Florida Man Charged After Targeting Black Voters In Mass Vote-By-Phone Scheme On Social Media
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Federal authorities announced Wednesday that a social media influencer used his Twitter following to interfere in the 2016 election, posting memes encouraging Black voters to submit votes via text message. According to the criminal complaint, the individual, Douglas “Ricky Vaughn” Mackey, 31, actively engaged in targeted disinformation efforts to interfere…