Florida Man Charged for Encouraging People to Vote via Text Message or Social Media

Florida Man Charged for Encouraging People to Vote via Text Message or Social Media
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Zachary Stieber
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A Florida man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking part in a misinformation campaign regarding how to vote.

Douglass Mackey, 31, of West Palm Beach, established a Twitter account in 2016. He then conspired, according to a criminal complaint, with others to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate supporters of a presidential candidate to vote via text message or social media, which are both legally invalid methods of voting.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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