Pro-Trump Twitter Troll Found Guilty Of Spreading Disinformation About Voting In 2016
Pro-Trump Twitter Troll Found Guilty Of Spreading Disinformation About Voting In 2016
Donald Trump, former President of the United States, arrives at Waco to board an airplane to go to a rally for his campaign. … [+]Texas at West Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach (Fla), Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A pro-Trump Twitter troll who spread disinformation about how to vote in the 2016 election has been found guilty on Friday of Conspiracy Against Rights in federal court, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Prominent right-wing media leaders are already condemning the verdict.
Douglass Mackey (33-year-old) went under the pseudonym Ricky Vaughn via Twitter. He shared images through social media during the period leading to 2016’s presidential election. It’s not possible to vote by text in the U.S., but at least 4,900 people tried to do just that.