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A bear-y big problem: Alaska Fat Bear Week contest rocked by voting scandal

By Misty Severi
Published October 11, 2022 5:11pm ET
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A bear-y big problem: Alaska Fat Bear Week contest rocked by voting scandal
One bear nearly clawed her way to the finals of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest Monday after nearly 9,000 fraudulent ballots were cast for the contestant during the semifinals. Organizers with the Katmai National Park in King Salmon, Alaska, which oversees the weeklong competition, said it was easy to discern which votes were legitimate and […]


One bear nearly clawed her way to the finals of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest Monday after nearly 9,000 fraudulent ballots were cast for the contestant during the semifinals.

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