Much more at link.The claims of electoral fraud were false, proved untrue by public data and the state’s top election official.
That didn’t stop them from going viral, as right-wing activists took to Twitter over the weekend to spread specious allegations of malfeasance on the eve of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.
The episode showcased the perils of conducting elections in the age of social media, where volume is more important than veracity.
As voting starts Conservatives spread lies
As voting starts Conservatives spread lies
Organised lies in full flow
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Re: As voting starts Conservatives spread lies
See also the respectable media spreading false information about the recent Bolivian election. Truth always takes a backseat to political expediency.
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Re: As voting starts Conservatives spread lies
Rats. Paywalled.bmforre wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 4:23 amOrganised lies in full flow
Much more at link.The claims of electoral fraud were false, proved untrue by public data and the state’s top election official.
That didn’t stop them from going viral, as right-wing activists took to Twitter over the weekend to spread specious allegations of malfeasance on the eve of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.
The episode showcased the perils of conducting elections in the age of social media, where volume is more important than veracity.
It first was a rumour dismissed as a lie, but then came the evidence none could deny:
a double page spread in the Sunday Express — the Russians are running the DHSS!
a double page spread in the Sunday Express — the Russians are running the DHSS!