‘Dry Alabama’: Democrat operatives faked prohibition page to sway election

[JacksinPA]

https://www.rt.com/usa/448269-roy-moore-fake-campaign/

Even as sexual assault allegations tanked his Senate run, Alabama candidate Roy Moore was targeted by two Democrat-linked online operation. One tried to link the conservative with a fake anti-alcohol campaign and alienate voters.

Comprising a Facebook page and Twitter feed, ‘Dry Alabama’ looked like it came right out of the Puritans playbook: Graphic images of car wrecks and domestic abuse accompanied calls for a statewide alcohol ban in Alabama, along with an exhortation to all good Christian voters: “Pray for Roy Moore.”
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This was interesting but as the source is the Russian propaganda machine, I wanted to check out other sources.

NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/alabama-senate-facebook-roy-moore.html (paywall)

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nyt-campaign-tying-moore-to-dry-alabama-social-media-run-by-dems

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/s...eres-no-question-trump-is-a-racist-2019-01-07

NYT: Campaign Tying Roy Moore To ‘Dry Alabama’ Social Media Was Run By Dems

A Facebook and Twitter campaign for a “Dry Alabama,” that gained traction during the Alabama Senate race last year, appeared to have been run by religious supporters of then-candidate Roy Moore.

But, according to a new New York Times report, it was created and maintained by Democrats and other progressive activists who hoped tying Moore to efforts to invoke an alcohol ban across the state would hurt his standing with moderate Republicans.
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So RT picked this up from the NYT.

 

[Phys251]

This is one reason I'm worried about the 2020 elections. Doesn't matter which side of the aisle it targets: I do not want our elections infested by any fake news propaganda. Especially from foreign nations.

 

[Praxas]

This is one reason I'm worried about the 2020 elections. Doesn't matter which side of the aisle it targets: I do not want our elections infested by any fake news propaganda. Especially from foreign nations.

Unfortunately as long as both sides excuse it when it benefits them, this will keep going on and will be much worse.

 

[JacksinPA]

It is alarming to see how easy it is to launch this type of attack.

 

[Surrealistik]

Here's a fix: all compensated advocacy, including online posts, must by law have clear and obvious attribution to the source/payer organization; at the very least it will all but shut down domestic players attempting these blatantly manipulative, disingenuous false flag/astroturf campaigns.

No more shills retaining legitimacy they don't actually have.

 

[hado117]

https://www.rt.com/usa/448269-roy-moore-fake-campaign/

Even as sexual assault allegations tanked his Senate run, Alabama candidate Roy Moore was targeted by two Democrat-linked online operation. One tried to link the conservative with a fake anti-alcohol campaign and alienate voters.

Comprising a Facebook page and Twitter feed, ‘Dry Alabama’ looked like it came right out of the Puritans playbook: Graphic images of car wrecks and domestic abuse accompanied calls for a statewide alcohol ban in Alabama, along with an exhortation to all good Christian voters: “Pray for Roy Moore.”
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This was interesting but as the source is the Russian propaganda machine, I wanted to check out other sources.

NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/alabama-senate-facebook-roy-moore.html (paywall)

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nyt-campaign-tying-moore-to-dry-alabama-social-media-run-by-dems

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/s...eres-no-question-trump-is-a-racist-2019-01-07

NYT: Campaign Tying Roy Moore To ‘Dry Alabama’ Social Media Was Run By Dems

A Facebook and Twitter campaign for a “Dry Alabama,” that gained traction during the Alabama Senate race last year, appeared to have been run by religious supporters of then-candidate Roy Moore.

But, according to a new New York Times report, it was created and maintained by Democrats and other progressive activists who hoped tying Moore to efforts to invoke an alcohol ban across the state would hurt his standing with moderate Republicans.
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So RT picked this up from the NYT.

no. this cant happen. you are paranoid and delusional