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Police in Colorado debunked a right-wing conspiracy theory promoted by a failed Republican candidate for governor involving the shooting of a law enforcement officer. According to Denver local news anchor Kyle Clark, state police said a U.S. citizen born in California “with a long rap sheet” in Colorado was accused of shooting a trooper Saturday. The anonymous far-right account Do Better Denver and GOP gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl claimed the shooter was a Venezuelan gang member and that Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) was “covering it up,” Clark wrote on X. Want more breaking political news? …

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