Command keys appear linked

Hi,
My left and right command keys appear linked, I'm watching it in the keyboard viewer. I used to be able to do (right) command + delete to send things to trash but only my (left) command +delete does this. I use to always use my right command key but it appears like it's not working anymore. very frustrating, any reason for this

Sounds like a keyboard fault. Do you have access to another keyboard to try?

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