Washington (CNN)Last week, some Republican lawmakers wrongly described Washington DC's new proof-of-vaccination policy -- incorrectly tweeting that the Democratic-run city is requiring people to show photo identification to buy milk or even to leave their homes.
Their inaccurate tweets, however, came after Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser herself used overly broad language in a tweet describing the policy. Bowser's tweet could have led the senators and others astray, though the senators could certainly have verified the details before posting.
Bowser tweeted on Tuesday that starting Saturday, people age 18 and older would need three things "before heading out": a mask, proof of vaccination and photo ID. (She wrote that people ages 12 through 17 would need the mask and proof of vaccination but not the photo ID.) The tweet concluded by saying people could get more information by clicking her link to a government website.
Two Republican senators amplified Bowser's tweet in their own tweets. If they had clicked the link to get more information, however, they did not show it.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said in a Wednesday tweet: "Liberal logic: you need a photo ID to buy milk but not to vote."
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in a Tuesday tweet: "Dems think it's racist to require voter ID but are happy to segregate the unvaxxed and require anyone leaving their home to have a photo ID, mask, and proof of vaccine."
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