Category Archives: chicanery

“A bug in Joe Biden’s campaign app gave anyone access to millions of voter files”

September 14, 2020, 2:17 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Tech Crunch: A privacy bug in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s official campaign app allowed anyone to look up sensitive voter information on millions of Americans, a security researcher has found.The campaign app, Vote Joe, allows Biden supporters to… Continue reading

“‘This is f—ing crazy’: Florida Latinos swamped by wild conspiracy theories; A flood of disinformation and deceptive claims is damaging Joe Biden in the nation’s biggest swing state.”

September 14, 2020, 1:57 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico: George Soros directs a “deep state” global conspiracy network. A Joe Biden win would put America in control of “Jews and Blacks.” The Democratic nominee has a pedophilia problem.Wild disinformation like this is inundating Spanish-speaking residents of South… Continue reading

Blockbuster BuzzFeed Story: “Facebook Is Turning A Blind Eye To Global Political Manipulation, According To This Explosive Secret Memo”

September 14, 2020, 1:32 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

So troubling: Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been undermining elections and political affairs around the world, according to an explosive memo sent by a recently fired Facebook employee and… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: Sue Halpern: “How the Trump Campaign’s Mobile App is Collecting Huge Amounts of Voter Data”

September 14, 2020, 8:12 amcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

A wow story in the New Yorker: On its face, Phunware seems like a strange choice to develop the campaign’s app. Before working for President Trump, Phunware’s software was being used in relatively few applications, the most popular being a… Continue reading

“There’s nothing stopping the RNC from using voter intimidation tactics in November now that a decades-old agreement has ended, experts warn”

September 14, 2020, 7:53 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Business Insider reports.

“Roger Stone calls for Trump to seize total power if he loses the election”

September 12, 2020, 12:59 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Media Matters reports, with the subhed: “Stone also said federal authorities should seize all Nevada ballots, federal agents and GOP state officials should ‘physically’ block voting, that Trump should nationalize police forces, and that Trump should order widespread arrests.”… Continue reading

“Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources”

September 10, 2020, 7:56 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Reuters: Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people briefed on the matter.The hacking attempts… Continue reading

“Trump and allies ratchet up disinformation efforts in late stage of campaign”

September 6, 2020, 7:38 pmcampaigns, cheap speech, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: For President Trump and his allies, it was a week spent spreading doctored and misleading videos.On Aug. 30, the president retweeted footage of a Black man violently pushing a White woman on a subway platform under the caption, “Black… Continue reading

Allegations Postmaster General DeJoy Reimbursed His Employees for Political Contributions in Violation of Federal and NC Laws Against Conduit Contributions

September 6, 2020, 2:42 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Big story in WaPo.

“Vote early and often? That’ll just slow down the ballot count. Most states would catch any duplicate votes. But it will strain the electoral system.”

September 4, 2020, 8:53 amchicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Nice Ned Foley piece at WaPo.

“Russia is working to undermine confidence in voting-by-mail, DHS warns”

September 4, 2020, 7:55 amcheap speech, chicanery, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

WaPo: Russia is seeking “to undermine public trust in the electoral process” by spreading false claims that mail-in-ballots are riddled with fraud and susceptible to manipulation, according to a new intelligence bulletin by the Department of Homeland Security.Many of the… Continue reading

“Political group tied to Kanye West campaign law firm sent misinformation on Biden with mail-in ballot applications to battleground state voters”

September 4, 2020, 7:28 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

CNN: An Ohio-based political advocacy group that shares a Republican-allied law firm with Kanye West’s political campaign is sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications containing misinformation on Democratic candidates to voters in Pennsylvania and Minnesota — both key battleground states for… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Encouragement to Vote Twice Could Cause Election Day Chaos”

September 3, 2020, 1:05 pmchicanery, election administration, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. A snippet: Another possible defense is that Trump was “joking” or not being serious about his comments and this was typical Trumpian hyperbole. Perhaps so, and I do not expect Trump to be… Continue reading

Ned Foley: The President—and the Poll Worker

September 3, 2020, 7:47 amchicaneryRick Hasen

New guest post from Ned Foley: The news that President Trump suggested that North Carolina voters cast both an absentee and in-person ballot, to test whether the “system” would catch it, reminded me of the case a few years ago… Continue reading

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