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A photograph purportedly showing a sign reading All Republicans Welcome -- N****r voting Democrats Not So Much!!!! was posted to social media in September 2018 along with claims that the picture was snapped at a farm in Shawneetown, Illinois: The exact origins of this image are still unclear. It appears that the photograph first started circulating on social media after it was posted to Facebook along with the following message: We talked to the Facebook user who originally shared this image and were told that they had received the message from a friend (whom they didn't wish to identify) via Snapchat. While this appears to be a genuine photograph (that is, we don't see anything to indicate that it was doctored) we have not been able to contact the photographer to verify details about where and when it was taken. At the moment, we only have second-hand information based on a single Snapchat photograph. The Gallatin County Sheriff's Department has not responded to our request for comment, but they did talk to local television WSIL. Unfortunately, they were also unable to confirm whether the sign had been displayed at Rollman Farms: An unofficial community page for Shawneetown, Illinois, provided us with a similar statement: While local police officers have not been able to verify the authenticity of the sign, a few social media users have chimed in claiming to have first-hand knowledge of the sign's existence. However, as far as we can tell, none has provided any proof that this sign was actually displayed at Rollman Farms: Our calls to Rollman Farms have so far gone unanswered. This article will be updated when more information is available.
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