Presidential elections are frequently pretty close. Taking the electoral college into account (not the popular vote, which doesn't matter) Donald Trump won the

Presidential elections are frequently pretty close. Taking the electoral college into account (not the popular vote, which doesn't matter) Donald Trump won the 2016 election by a grand total of ~80,000 votes in three states[0]. Knowing that retractions rarely get viral exposure, it's not difficult to imagine that a few sufficiently-viral videos could swing enough votes to impact a presidential election. Especially when considering that the average person is not up to speed on the current state of the tech, and so has not been prompted to build up the mindset that's required to fend off this new threat. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/donald-trump-will-be-president-thanks-to-80000-people-in-three-states/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/do...