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This is something that seriously needs to be clamped down on. It is outright fraud, plain and simple. And since it's being done with the intention of disenfranc
by s73v3r_ 8y ago
This is something that seriously needs to be clamped down on. It is outright fraud, plain and simple. And since it's being done with the intention of disenfranchising people, it is extremely evil.
- x220 8y agoFraud requires financial gain. This is just lying. People are allowed to lie in this way, and you should not believe everything you read, particularly if it sounds very appealing, gets your emotions fired up, or seems to offer benefit without requiring any payment or responsibility.
- donarb 8y agoA lot of these fake news sites don’t care about the truth. They’re all about generating clicks to their sites which produce revenue.
- x220 8y agoI don't see how that's relevant.
- s73v3r_ 8y ago"People are allowed to lie in this way" No. I flat out reject the idea that people should be able to lie about the facts of when and where voting occurs for the purposes of disenfranchisement. That should be severely punished. That is not freedom of speech, that is again outright fraud.
- darpa_escapee 8y agoDo we know who is engaging in this behavior? I'd like to know who they are so we can make sure they don't try to do something similar again.
- codyb 8y agoI don't have links but the Russians were definitely targeting communities in efforts to reduce turnout during the 2016 election. Reading about the scale and intricacy of their influence campaign is pretty fascinating and worth a read.