social and emotional intervention.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 37,
    "claim": "Xu prioritizes special education.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She provides a detailed five-part special-education agenda.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 38,
    "claim": "Xu serves on HCPSS's Operating Budget Review Committee.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She states that she currently serves on the committee.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 39,
    "claim": "Xu serves on the PTA Council's Legislative Committee.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She states that she currently serves on that committee.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 40,
    "claim": "Xu formerly served on the boards of The Horizon Foundation and Howard County Local Children's Board.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Both former board roles appear in her questionnaire.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 41,
    "claim": "Xu says the board followed her 2026 advice to retain 14 science paraeducator positions.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her questionnaire says she urged retention of 14 positions and that the board adopted the recommendation.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 42,
    "claim": "Frascarella said no current board decision was actively harming residents.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "This accurately paraphrases her answer.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 43,
    "claim": "Xu pointed to staff cuts in the fiscal 2025 and 2026 budgets.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She cites reductions in teacher and student-support positions in those two budgets.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 44,
    "claim": "Covington focused his answer about harmful leadership decisions on federal actions.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "His response discusses federal education, benefits and DEI actions rather than a current board decision.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 45,
    "claim": "Frascarella wants to change Policy 9070's grade-based extracurricular-eligibility rule.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She explicitly proposes changing Policy 9070 so every student may participate.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 46,
    "claim": "Frascarella opposes out-of-school suspension for nonviolent offenses.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She says such suspensions help no one.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 47,
    "claim": "No discipline position for Covington or Xu was found in the sources checked.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The cited questionnaire contains no comparable discipline-policy answer from either candidate.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 48,
    "claim": "Covington would not cut instructional programs and would review classroom screen use.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Both statements appear in his spending answer.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 49,
    "claim": "Xu would streamline administration and freeze contracts without demonstrated results.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She proposes administrative efficiencies and freezing nonessential contracts or initiatives lacking measurable impact.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 50,
    "claim": "Frascarella would protect programs closest to students.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She says she would prioritize programs closest to students and directly affecting learning.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 51,
    "claim": "Covington would push officials for full school funding.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He says he would persistently advocate for full HCPSS funding.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 52,
    "claim": "Frascarella would judge success by whether the superintendent's request is fully funded.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "That is her stated success measure.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 53,
    "claim": "Xu would restore high-impact student-facing jobs and seek grants.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She proposes restoring or protecting high-impact positions and aggressively pursuing grants.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 54,
    "claim": "All three candidates named deferred maintenance as an issue.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Each candidate discusses aging facilities, repairs or deferred maintenance.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 55,
    "claim": "Xu wants a public framework or list ranking repair priorities.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She calls for a publicly accessible prioritization framework showing what comes next and why.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 56,
    "claim": "Covington proposes more funding for special-education recruitment and retention.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He proposes increased Human Resources funding to recruit and retain special-education teachers.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 57,
    "claim": "Frascarella proposes grouping special-education students with similar needs and providing trained aides.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Her answer proposes appropriate grouping and fully trained assistants.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 58,
    "claim": "Xu proposes more in-county specialized programs and less paperwork for special educators.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She calls for stronger in-district programs and streamlined paperwork.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 59,
    "claim": "Covington proposes more meetings and community surveys to improve transparency.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "He proposes increasing board meetings, promoting public meetings and surveying the community.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 60,
    "claim": "Frascarella proposes a more usable board-documents website and a newsletter.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "Both proposals appear in her transparency answer.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 61,
    "claim": "Xu says voters should judge her votes, attendance and reasons for decisions.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "major",
    "note": "She says residents should review her votes, attendance, priorities and explanations.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 62,
    "claim": "No candidate endorsements were found in the listed sources.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "None of the cited pages reviewed contains an endorsement list or endorsement claim.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
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    "n": 63,
    "claim": "The work-history statements are candidates' own claims rather than independently confirmed reporting.",
    "cited": [
     1,
     4,
     5,
     6
    ],
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    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The Sun states that candidates provide their backgrounds in their own words, and the other sources are campaign sites.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
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   {
    "n": 64,
    "claim": "No campaign website for Covington appears in the state candidate listing.",
    "cited": [
     3
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "Covington's official record has a blank website field.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/General_candidates/2026_GG_all_counties_candidatelist.csv"
   },
   {
    "n": 65,
    "claim": "The state lists social-media accounts for Covington.",
    "cited": [
     3
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "His state record includes Facebook and another social-media account.",
    "evidence_url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/General_candidates/2026_GG_all_counties_candidatelist.csv"
   },
   {
    "n": 66,
    "claim": "The cited newspaper questionnaire is from May 2026.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
    "verdict": "supported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "The article URL and publication date identify May 20, 2026.",
    "evidence_url": "https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/20/howard-county-board-of-education-candidates-2026-election/"
   },
   {
    "n": 67,
    "claim": "The Ballotpedia page would not load.",
    "cited": [],
    "verdict": "unsupported",
    "severity": "minor",
    "note": "This describes the unnamed author's browsing experience and supplies no URL or reproducible evidence.",
    "evidence_url": ""
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   {
    "n": 68,
    "claim": "The Vote411 page would not load.",
    "cited": [],
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    "severity": "minor",
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    "evidence_url": ""
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    "n": 69,
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     3
    ],
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   },
   {
    "n": 70,
    "claim": "Most candidate details come from one newspaper questionnaire.",
    "cited": [
     1
    ],
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   }
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 },
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