A network of fake news sites with the same owner has been keeping itself busy with a number of fake stories about the special Senate election in Alabama in 2017.
The controversial and – at times – bitter nature of the election between republican Roy Moore and democrat Doug Jones has made it a popular target for those in the business of publishing spoof news articles.
And one network of fake news websites, a network that includes the domains ReaganWasRight.com and TheLastLineOfDefense.online, has published dozens of nonsense articles during the months surrounding the election, many of which have become incredibly viral.
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As such, with this article we separate fact from fiction.
Roy Moore and Doug Jones competed with each other in a special Senate election on December 12th 2017 to fill an empty Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. During that campaign, Moore was accused – though at the time of writing neither charged nor convicted – of sexual assault by several women.
The election campaign was won by democrat Doug Jones by just over 20,000 votes.
Roy Moore refused to concede the election, and claimed he was waiting for the postal votes to be counted. Once it was confirmed the postal votes hadn’t altered the outcome, Moore subsequently filed a complaint with the Alabama courts alleging potential voter fraud.
However with no evidence of voter fraud, the Alabama courts denied the election complaint and Doug Jones was soon certified as the winner of the election, due to officially become a Senator after being sworn in in January.
Below are a list of fake news headlines that have been circulated by a network of fake news websites determined to confuse and trick readers.
‘Thousands’ voted for Doug Jones in Alabama town with population of 2,256.
This fake story claimed a town of 2,256 managed to somehow cast over 5000 votes, vastly in favour of Doug Jones. Variations of this rumour identified the town as Bordalama, while others kept the town name unidentified.
The story was originally published by fake news website LadiesofLiberty.net, which has a disclaimer claiming its stories aren’t real. There is no town of Bordalama, and the claim that a town in Alabama managed to cast votes totalling double its population was investigated and dismissed.
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JUST IN: Alabama State Police Arrest 3 Poll Workers In Birmingham
This fake story originated on ReaganWasRight.com and claimed that 3 poll voters working the election in Birmingham, Alabama were arrested for allowing invalid votes favouring Doug Jones. The story was false and the site ReaganWasRight.com had a disclaimer on its site stating the articles were not real.
Man Who Exposed WaPo For Paying Women To Accuse Roy Moore Found Dead In Lake
This story from the same fake news website claimed that the Washington Post paid women to accuse Roy Moore of sexual assault, and also claimed that the man who exposes the story was found dead. Both claims were made up.
BREAKING: Busload Of Blacks From 3 States Drove To Alabama To Vote Illegally
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Van full of illegals caught voting at multiple Alabama polling locations
This story originated on the website NoFakeNews.Online, a site that’s part of the same network as ReaganWasRight.com and LadiesOfLiberty.net. It also features a disclaimer claiming the stories it posts are fake. The story claims busloads of ot of state voters had been caught entering and voting at various election polling stations in Alabama. The stories were made up.
Another Of Roy Moore’s Accusers Goes Down In Flames
Another article from ReaganWasRight.com claimed one of the women who accused Roy Moore had admitted to being paid $100k by an anonymous source to make the allegations.