Category Archives: chicanery
“10 people in Colorado may have cast two ballots in 2016 election, while 38 might have also voted in another state, study says”
Denver Post:
Ten of Colorado’s nearly 3 million voters in the 2016 presidential election may have cast two ballots, while 38 of them might have voted in another state.
Those are among the findings of a study released Friday and… Continue reading
FEC’s Weintraub: “Our elections are facing more threats online. Our laws must catch up.”
WaPo oped from Ellen Weintraub, longtime FEC Commissioner:
Would you click on that political ad if you knew it had been generated by a Russian troll farm? Probably not. But without knowing that? Well, you might. Indeed, we now know… Continue reading
“Facebook to launch ‘election integrity initiative’ to prevent meddling of votes, ahead of Canadian elections”
“FEC Votes to Explore Disclosure Rules for Online Ads”
Ken Doyle for Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously to jump-start a rulemaking process focused on disclosure requirements for online ads, following the revelation of Russian-linked political ads on Facebook.
The vote, at the end of a lengthy … Continue reading
“Facebook still doesn’t know the extent of Russian ad buys in election”
CNN:
How extensive was Russia’s use of Facebook to meddle with the presidential election? Even Facebook doesn’t know.
One week after it told the country that it had sold $100,000 worth of ads to a Russian troll farm during… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Russia Used Facebook Events to Organize Anti-Immigrant Rallies on U.S. Soil”
“Some Facebook ads bought by Russian company may have violated US election law”
“Russian Facebook Political Ad Buys During 2016 Election Draw DOJ & FEC Complaints”
Release:
Today Common Cause filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that one or more unknown foreign nationals made expenditures, independent expenditures or disbursements in connection with the 2016 presidential… Continue reading
“Russia’s Facebook Ads Could Spell Trouble for Any American Who Lent a Hand”
“FEC Might Act on Russia-Linked Facebook Political Ads: Official”
Bloomberg BNA:
The revelation that Russian sources financed political ads on Facebook in the 2016 presidential campaign could prompt enforcement action by the Federal Election Commission, agency Vice Chairwoman Caroline Hunter said.
“It’s something we can and should deal with… Continue reading
“Did Facebook ads traced to a Russian company violate U.S. election law?”
Matea Gold for WaPo.
“The Fake Americans Russia Created to Influence the Election”
NYT:
An investigation by The New York Times, and new research from the cybersecurity firm FireEye, reveals some of the mechanisms by which suspected Russian operators used Twitter and Facebook to spread anti-Clinton messages and promote the hacked material they… Continue reading
Trump Jr. Appears to Acknowledge He Knew Meeting with Russians to Get “Dirt” on Clinton Raised Legal Questions
NYT:
Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators on Thursday that he set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because he was intrigued that she might have damaging information about Hillary Clinton, saying it was important to learn… Continue reading