If anyone's curious, this is the meme that Doug Mackey was convicted for.
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Idk is this really a meme? This is clearly an attempt to get misinformation out there not an attempt at humor. Other than the information being false there is there is no punch line. This could literally be a Hillary campaign flyer. It has a fake "paid for" legal notification at the bottom. I hadnt seen the image in question before but this is probably not legal.
it definitely pushes the boundary between meme and impersonation / false advertising / election interference
Thank you. I always sided with the meme poster until i saw the picture. If he had just put something funny in the fine print he probably would have been fine. But instead he put real, false legal info. I can't say this is ok
agreed
People need to be told that text-to-vote is a joke? If that’s true, it’s our education system that’s criminal.
Yes. It is a meme. It is a joke. It is satire. It is extremely easy to go to your state government website, check the elections section, and see what the valid ways are to vote.
Don't let this or any other fed operation trick you into giving up an inch of free speech (more than has already been taken).
This is not satire and it's not a joke.
Wrong on both counts. I hope your day starts going better.
Just because you can prove information you received was false by checking elsewhere doesnt make the vehicle that delivered it to you "satire". This is a photoshopped campaign ad with real "paid for by" legal info in it. Any reasonable person could assume it is real.
I dont think you know what "satire" means.