Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Updated 6:37 pm PDT, Saturday, June 15, 2019 FILE- In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, the Indian parliament building is seen from behind a Mahatma Gandhi statue, right, in New Delhi, India. India's recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, but also exposed the influence of money, power and questionable morality on the world's largest democracy. less FILE- In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, the Indian parliament building is seen from behind a Mahatma Gandhi statue, right, in New Delhi, India. India's recent national election delivered a historic victory to ... more Photo: Manish Swarup, AP Photo: Manish Swarup, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 FILE- In this Feb. 23, … [Read more...] about Indian election reveals role of money, questionable morality
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Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive
Derek Gatopoulos and Theodora Tongas, Associated Press Published 5:56 am PDT, Thursday, May 23, 2019 In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019, photo, pensioners sit at a community center for the retired in Karpenisi town at Evrytania region, in central Greece. The area, a winding, three-hour drive from Athens, has the oldest population in the whole European Union, 54.3 on average. less In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019, photo, pensioners sit at a community center for the retired in Karpenisi town at Evrytania region, in central Greece. The area, a winding, three-hour drive from Athens, has the ... more Photo: Thanassis Stavrakis, AP Photo: Thanassis Stavrakis, AP Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Image 1 of 17 In this Tuesday, May 14, 2019, photo, pensioners sit at a community center for the … [Read more...] about Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive
Biden tears into Trump at Pittsburgh campaign kickoff
PITTSBURGH — In his first official event as a 2020 presidential candidate, Joe Biden skipped past the primary on Monday and went right to the general election. From the atmospherics of his first campaign rally to the substance of his speech, the former vice president delivered a carefully calibrated message: While his rivals are chasing the Democratic nomination, Biden plans to pursue a mission focused on Donald Trump.Story Continued Below “If I’m going to be able to beat Donald Trump in 2020, it’s going to happen here,” Biden told a packed crowd at the Teamsters Local 249 banquet hall. Biden offered an economic message tailored for western Pennsylvania, where he praised organized labor and denigrated Wall Street CEOs and companies that used the Trump tax cuts to buy back stocks while laying off workers. He singled out the president by name, and at other times made implicit references that left no question about whom he was talking about. “Donald … [Read more...] about Biden tears into Trump at Pittsburgh campaign kickoff
Facebook Suspends Democrat Strategists Behind Election Disinformation Campaign
Facebook has suspended five accounts belong to Democrat strategists who were involved in a 2017 Alabama Senate election disinformation campaign against Republican candidate Roy Moore. The social media giant called the effort “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” According to the Washington Post, Facebook “suspended the account of Jonathon Morgan, the chief executive of a top social media research firm, after reports that he and others engaged in an operation to spread disinformation during the special election in Alabama last year.”In a statement, Facebook confirmed its suspension of “five accounts run by multiple individuals for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior,” one of which was reportedly Morgan, and claimed to have an “ongoing” investigation. “We take a strong stand against people or organizations that create networks of accounts to mislead others about who they are or what they’re doing,” proclaimed … [Read more...] about Facebook Suspends Democrat Strategists Behind Election Disinformation Campaign
Democrats Created Fake Russian Twitter Bots to Influence Election
The New York Times reported that Democrats created fake Russian Twitter bots in a disinformation campaign, also known as fake news, in order to influence voters to influence the Senate election in Alabama. The campaign was reportedly funded by liberal billionaire Reid Hoffman and included the creation of more than a thousand Russian-language accounts that followed Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore’s Twitter account. This was picked up by major media outlets in order to fool the public into thinking the Russians supported Moore. Robert Siciliano, security expert and CEO of Safr.me, recently discussed the Democrat’s Russian disinformation campaign on Fox Business: Democrats Created Fake Russian Twitter Profiles What it seems like is a number of Twitter profiles were created looking like they were of Russian descent and they were following Roy Moore. Some in the media picked it up at the time. I believe it was USA Today and The Alabamian. They pointed it out and it made … [Read more...] about Democrats Created Fake Russian Twitter Bots to Influence Election