Fact-checker dings Biden, media pundits for disingenuous 'Jim Crow' claims about Georgia voting law

Georgia's sweeping new voting reforms have drawn a firestorm of criticism from Democrats and even major corporations, with brazen comparisons to "Jim Crow" era restrictions that one fact-check called "incrediby disingenuous."

A fact-check in The Dispatch, an online outlet founded in 2019 by anti-Trump conservatives, said the emotional "Jim Crow" language was misleading. "[A]ttempts by prominent Democrats—including the president—to tie SB 202 to the Jim Crow era are incredibly disingenuous. For starters, the bill actually expands voting access for most Georgians, mandating precincts hold at least 17 days of early voting—including two Saturdays, with Sundays optional—leading up to the election," the Dispatch staff wrote. "Voting locations during this period must be open for at least eight hours, and can operate between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Several states (including Biden’s home state of Delaware, which will not implement it until 2022) do not currently allow any in-person early voting, and plenty, like New Jersey, offer far fewer than 17 days."